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The Ruins, as the author points out, is "oddly internal" for a horror novel. Smith allows readers to peer intently into the psyches of his four main characters as their love and friendships begin to crack under the pressure of the threat to their individual survival. This adds greatly to a reader's growing sense of doom.
Scott B. Smith. Writer: A Simple Plan. Scott B. Smith was born on 13 July 1965 in Summit, New Jersey, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for A Simple Plan (1998), The Peripheral (2022) and The Ruins (2008).
Jul 18, 2006 · The Ruins. Hardcover – July 18, 2006. Eerie, terrifying, unputdownable—Scott Smith’s first novel since his best-selling A Simple Plan (“Simply the best suspense novel of this year—hell, of the 1990s”—Stephen King). The Ruins follows two American couples, just out of college, enjoying a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in ...
Jul 18, 2006 · The journey is part Joseph Conrad, part B. Traven -- and turns fatal when they reach a Mayan village that guards the ruins, unearthed by miners on a silent hill: "The hill was rocky, oddly treeless, and covered with some sort of vinelike growth -- a vivid green, with hand-shaped leaves and tiny flowers.
Feb 5, 2020 · Scott Smith. Scott Smith is an independent consultant who has worked in Afghanistan since 1994. He was Director for Political Affairs for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan between 2017 and 2019, after earlier serving 13 years at the United Nations, focusing primarily on Afghanistan and democratization issues. He has served at ...
Jul 31, 2007 · Smith builds suspense through the slow accretion of telling details . . . Eerie . . . Compelling.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Praise for A Simple Plan by Scott Smith: “Simply the best suspense novel of this year—hell, of the 1990s.
Feb 26, 2008 · VERDICT The tension escalates to a terrifying pitch as Smith (A Simple Plan) explores the way people can change when placed in terrifying situations. Library Journal. The Barnes & Noble Review The adjective on the cover of Scott Smith's wildly anticipated sophomore release (after 1993's A Simple Plan) says it all: "Unputdownable."
