Craving an adventure to wake them from their lethargic Mexican holiday before they return home, four friends impulsively set off in search of one of their own who has travelled to the interior to investigate an archaeological dig in the Mayan ruins. - Backcover.
Craving an adventure to wake them from their lethargic Mexican holiday before they return home, four friends impulsively set off in search of one of their own who has travelled to the interior to investigate an archaeological dig in the Mayan ruins. - Backcover.
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Suspense fiction and psychological dread define the survival narratives of books like The Ruins and A Simple Plan. Scott Smith established his reputation as a novelist and screenwriter through tightly plotted stories that place ordinary characters in high-stakes, horrifying situations.
Born Scott Bechtel Smith on July 13, 1965, in Summit, New Jersey, Smith pursued his higher education at Dartmouth College before earning a Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University in the early 1990s. He made a prominent literary debut with his 1993 suspense novel A Simple Plan, which chronicles three men in rural Ohio whose discovery of a crashed airplane filled with cash triggers a tragic descent into moral disintegration. Smith adapted his debut novel into the 1998 feature film directed by Sam Raimi, earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Residing in New York City, he has also contributed articles to periodicals such as The New Yorker and Bon Appétit.
In addition to his literary publishing, Smith expanded his work in Hollywood as a screenwriter and executive producer. Following his debut success, he published his second novel, The Ruins, in 2006, and subsequently wrote the screenplay for its 2008 feature film adaptation. His screenwriting credits also include the feature films Siberia, released in 2018, and The Burnt Orange Heresy, released in 2019. Across his writing projects, Smith maintains a focus on tight pacing, claustrophobic settings, and character-driven suspense.
Smith's writing style is characterized by intense psychological tension, minimalist exposition, and an examination of moral fragility under extreme pressure. His stories typically begin with mundane or everyday circumstances that rapidly shift into nightmare scenarios through a sequence of bad choices. Whether depicting small-town greed in snowbound landscapes or horror in remote archeological sites, Smith emphasizes the creeping dread of inevitability. Economical prose, realistic dialogue, and atmospheric detail create a strong sense of entrapment, driving characters toward ethical collapse or physical survival.
1 books in catalog
Suspense fiction and psychological dread define the survival narratives of books like The Ruins and A Simple Plan. Scott Smith established his reputation as a novelist and screenwriter through tightly plotted stories that place ordinary characters in high-stakes, horrifying situations.
Born Scott Bechtel Smith on July 13, 1965, in Summit, New Jersey, Smith pursued his higher education at Dartmouth College before earning a Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University in the early 1990s. He made a prominent literary debut with his 1993 suspense novel A Simple Plan, which chronicles three men in rural Ohio whose discovery of a crashed airplane filled with cash triggers a tragic descent into moral disintegration. Smith adapted his debut novel into the 1998 feature film directed by Sam Raimi, earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Residing in New York City, he has also contributed articles to periodicals such as The New Yorker and Bon Appétit.
In addition to his literary publishing, Smith expanded his work in Hollywood as a screenwriter and executive producer. Following his debut success, he published his second novel, The Ruins, in 2006, and subsequently wrote the screenplay for its 2008 feature film adaptation. His screenwriting credits also include the feature films Siberia, released in 2018, and The Burnt Orange Heresy, released in 2019. Across his writing projects, Smith maintains a focus on tight pacing, claustrophobic settings, and character-driven suspense.
Smith's writing style is characterized by intense psychological tension, minimalist exposition, and an examination of moral fragility under extreme pressure. His stories typically begin with mundane or everyday circumstances that rapidly shift into nightmare scenarios through a sequence of bad choices. Whether depicting small-town greed in snowbound landscapes or horror in remote archeological sites, Smith emphasizes the creeping dread of inevitability. Economical prose, realistic dialogue, and atmospheric detail create a strong sense of entrapment, driving characters toward ethical collapse or physical survival.
