Listen to the ruins by scott smith, patrick wilson for free with a 30 day free trial. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Scott bechtel smith born july, 1965 is an american author and screenwriter, who has published two novels, a simple plan and the ruins. The ruins by scott smith and patrick wilson audiobook. Trapped in the mexican jungle, a group of friends stumble upon a creeping horror unlike anything they could ever imagine. Scott smith was educated at dartmouth college and columbia university. The ruins, his new horror noveland oh yes by any definition of the term this is a horror novel, not a simple thriller like smiths previous book, a simple plandoes set up a good story. A group of friends leisurely mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they, along with a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in. The escalating nightmare of the groups fate evolves inexorably from their personalities, in a way reminiscent of greek tragedy, so smith couldnt get away with the flimsy figurines that populate more genre fiction. The ruins by scott smith the 2472nd greatest fiction. Scott smith, the author of the bestselling novel a simple plan is back at long last with his latest creation, the aptly titled the ruins. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 319 pages and is available in hardcover format.
Smith combines the right mix of interesting characters with an actionpacked plot that is creepy and menacinga book to be read with the lights on. On an impulse, they go off with newfound friends in search of one of their group. The ruins scott smith, author, patrick wilson, read by, read by patrick wilson. In 1993, scott smith wowed readers with a simple plan, his stunning debut thriller about what happens when three men find a wrecked plane and bag stuffed with over. The ruins follows two american couples enjoying a pleasant. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. The main characters of this horror, fiction story are jeff, eric ross. Impulsively, five young, bored travelers decide to join him in his search. Read the ruins by scott smith available from rakuten kobo. The ruins by scott smith overdrive rakuten overdrive. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to.
Cancun hotel swimming pool day the hotel is six stories high, a wall of glass and stucco. The ruins follows two american couples enjoying a pleasant, lazy beach holiday togethe. Scott smith shows us an aspect of ourselves and of human nature wed rather not acknowledge. The ruins follows two american couples enjoying a pleasant, lazy beach holiday tog. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. The ruins by scott smith 2008, cd, abridged, movie tiein. In the ruins, all of the characters and their vexed interrrelationships are richly and carefully drawn because, in a way, they are the story. The ruins audiobook by scott smith, patrick wilson. Scott smith, author of a simple plan, returns with a stylish and atmospheric horror thriller. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Scott smith sets out to frighten and he succeeds brilliantly with this harrowing psychological chiller. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Four american tourists in mexico join up with a german.
Jonathan tucker, jena malone, laura ramsey, and joe anderson in the ruins 2008 novel by scott smith. The xfiles ruins 2 cassette audiobook by kevin j anderson. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The first edition of the novel was published in 2006, and was written by scott b. His screen adaptation of a simple plan earned him an academy award nomination. Warnings of the last days from god christian short film the days of noah have come duration. 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 groupthe young german, who, in pursuit of a girl, has headed for the remote mayan ruins, site of a fabled archeological dig. The ruins is ruthlessly frank about how most of us really behave in extremis. The ruins is the second novel by american author scott smith, whose first novel was a simple plan. Free download or read online the ruins pdf epub book. The ruins by scott smith he eagerly awaited new thriller from the author of a simple plan eerie, terrifying, and unputdownable, the ruins is scott smiths. 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.
Four friends jeff, stacy, amy, and eric are vacationing in cancun, mexico. He eagerly awaited new thriller from the author of a simple plan eerie, terrifying, and unputdownable, the ruins is scott smiths first novel. On an impulse, they go off with newfound friends in search of. The ruins audiobook by scott smith, patrick wilson official. Straight from central casting for an international youth hostel. Ive got my fingers crossed that sometime later this decade hell write another one and maybe itll turn out to be the greatest scifi epic ive ever read.
If you enjoyed a simple plan, scotts novel about a group of friends who find money in a downed plane, youll find the ruins even better. The ruins is a horror story set on mexicos yucatan peninsula. The trouble startsand pretty much endswhen twentysomethings jeff, eric, amy, and stacy and their flashbackfree foreign. Scott smiths wrote one of my favorite crime novels with a simple plan that released in 1993. The plot was simplistic and the book became all too boring in its predictability. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Thirteen years later came his second book, the ruins which instantly became one of my favorite horror novels. Smith was born in summit, new jersey in 1965 and moved to toledo, ohio as a child.
58 79 339 1365 664 1201 275 434 770 227 1038 1150 1350 16 1158 1115 144 978 1382 1065 136 63 1349 863 627 210 765 1284 878 900 543 28 412 1452 1031 1465 627 156 594