Scott Smith's novel will undoubtedly inspire you to run headlong to the nearest theater to see the movie.
Four American friends take a trip to Cancun where they meet a trio of Greek tourists
and a lone German whose brother has followed a rudimentary map, left for him by a one-night-stand he met (where else..on the beach) to the site of an archeological dig at some Mayan ruins near Coba. When the German's brother fails to put in a return appearance, he, along with the four Americans and one of the Greeks set out for the ruins to bring his wayward sibling back. The trip won't be long. It'll be exciting. They'll hang out with the archeologists, see the ruins, take photos.
Off they go, leaving the Greek's travelling companions a note explaining where they've gone....where they've gone...to a place of unimaginable beauty and unforgettable terror.
Abundantly and vividly descriptive, fraught with suspense and nightmarish happenings, The Ruins explores the inner reaches of the human mind when faced with the irrational and inconceivable. It considers the effect on relationships of horrific hardship, pain and hopelessness. The Ruins leaves the reader begging for more. Stephen King loved Smith's second novel. As usual, he was right.
Don't wait up for me. I'm off to the movies!
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