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JANUARY 13, 2011

So Cold the River - Michael Koryta

****CarolK

I'm glad I didn't listen to the mediocre reviews I read about So Cold the River. I had almost decided not to read it and that would have been my loss. All in all I really liked it though it was a tad long and probably could have been wrapped much quicker.

The strongest element that kept me reading was the back story of the the West Baden Springs Hotel and the French Lick Springs Resort. Having just visited these this past fall I was fascinated by the way Koryta weaved the history of these stunning restored resorts into his tale. Pluto water, Sprudel water, The Lost River, and the excellently rendered characters of Campbell Bradford, and Eric Shaw made this a winner for me. Good vs. evil at its edge of the seat best! I liken So Cold the River to a train wreck waiting to happen; chug, chug, chugging along to a disastrous end with no way to stop it from derailing.. Haven't had so much fun reading a chiller in a long time.

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