The Oath, Frank E. Peretti
The Oath, Frank E. Peretti
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The Oath

Author: Frank E. Peretti

Narrator: Tom Taylorson

Unabridged: 16 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 05/05/2020


Synopsis

A brutal killer lurks near Hyde River in the Pacific Northwest. When wildlife biologist Steve Benson is called in to investigate the latest murder, he discovers that the victim is his brother. But why are the terrorized townspeople silent—and unwilling to help?Something evil is at work in Hyde River, an isolated mining town in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Under the cover of darkness, a predator strikes without warning—taking life in the most chilling and savage fashion.The community of Hyde River watches in terror as residents suddenly vanish. Yet, the more locals are pressed for information, the more they close ranks, sworn to secrecy by their forefathers’ hidden sins.Only when Hyde River’s secrets are exposed is the true extent of the danger fully revealed. What the town discovers is something far more deadly than anything they’d imagined. Something that doesn’t just stalk its victims—it has the power to turn hearts black with decay as it slowly fills their souls with darkness.Standalone Christian thriller with over one million copies soldBook length: approximately 100,000 words

About Frank E. Peretti

Frank E. Peretti is one of American Christianity's best-known authors. His novels have sold over 10 million copies, and he is widely credited with reinventing Christian fiction. He and his wife, Barbara, live in the Pacific Northwest. www.frankperetti.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Robert on January 23, 2008

Frank Peretti, The Oath (Word, 1995) I got this a few years back from my mother as a Christmas present. I pointed out to her that Peretti is widely known as a Christian author (one would think that the book's publisher, who also releases books by folks like Billy Graham, would have been a giveaway th......more

Goodreads review by Craig on June 05, 2008

I found this book at a campsite in the mountains of Wyoming...expecting it to be a horror novel about murder in the mountains.... Turned out to be a horror novel with an evil monster lurking in the mountains. Needless to say, when I got to the end, all of the pages were ripped out. So I had to wait......more

Goodreads review by Werner on August 16, 2022

Note, Aug. 16, 2022: I've just edited this review to add a content warning at the bottom. Peretti is generally viewed as the dean of supernatural fiction writers in the commercial "Christian fiction" market (which he was largely single-handedly responsible for opening up to this genre). Although I ha......more

Goodreads review by Klasko on June 19, 2007

This book proves that Frank Peretti is the Stephen King of Christian fiction. I think I read this one in about a day and a night. I was worthless for the whole time I was reading it because I couldn't put it down. I read it while my husband was away on a business trip and then I wouldn't put it down......more

Goodreads review by Alexandra on September 03, 2013

I love this book. I read it many years ago right after it first came out, but for me it remains the quintessential classic Christian fiction. Peretti's dragon is a great analogy for how sin blends in around us and works almost unseen until it devours us. In my opinion this book is Frank Peretti's bes......more