Effectively creepy and tense horror novel about a vacation in Mexico that goes horribly wrong. Don't read this on late at night. Scott Smith also write "A Simple Plan." Made into a film.

Reasonably fast paced with suspense, gore and foreboding. The movie is quite similar to the book. A pretty good exploration on what people are prepared to do to survive. A good summer read if you are interested.

great book!!! the movie didn't do it justice! A believable premise, blending archeological mystery, horror, and suspense that builds to the creepy climax! worth the read!!!

Should be in the sci-fi section so that readers can have an idea of what they will be reading. I enjoy a good story with suspense and dangers, but please make them real!!

I quite enjoyed it, different, Scott Smith wrote another called "The "Simple Plan" I believe and it was quite different again and very different from "The Ruins". Try it....

This was a very disappointing read. The pace was glacial and the characters one-dimensional.

Great summertime read, even though its not my normal preferred genre. Would love to know of similar suspense driven book suggestions.

The loony I donated to purchase this book was worth the entertainment. I thought it a long and teenage-type read once the ruins were finally reached half-way through the book. That's when my stomach felt queezy until the very last word. Enjoy