Dead-Ringer

by Jim Yackel

Prophetic dreams and visions? Dire warnings of imminent Biblical apocalypse? A musician named Jesse Same, who reluctantly impersonates Elvis Presley for his living, resides in the same small town that was the birthplace of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum. We all know that foolish flying monkeys were a part of the journey to the fictional Land of Oz, but could they also serve as legitimate real-life demonic apparitions? Jesse thinks so, as he sees them and things far more foreboding and relative to contemporary America, the world, the occult, secret societies, and the powers that be. Would anyone - including a local church pastor - even believe him, or would they consider him absurd?Jesse has grown weary of the Elvis gig and desires to do something new with his music career. Likewise, he desires to have more time with his young son and that means wrestling him away from his manipulative and controlling ex-wife and her hard-driving new husband. They don't subscribe to Jesse's strong faith in Jesus and are troubled that the young son has developed his father's passionate love for the Lord. How far would the ex and her husband go to keep the young son from Jesse? Would the young boy put himself into great danger in order to be with his dad? Would Jesse ever learn who his own father is? As this man who is a dead-ringer for the King of Rock-n-Roll dreams prophetic dreams, the supernatural creeps through the cracks in the walls that separate it from the natural realm as those who are bound to this world may soon witness the end of America and the world as they know it. Will the man's dreams and visions come to pass? Is there any hope for the nation and the individuals who appear in his dreams?*The Dead-Ringer book cover is in the semi-finals of the 2013 Book Cover Contest at AUTHORSdB.com.

386 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 5, 2013

About the author

Jim Yackel hails from upstate New York. Yackel is an author of "edgy" Christian-Fiction, an indie news vlogger, a singer/songwriter/recording artist, and fisherman. 'Airwaves: A Wayfarers Story' is his fifteenth fiction book release and the latest in the Wayfarers Stories series.

Reviews

[Rachel K · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jesse Same, who is the main character, is an Elvis-impersonator who lives in Chittenango New York - the birthplace of Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum. Jesse has been gifted with prophetic dreams and visions and sees (and hears) things he doesn't want to see - things that could be out of today's non-fictional news and future events. This is a twisting, turning End of Days story featuring the lukewarm Christian church, the Prosperity and Social Gospels, the angelic and demonic, Freemasonry, a Militia, the Illuminati - heavy subjects that are counterbalanced by references to pop music and some down-home humor with people who can be very coarse and unsophistacted - in other words, REAL! The author wrote some of the conversations the way these characters mis-pronounce words - so the reader has to pay attention! Overall, Dead-Ringer is an enjoyable and captivating read that's frightening yet heartwarming and inspirational and I highly recommend it!

[Åshild · Rating 2 out of 5]

While I really enjoyed parts of it, I also found parts somewhat repetitive and preachy. Some of the characters were likeable and well developed, but overall, this was a 2,5 for me.