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The Ruins

By: Scott Smith
Narrated by: Patrick Wilson
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 HE EAGERLY AWAITED NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF A SIMPLE PLAN

Eerie, terrifying, and unputdownable, The Ruins is Scott Smith's first novel since his acclaimed debut A Simple Plan earned rave reviews and stormed bestseller lists.

The Ruins follows two American couples enjoying a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in Mexico. On an impulse, they go off with newfound friends in search of one of their group -- the young German, who, in pursuit of a girl, has headed for the remote Mayan ruins, site of a fabled archeological dig.

This is what happens from the moment the searchers -- moving into the wild interior -- begin to suspect that there is an insidious, horrific "other" among them....©2006 Scott Smith. All rights reserved; (P)2006 Simon & Schuster Inc. All rights reserved. Action & Adventure Horror Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Exciting
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Well-realised characters & body horror that made me squirm. An underlying current speaks to what we as people will do to care for one another, despite our numerous flaws and whatever horrible circumstances we might find ourselves in.

A viscerally palpable tale of hope and despair.

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Loved the way that story went. quite sad at the end. it's a thrilling experience listening to this audiobook

loved it

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I love the creature in this book, I think its exceptionally original, and I can see why the book has so much praise.
if your a fan if horror like me, you will love the creature.
That however is where the love stops.
The characters in this book are the stupidest bunch of f***tards i think I've ever come across.
I wanted them to die, they where that piss poor.
if you can get past that the book is pretty great.

Awesome idea, let down bybad characters

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The performance is the best thing about this book. The characters are idiots and i couldn't wait for them all to die.

Standard horror fiction.

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This book absolutely hooked me in from the second chapter onwards. A gruelling page turner. I was obsessed with knowing the outcome. Great naturalistic characters in a very original and very tense scenario. An incredible read.

Incredibly compulsive dark thriller

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