The Vines, Christopher Rice
The Vines, Christopher Rice
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The Vines

Author: Christopher Rice

Narrator: Christopher Rice

Unabridged: 6 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/21/2014


Synopsis

2014 Bram Stoker Awards finalist for Superior Achievement in a NovelThe dark history of Spring House, a beautifully restored plantation mansion on the outskirts of New Orleans, has long been forgotten. But something sinister lurks beneath the soil of the old estate.After heiress and current owner Caitlin Chaisson is witness to her husband’s stunning betrayal at her birthday party, she tries to take her own life in the mansion’s cherished gazebo. Instead, the blood she spills awakens dark forces in the ground below. Chaos ensues and by morning her husband has vanished without a trace and his mistress has gone mad.Nova, daughter to Spring House’s groundskeeper, has always suspected that something malevolent haunts the old place, and in the aftermath of the birthday party she enlists Caitlin’s estranged best friend, Blake, to help her get to the bottom of it. The pair soon realizes that the vengeance enacted by this sinister and otherworldly force comes at a terrible price.

About Christopher Rice

Christopher Rice published his bestselling debut novel, A Density of Souls, when he was twenty-two. By thirty, Rice had published four New York Times bestsellers, received a Lambda Literary Award, and been declared one of People magazine’s “Sexiest Men Alive.” His noir thriller Light Before Day was hailed as a “book of the year” by mega-bestselling author Lee Child. His most recent book, The Heavens Rise, was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award.The son of legendary author Anne Rice, he has published short fiction in the anthologies Thriller and Los Angeles Noir. His writing has been featured in the Advocate, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and on Salon.com. With his friend and cohost Eric Shaw Quinn, Rice recently launched his own internet radio broadcast, The Dinner Party Show (TheDinnerPartyShow.com). He also recently served on the board of directors of the West Hollywood Library Fund, which helped to secure funds for a new state-of-the-art library in the heart of the city he now calls home.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Taylor on October 26, 2014

I received a free eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The Vines is Southern Gothic horror blended with historical fiction and shrouded in mystery. I turned the first page, and immediately my curiosity was peaked. Soon after, I knew the story had me ensnared. The plot is multilayered,......more

Goodreads review by Paula on September 22, 2014

Louisiana – hot, humid, lush…a place full of hidden things and dark histories. At Spring House, under gazebo floorboards, something has been sleeping for a very, very long time. Until one evening when Caitlin, distraught over discovering her husband Troy’s betrayal, accidentally awakens the sleeping......more

Goodreads review by Santino on July 24, 2015

So, this book. This book is a lot of things. Southern gothic horror done right, evil manifested and fueled by hatred, revenge, and passion; creepy monsters with some serious sexual overtones (no monster porn though, sorry), and just an all-around good ride if you can bypass a couple of confusing bum......more


Quotes

“His best book yet.” —Geeks OUT “Does not disappoint and grabs you from the opening chapter straight to the end with plot twists that are dark and thrilling…The transitions between modern-day and French colonial slavery are exquisite and leave the reader intrigued throughout the narrative. Rice also creates a beautiful mythology infused with a thriller that gives you many shocks and oh-my-God moments in every chapter.” —Buzzfeed “As gothic as one could expect from the author (The Heavens Rise) and son of Anne Rice, this tale of evil vegetation that feeds on the blood of those seeking revenge for past wrongs is gruesome…There are dark thrills for horror fans.” Library Journal