The Ruins by Scott Smith Paperback Book

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Rent The Ruins

Author: Scott Smith

Narrator: Patrick Wilson

Format: Unabridged-CD, Paperback

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Published: Jul 2006

Genre: Fiction - General

Retail Price: $49.95

Discs: 12

Synopsis

Scott Smith, author of A SIMPLE PLAN, returns with a stylish and atmospheric horror thriller. Four American tourists in Mexico join up with a German tourist and go looking for the German’s missing brother. Soon, the eerie and unsettling elements begin, and the reader’s unease crescendos to a palpable terror. Though the setup is completely familiar, Smith writes with such a deft touch that THE RUINS stands head-and-shoulders above most genre writing.

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Reviews

BookLender review by Jane on 2007-08-23 22:30:02

Don't start it till you have time to finish. I ended up staying up all night reading it. Fantastically scary.

BookLender review by Mary on 2008-03-14 12:46:00

I was skeptical until I started reading and couldn't put it down. Very creepy, kept me thinking for days after.

BookLender review by Beth on 2008-09-23 09:04:19

This story doesn't make sense. Watch the movie if you really want to see what all the hype is about but don't waste your time reading the book.