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From the day Caitlin vanishes the lives of her family members are irrevocably altered, each assuming blame for that day's tragic events. As the initial days of hope are replaced by weeks of anxiety and despair, they find themselves increasingly isolated, each wondering: Is she still alive? Will we ever know what happened? Pursuing every angle and refusing to surrender the belief that his daughter is still alive, Caitlin's father struggles through the mountainous terrain, prodding both his son and the local authorities to keep up the search. It is through a most unlikely source, however, that they finally find an answer, in a climax that is stunning in both its execution and resolution. Written with precision and elegance, Johnston captures characters' emotions, divergent thoughts, and moments of bleak loneliness as they search for answers. Descent is both a taut and gripping thriller and a work of outstanding literary merit, a combination of great story and beautiful writing that is certain to garner comparisons with the work of such bestselling writers as Cormac McCarthy and Dennis Lehane.

About the Author :
Tim Johnston, a native of Iowa City, is the author of The Current and the New York Times bestseller Descent, as well as a young adult novel, Never So Green, and the story collection Irish Girl, winner of the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction. Xe Sands is an award-winning narrator known for her authentic characterizations and intimate delivery. She has more than a decade of experience bringing stories to life through narration, performance, and visual art, including recordings of Wonderland by Stacey D'Erasmo, The Art Forger by B. A. Shapiro, and Survival Lessons by Alice Hoffman. Sands has also been recognized for her engaging romance narrations and was named Most Impressive Narrator Discovery for titles such as Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins and On Thin Ice by Anne Stuart. R. C. Bray is an Audie and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator. An accomplished producer and voice-over artist, his voice can be heard in countless TV and radio commercials. He lives in New England with his wife and three children.

Review :
"[A] twisty thriller about a family grappling with loss." -- "O, The Oprah Magazine" "A riveting literary thriller of the can't-stop-turning-the-page, stay-up-all-night variety." -- "Alice LaPlante, author of A Circle of Wives" "An original and psychologically deep thriller." -- "Outside magazine" "Johnston has a poet's eye for the majestic and forbidding nature of the Rockies and a sociologist's understanding of how people act under pressure. He also has a knack for creating characters that the reader will come to care about...Combining domestic drama with wilderness adventure, Johnston has created a hybrid novel that is as emotionally satisfying as it is viscerally exciting." -- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)" "Johnston has a superhuman gift for watching and listening to the world and rendering, on the page, its beauty and savagery with such detail and power that the story feels almost more like memory than something read. I was so absorbed in the final incredible fifty pages that I missed my flight to La Guardia." -- "Mary Roach, New York Times bestselling author of Bonk" "Outstanding...The days when you had to choose between a great story and a great piece of writing? Gone." -- "Esquire" "The story unfolds brilliantly, always surprisingly...The magic of his prose equals the horror of Johnston's story; each somehow enhances the other...[An] astonishing novel." -- "Washington Post" "Tim Johnston has done a great job not just in creating his characters but creating the character of the Courtland family. If you enjoy vivid writing, intelligent plots, and gnawing your knuckles, you will love Descent." -- "Susan Isaacs, New York Times bestselling author" "Tim Johnston's high-wire literary thriller...will leave you gasping." -- "Vanity Fair" "Xe Sands and R. C. Bray narrate alternating perspectives in this thriller. Sands adopts a smoky sound that parallels the fog surrounding the book's major characters...Bray embodies Caitlin's brother, Sean, and her father, Grant...The team effort of Sands and Bray makes for an atmospheric, suspenseful production." -- "AudioFile"


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  • ISBN-13: 9781665155908
  • Publisher: HighBridge Audio
  • Publisher Imprint: HighBridge Audio
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1665155906
  • Publisher Date: 06 Jan 2015
  • Binding: CD-Audio
  • Returnable: N


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