Those Across the River

By: Christopher Buehlman

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

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. 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...

©2011 Christopher Buehlman (P)2011 Penguin

Critic reviews

“One of the best first novels I’ve ever read.” (Charlaine Harris, number one New York Times best-selling author)

“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 best-selling author of Sibs)

“Lures you into a different era, seduces you with eloquent prose and sensual period details, then clamps down on your jugular.... An outstanding debut.” (Hank Schwaeble, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Diabolical)

Not-So-Classic, Classic Horror Story

This book had a few great twists and turns that kept me entertained through to the very end. Wonderfully narrated, eerie, and unexpected. I can't give enough praise to Mark Bramhall for his ability to perfectly capture every character with their own specific accent. Well done, all around.
I did notice quite frequent skips in the recording itself - I just thought I'd mention that to anyone out there wondering if there's something wrong with their media player...

Truly terrifying

Came to Christopher Beuhlman by way of Between Two Fires, then The Lesser Dead. Each of these books are different in subject and style from one another, but all excellent. The author's writing keeps me interested in checking out the next offering regardless of the proposed summary.

Those across the river is well paced, griping, disgusting, terrifying, heartbreaking, and hopeful all at the same time.

Horror at its Best!

Oh my goodness this book was good. I devoured it in a single day. Buehlman has a wonderful knack at storytelling and Mark Bramhall’s narration was the cherry on top of this exquisite horror story. I don’t want to address the story itself simply because it would be too easy to give important facts away. To me, this book was part World War Two novel, part nostalgic Americana novel, and part romance novel, all wrapped in a splendidly visual and entertaining horror novel. I will be looking for more of his works immediately and “Those Across the River” will, no doubt, be added to my literary necessities collection. Oh one little spoiler, make sure you listen to the very very last of the book. The last four or five minutes of the story made a huge difference in whether or not I liked the whole thing.

Great book

Loved it, it was well read and the story was a good one. Worth it

Excellent

If you’re looking for a good story to spend some time with, look no further. This was awesome!

Absolutely Terrifying

I read this book in a day. Even when I wanted to, I couldn't put it down. So eery and terrifying.

frighteningly good

this was such an amazingly original take on the werewolf story. I loved this book! perfect Halloween listen

Slow start is well worth it

At first I wasn't interested in what was happening, but I keep going, and not really paying attention sometimes. Once it got good I started over because I wanted to know more about the characters; who was who. The author is very descriptive, which ends up making certain moments so real feeling. This book ends up being great if your like visualizing realistic-feeling werewolves.

Amazing narration!

A compelling story propelled to further greatness by an extraordinary narrator. No kidding, Mark Bramhall may be the best narrator I’ve ever heard.

Good werewolf tale

The building tension was great while listening to this book. The villain is pure evil and has a good twist to the tragedy.