The Girl behind the Red Rope

Ten years ago, Grace saw something that would forever change the course of history.

When a terrible scourge is unleashed on the world, she and others from their religious community are already hidden deep in the hills of Tennessee, abiding by every rule that will keep them safe, pure--and alive. As long as they stay there, behind the red rope.

Her older brother's questions and the arrival of the first outsiders she's seen in a decade set in motion events that will cause Grace to question everything she has built her life on. Enemies rise on all sides--but who is the real enemy? And what will it cost her to uncover the truth?

For the first time, bestselling authors Ted Dekker and Rachelle Dekker team up and deliver an intense, tightly focused ride through the most treacherous world of all.

In a world where the boundaries are clear and punishments severe, a young woman risks everything to break free from the system of fear and control to find freedom and love.

Praise for New York Times Bestselling Author Ted Dekker

"A daring and completely riveting thriller."--Booklist on The Priest's Graveyard

"A tour-de-force of suspense that demands to be read in one sitting."--James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author, on BoneMan's Daughters

"Utterly compelling and completely original."--Douglas Preston, co-creator of the famed Pendergast series, on The Priest's Graveyard

"[It] will haunt you--long after you want it to."--Brad Meltzer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Fate and The Inner Circle, on The Priest's Graveyard

Praise for Rachelle Dekker
"Dekker's debut is worth choosing."--Publishers Weekly on The Choosing

"The story vacillates between the sweetness of a tender coming-of-age romance and moments that almost resemble a Dean Koontz thriller."--Serena Chase, USA Today, on The Choosing

"Rachelle, daughter of Ted Dekker, is carving out a space of her own."--Family Fiction on The Choosing

Ted Dekker is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of more than forty novels, with over ten million copies sold worldwide. He was born in the jungles of Indonesia to missionary parents, and his upbringing as a stranger in a fascinating and sometimes frightening culture fueled his imagination. Dekker's passion is simple--to explore truth through mind-bending stories that invite readers to see the world through a different lens. His fiction has been honored with numerous awards, including two Christy Awards, two Inspy Awards, an RT Reviewers' Choice Award, and an ECPA Gold Medallion. In 2013, NPR readers nationwide put him in the Top 50 Thriller Authors of All Time. Dekker lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Lee Ann.