So Cold the River

This is an author I was not at all familiar with, but this book seemed to be so highly recommended that I took a chance. I am very glad that I did! The writing is so descriptive that it grabs your imagination in the first sentence, and keeps you captive to the very end. The narration is very well done, and the background sound effects tasteful. I live in Ohio and have visited French Lick many times. I will look at it differently next time. This is an author that I will add to my list of favorites. He reminds me a bit of Stephen King with a little of the mystery of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes tossed in. It's one of those books you can't put down, and know that it is also one you will read again. Fantastic!

I generally don't read this genre, but I enjoyed the author's previous books. Michael Koryta takes writing to a new level. The narration was one of the best I have listened to in all my years of audible. The descriptions were crisp with memorable characters. At 13 hours, I thought there would be some slow parts, but the pacing was brisk with great suspense. If you like Stephen King, you will love an author who has nudged himself into the elite. He has a tremendous imagination. Enjoy!

I listened to this book after seeing all the high ratings. It was worth listening to, but in the end it wasn't great. The narrator is good, and the book starts off quickly. I was really enjoying it until about half way through. The story just kind of dies, and becomes predictable. The bad guy wasn't in the story enough to be really scary, and the end seemed to be rushed, fixing all the questions at the very end. Worth a listen, but not the best book out there.

Between audible and hard cover I read 5 or 6 books a month- this is with out a doubt one off the best books I have read in the past 3 or 4 years. The production quality (narration, cadence, etc) are absolutely flawless. The book is truly engaging yet creepy; Michael Koryta has been billed as the next "Stephen King"- this work far surpasses most King novels. The story is original and elegantly written; my only complaint is that there is little underlying meaning. This remains however an excellent "beach read". Savor it.

I agree with the other positive reviews. I am a fan of the "old" Stephen King ( with the exception of " Under the Dome, that is, great book) and it is somewhat like that, the old King but even better.Like King, the appeal is not in the horror (there is little of that) or ghost story ( a bit more) as much as the character driven story - characters you begin to care about, whose dialogue is real. I listened to the whole thing in @ 4 days I was so interested, and, as a treat, you get 5 minutes of his new book to come in Jan 2011 ( which I will immediately download). Superb narration, wonderful. 5 stars!

I enjoyed this book for what it is - a good ghost story. It's not quite the 5 star level that I have experienced with other Michael Koryta books, mainly because the main character was a little less appealing (although I have always liked that Koryta's characters are a bit flawed), and the the ending left a couple of things not very well explained - won't spoil by elaborating. Overall I liked the spookiness and I did like many of the characters as written, especially Ann - I was rooting for her all the way. It's not perfect, but it's worth the credit.

This was a very good book. Although it is a fiction book, it is historically accurate. I grew up in this area and have heard some of the same stories about an energy in that place. The hotels are described in exact. Whether you are a Hoosier or not you will enjoy this story.

This is a good summer read. You can do other things while listening. It was an interesting story, but never really thrilled me where I couldn't stop listening to it at anytime.

The story was wonderfully suspensful and never boring. The narration is one of the very best I have heard in an audio book. The background music in significant parts of the narration just added to the mystery and suspense of the story. Could not stop listening!

Creepy without being gory or actually scary, kind of like the old Twilight Zone shows. I consider this a good thing. This one is not as good as The Cypress House or The Ridge, but worth a listen. The narration is excellent.