The Rocky Mountains have cast their spell over the Courtlands, who are taking a family vacation before their daughter leaves for college.
Esquire A.
The days when you had to choose between agreat story and a great piece of writing? Gone. . .
Outside magazine Outstanding .
The Missourian An original and psychologically deep thriller.
Miami Herald A super-charged, addictive read.
The Denver Post What makes the novel unforgettable is its sense of character, its deliberate, unadorned prose and Johnston s unflinching exploration of human endurance, physical and psychological.
It is an emotional story of evil, fear, acceptance and irony.
Descent isnot just a mystery. . .
The Washington Post A compelling thriller that is both creepy and literary . .
The magic of his prose equals the horror of Johnston s story. .
Read this astonishing novel .
Written with a precision that captures every emotion, every moment of fear, as each member of the family searches for answers, Descent races like an avalanche toward its heart-pounding conclusion.
But when Caitlin and her younger brother, Sean, go out for an early morning run and onlySean returns, the mountains become as terrifying as they are majestic.
The Rocky Mountains have cast their spell over the Courtlands, who are taking a family vacation before their daughter leaves for college
