So Cold the River - Michael Koryta

So Cold the River

By Michael Koryta

  • Release Date: 2010-06-09
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 3.5
3.5
From 287 Ratings

Description

Now a major motion picture: So Cold the River is a chilling, supernatural tale "guaranteed to put the cold finger down your spine" (Michael Connelly). 

It started with a beautiful woman and a challenge. As a gift for her husband, Alyssa Bradford approaches Eric Shaw to make a documentary about her father-in-law, Campbell Bradford, a 95-year-old billionaire whose past is wrapped in mystery. Eric grabs the job even though there are few clues to the man's past -- just the name of his hometown and an antique water bottle he's kept his entire life.

In Bradford's hometown, Eric discovers an extraordinary history -- a glorious domed hotel where movie stars, presidents, athletes, and mobsters once mingled, and hot springs whose miraculous mineral water cured everything from insomnia to malaria. Neglected for years, the resort has been restored to its former grandeur just in time for Eric's stay.

Just hours after his arrival, Eric experiences a frighteningly vivid vision. As the days pass, the frequency and intensity of his hallucinations increase and draw Eric deeper into the town's dark history. He discovers that something besides the hotel has been restored -- a long-forgotten evil that will stop at nothing to regain its lost glory. Brilliantly imagined and terrifyingly real, So Cold the River is a tale of irresistible suspense with a racing, unstoppable current.

Reviews

  • I’ll Drink to That

    4
    By d8th
    Ok. Interesting. But a bit too long. A nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to be possessed there.
  • So Cold The River

    1
    By you don't let me submit this
    Repetitive Characters that I couldn’t care about Childish sentiment and reactions Stupid premise
  • Good stuff

    4
    By FanoftheKings
    Horror/fantasy and just right for night reading
  • Excellent book!

    5
    By Rynae6764
    Unique, unexpected, & beautifully suspenseful.
  • Great Summer Read

    5
    By lambo1382
    Great story great characters, I didnt want the story to end. Koryta has a very subtle style of writing suspense that leaves you wanting more.
  • Good read!

    5
    By Paisley10
    I enjoyed the book. I thought the style similar to Joe Hill.
  • Page turner

    5
    By lingwoo
    As a business traveler, this book was a nice change to the typical book I read. I read it in a few days, and had to re read it again. I'm a bit of a weather-geek so I enjoyed the weather talk.
  • Great ending

    4
    By Crystalleyezedreams
    Good ending. Was expecting something more supernatural though. Too much weather talk. Lagged just a bit.
  • Hokey not worth the time

    3
    By Bethtexas
    100% unbelievable. Dumb premise.
  • Engaging & enjoyable

    5
    By rochtrev
    Engaging from the very beginning. Loved the mix of actual history w/the psychic visions & all in a remarkable setting. Also loved the description of the stunning hotel. A very enjoyable read.