So Cold the River
So Cold the River by Michael Koryta, published by Little, Brown on January 6, 2011, is a reprint edition comprising 544 pages. The narrative begins with Alyssa Bradford commissioning Eric Shaw to create a documentary about her enigmatic father-in-law, Campbell Bradford, a 95-year-old billionaire. As Eric delves into Campbell’s past, he travels to the small town where the billionaire grew up, armed only with the name of the town and an antique water bottle that holds secrets of its own.
Readers will find themselves immersed in a rich tapestry of history as Eric uncovers the story of a once-glorious hotel and the miraculous hot springs that attracted a diverse array of visitors. However, his journey takes a dark turn as he begins to experience vivid hallucinations that intensify over time, drawing him deeper into the town’s sinister past. The book explores themes of mystery and suspense, revealing a long-buried evil that threatens to resurface. So Cold the River presents a compelling narrative that intertwines personal discovery with the haunting echoes of history.
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It started with a beautiful woman and a challenge. As a gift for her husband, Alyssa Bradford approaches Eric Shaw to make a documentary about her father-in-law, Campbell Bradford, a 95-year-old billionaire whose past is wrapped in mystery. Eric grabs the job even though there are few clues to the man’s past–just the name of his hometown and an antique water bottle he’s kept his entire life.
In Bradford’s hometown, Eric discovers an extraordinary history–a glorious domed hotel where movie stars, presidents, athletes, and mobsters once mingled, and hot springs whose miraculous mineral water cured everything from insomnia to malaria. Neglected for years, the resort has been restored to its former grandeur just in time for Eric’s stay.
Just hours after his arrival, Eric experiences a frighteningly vivid vision. As the days pass, the frequency and intensity of his hallucinations increase and draw Eric deeper into the town’s dark history. He discovers that something besides the hotel has been restored–a long-forgotten evil that will stop at nothing to regain its lost glory. Brilliantly imagined and terrifyingly real, So Cold the River is a tale of irresistible suspense with a racing, unstoppable current.
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