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Abandon

A Novel

by Blake Crouch
Soneela Nankani
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A century-old mystery—and a desperate battle to survive—unfold in this standalone thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion.
 
On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman, and child in a remote mining town disappeared, belongings forsaken, meals left to freeze in vacant cabins, and not a single bone found.
 
Now, journalist Abigail Foster and her historian father have set out to explore the long-abandoned town and learn what happened. With them are two backcountry guides—along with a psychic and a paranormal photographer who are there to investigate rumors that the town is haunted.
 
But Abigail and her companions are about to learn that the town’s ghosts are the least of their worries. Twenty miles from civilization, with a blizzard bearing down, they realize they are not alone. 
 
The ordeal that follows will test this small team past the breaking point as they battle the elements and human foes alike—and discover that the town’s secrets still have the power to kill. 
Part journey into old-West history, part nail-biting survival thriller, Abandon is a bloody, darkly surprising tale as only Blake Crouch could deliver.
 

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  • Release date

    January 3, 2023

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593663547
      • File size: 365602 KB
      • Duration: 12:41:40

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 18, 2009
      At the start of this bloated thriller from Crouch (Desert Places
      ), Abigail Foster, a Manhattan freelance journalist, reluctantly agrees to accompany her father, Lawrence Kendall—who abandoned her as a child—and paranormal photographers Emmett and June Tozer, to the remote remains of Abandon, Colo. The inhabitants of Abandon all vanished without a trace on Christmas Day 1893, and Abigail thinks she’ll write an article on the Tozers and the ghost town’s history. The present-day hikers face a number of obstacles, starting with an unexpected blizzard and including the arrival of ex-Marines intent on finding millions of dollars worth of gold supposedly stashed somewhere in Abandon. Despite the book’s intriguing premise, the action soon devolves into a Rambo
      -style melee, with enough blood and guts to put off weak stomachs. By the time Abandon’s fate is revealed in the overly drawn-out climax, few readers will care.

    • Library Journal

      March 1, 2023

      Crouch's (Upgrade) latest goes to a remote ghost town steeped in mystery. On Christmas night in 1893, all the residents of mining-settlement Abandon disappeared without a trace. In the present day, a team of nature guides, photographers, an academic, and his estranged daughter venture into what's left of Abandon, but weather and nefarious forces might make them disappear as well. The two narratives of past and present run somewhat parallel, but they could also exist in separate novels, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. The book oscillates between being a blood-red Western (the stronger story, with more fleshed-out characters) and a white-knuckle action thriller. However, the narratives have an undercurrent of survival horror in common, especially when compared to the short story included in this audiobook. The voices of Soneela Nankani, Jennifer Jill Araya, Timothy Jackson, and Max Meyers embody the characters, all of whom have lived very full and tragic lives before stepping into Abandon's maw. VERDICT This early work of Crouch, only recently brought to life as an audiobook, is ultimately a tale of how humanity, under the right circumstances, can become very inhumane.--James Gardner

      Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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