Those Across the River

By Christopher Buehlman

Book Overview

Failed academic Frank Nichols and his wife, Eudora, have arrived in the sleepy Georgia town of Whitbrow, where Frank hopes to write a history of his family's old estate-the Savoyard Plantation- and the horrors that occurred there. At first, the quaint, rural ways of their new neighbors seem to be everything they wanted. But there is an unspoken dread that the townsfolk have lived with for generations. A presence that demands sacrifice. It comes from the shadowy woods across the river, where the ruins of Savoyard still stand. Where a longstanding debt of blood has never been forgotten. A debt that has been waiting patiently for Frank Nichols's homecoming...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441020674
• ISBN13: 9780441020676
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Slow start good finish

This book started off slowly taking its time describing life in a small town in southern Georgia. The suspense picks up a little more than halfway through but still manages to drag until 3/4 of the story. The terror that is across the river is done very well and is also explained decently. I wish the pacing was a little faster and the characters had more dimensions but would recommend the book to others.

Loved this novel.

I really enjoyed this one! It was well-paced and scary as hell. I was connected with the characters immediately and genuinely felt for them throughout the whole book. I can't recommend this one enough!

Those across the river

Well, the story starts off strong. Great characters and believable. But, it gets tired. It lacked a more emotional connection. A lot more could of been done, w/story.