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The Ruins

The book of the summer. . . . The Ruins is your basic long scream of horror. It does for Mexican vac

About Me

About the Book:
Eerie, terrifying, unputdownable
ENTER THE RUINS
—Scott Smith’s first novel since his best-selling A Simple Plan (“Simply the best suspense novel of this year—hell, of the 1990s”—Stephen King). The Ruins follows two American couples, just out of college, enjoying a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in Mexico as, 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 . . .

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My Interests

suspense, Mayan Ruins, horror, books, beach holidays, Mexico, terror, psychological tension, August, reading

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who is looking for a summer read that they won't be able to put down.

Books:

A Simple Plan,
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Heroes:

Anyone brave enough to ENTER THE RUINS

My Blog

Profile Song: "Stacy Eric Jeff and Amy"

The Ruins-inspired "Stacy Eric Jeff and Amy," was created by A.S.K ( http://www.myspace.com/askmusic100). 
Posted by The Ruins on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:05:00 PST

Check out this exclusive Mania TV interview with Scott Smith!

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Posted by The Ruins on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:39:00 PST

New Praise!

More Praise for Scott Smiths The Ruins A classic horror story, told with mounting, detail.  Smith spins it out relentlessly, piling chill on chill on chill. . . . What happens, and needless to sa...
Posted by The Ruins on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:45:00 PST

Reviews of The Ruins

Salon.com Review  "A word of caution to readers, gentle and otherwise: Do not pick up a copy of Scott Smith's "The Ruins" if you have anything else you need to do in the next eight hours or so. "...
Posted by The Ruins on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:39:00 PST

Praise for the Book

Praise for THE RUINS:The book of the summer. . . . No quietly building, Ruth Rendell-style suspense here; Smith intends to scare the bejabbers out of you, and succeeds. There are no chapters and no cu...
Posted by The Ruins on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:57:00 PST

Scott Smith Q&A

: You have a masters degree in creative writing from Columbia. Had you always wanted to be a writer? A: Ive always enjoyed writingand storytellingfor as long as I can remember. But I dont believe I ev...
Posted by The Ruins on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:54:00 PST

Read an Excerpt

They met Mathias on a day trip to Cozumel. They'd hired a guide to take them snorkeling over a local wreck, but the buoy marking its location had broken off in a storm, and the guide was having diffic...
Posted by The Ruins on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:53:00 PST