Those Across the River

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. An aunt Frank never knew bequeathed him a modest homestead, so he and Eudora take the opportunity to break ties with the past. But in a letter delivered after her death, his aunt warned Frank not to live in the house--a warning Frank ignores. 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' homecoming. As tensions mount, listeners will find themselves on the edge of their seats anticipating the spine-tingling conclusion to this stunning novel. Buehlman is the most original voice in horror since Stephen King.

About the Author :
Christopher Buehlman is a writer and performer from St. Petersburg, Florida. The winner of the 2007 Bridport Prize for poetry, he is also the author of several plays, the historical fantasy novel Between Two Fires, and the acclaimed horror novel Those Across the River. Mark Bramhall has won eighteen AudioFile Earphones Awards and has twice been a finalist for the Audiobook Publishers Association's prestigious Audie Award for best narration. He has been named by Publishers' Weekly and AudioFile magazine among their "Best Voices of the Year" in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. He is also an award-winning actor whose acting credits include off-Broadway, regional, and many Los Angeles venues as well as television, animation, and feature films. He has taught and directed at the American Academy of Dramatic Art.

Review :
"A beautifully written story with a cast of Southern characters so real you can almost see the sweat roll down the page...What makes this such a remarkable debut are the finely drawn, believable characters." -- "Boston Herald" "An unsettling brew of growing menace spiked with flashes of genuine terror--do not miss this chilling debut. Christopher Buehlman is a writer to watch. I look forward to hearing from him again. And soon." -- "F. Paul Wilson, New York Times bestselling author" "Fans of novels like Salem's Lot...will find this story impossible to put down." -- "Suspense magazine" "Lures you into a different era, seduces you with eloquent prose and sensual period details, then clamps down on your jugular with lupine ferocity. An outstanding debut." -- "Hank Schwaeble, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Diabolical" "Readers looking to have the pants scared right off of them won't find a better choice than this staggering debut novel." -- "RT Book Reviews (41/2 stars, Top Pick!)" "The prose is sublimely crafted and eminently quotable. Sentences dripped off the page like the sweat off the brows of the characters during the hot summer months, entwined around your mind like exotic dancers." -- "New York Journal of Books" "Unnerving depiction of small town creepiness and heathen savagery...Lusty, snappy writing." -- "Booklist" "What a great book. Incredible sense of time and place, tightening tension, the dread of the unfathomable...Those across the River is one of the best first novels I've ever read." -- "Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author" "What a treat. Terrible and beautiful. As much F. Scott Fitzgerald as Dean Koontz. A graceful, horrific read." -- "Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author" "Wonderfully eerie from start to finish--a novel sure to enthrall readers of all stripes." -- "Grant Blackwood, New York Times bestselling author"