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- ↑ "Review: Showdown by Ted Dekker". Book Reporter. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Review: Saint by Ted Dekker". Book Reporter. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Review: Sinner by Ted Dekker". Book Reporter. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ↑ "SINNER by Ted Dekker Read by Adam Verner | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
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