Abandon by Blake Crouch
On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman and child in a remote mining town will disappear, belongings forsaken, meals left to freeze in vacant cabins, and not a single bone will be found--not even the gold that was rumored to have been the pride of this town will be found either. One hundred and thirteen years later, two backcountry guides are hired by a leading history professor and his journalist daughter to lead them into the abandoned mining town so that they can learn what happened. This has been done once before but the people that went in did not come out. With them is a psychic, and a paranormal photographer--the town is rumored to be haunted. They've come to see a ghost town, but what they are about to discover is that twenty miles from civilization, with a blizzard bearing down, they are not alone, and the past is very much alive...."Blake Crouch is an outstanding writer who has penned a brilliant piece of work with his latest, ABANDON. The surprises begin early and continue until the very last page. But ABANDON is not merely an exciting thriller with a terrific plot and gangbuster ending; the writing here sings; the characters live; and the universal themes of greed and evil resonate long after the final sentence." -- JOHN LESCROART
"ABANDON is terrific...a great storyteller hitting his stride." -- LEE CHILD
Blake Crouch was born near Statesville, North Carolina in 1978. He attended UNC-Chapel Hill and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 2000 with degrees in English and Creative Writing. He is the author of DESERT PLACES, LOCKED DOORS, and ABANDON, all published by St. Martin's Press. His short fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen, THRILLER 2, and UNCAGE ME. Blake lives with his family in southwest Colorado, where he is at work on a new book.
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