The ruins : a novel /
Two American couples, just out of college, enjoy a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in Mexico. On an impulse, they go off with newfound friends in search of one of their group--the young German, who, in pursuit of a girl, has headed for the remote Mayan ruins, site of a fabled archeological dig...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2006.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information Sample text |
| Summary: | Two American couples, just out of college, enjoy a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in Mexico. On an impulse, they go off with newfound friends in search of one of their group--the young German, who, in pursuit of a girl, has headed for the remote Mayan ruins, site of a fabled archeological dig. Then the searchers--moving into the wild interior--begin to suspect that there is an insidious, horrific "other" among them...--From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 319 pages ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 1400043875 (alk. paper) |