The Ruins

'Superior horror literature' New York Times 'A story so scary you may never want to go on vacation again' USA Today 'There's no let-up, not so much as a chapter-break where you can catch your breath' Stephen King 'Smith has tapped into our collective fear that nature is finally battling back and given us a decidedly organic nightmare' Gillian Flynn __________________ Craving an adventure to wake them from their lethargic Mexican holiday before they return home, four friends set off in search of one of their own who has travelled to an archaeological dig in the Mayan ruins. After a long journey into the jungle, the group come across a partly camouflaged trail and a captivating hillside covered with red flowers. Lured by the lush scenery, the group moves closer until they happen across a gun-toting Mayan horseman who orders them away. In the midst of the confrontation, one of the group steps inadvertently backwards into the flowering vine. And at that moment their world changes for ever... Readers are raving about THE RUINS 'A masterclass on delivering a hair-raising experience' 'Awesome; gruesome, classic horror' 'The best Stephen King novel that Stephen King never wrote' 'A masterpiece of the genre'