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Title: Ruin Falls

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Jenny Milchman

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-22-14

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 25 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

In a suspenseful follow-up to her critically acclaimed Cover of Snow, Jenny Milchman ratchets up the tension with this edge-of-your-seat story of a mother determined to find her missing children.

Liz Daniels has every reason to be happy about setting off on a rare family vacation, leaving behind her remote home in the Adirondack Mountains for a while. Instead, she feels uneasy. Her children, eight-year-old Reid and six-year-old Ally, have met their paternal grandparents only a handful of times. But Lizs husband, Paul, has decided that, despite a strained relationship with his mother and father, they should visit the farm in western New York where he spent his childhood.

On their way to the farm, the family stops at a hotel for the night. In the morning, when Liz goes to check on her sleeping children, all her anxiety comes roaring back: Ally and Reed are nowhere to be found. Blind panic slides into ice-cold terror as the hours tick by without anyone finding a trace of the kids. Soon, Paul and Liz are being interviewed by police, an Amber Alert is issued, and detectives are called in.

Frantic worry and helplessness threaten to overtake Lizs mind - but in a sudden, gut-wrenching instant she realizes that it was no stranger who slipped into the hotel room that night. Someone she trusted completely has betrayed her. Though she knows that Ally and Reid are safe, Liz will stop at nothing to find them and get them back. From her guarded in-laws unwelcoming farmhouse to the deep woods of her own hometown, Liz follows the threads of a terrible secret to uncover a hidden world created from dreams and haunted by nightmares.

Critic Reviews:

"[Jenny Milchman] carves out a new niche with this unusual mix of ecothriller and family suspense drama." (Booklist)

"Milchman weaves a complex and intriguing tale, adeptly pacing the narrative as danger escalates.... Most impressive, though, is Lizs transformation from a meek wife...to a strong, capable woman determined to rescue her children at any cost to herself." (Publishers Weekly)

"The storyline is tight and suspenseful. Milchman has a gift that allows her to delve deep into the mind and psyche of her characters, and fans of dark plots like the works of Gillian Flynn will find another author to savor." (RT Book Reviews)

Members Reviews:

Story doesn't flow....

What was most disappointing about Jenny Milchmans story?

Bare with me- I'm going to try to explain what is off about this book ...This story is very abrasive. Not in a gritty, shocking way that you would expect of this genre, but in a way that the author doesn't provide you with the right background to understand some of the major events and characters. Usually part of the suspense is when your mind is racing through different possibilities as you click the puzzle pieces into place... I definitely didn't get that rush from this book. I felt like all the facts were just tossed out of the book with empty white fluff in between.

Furthermore, I am 3/4 of the way through the book and I still feel like it is just a marriage gone wrong with an endless custody battle. The main character married a radical environmentalist who runs off with their kids to live in the wild in some cult-ish community. Instead of breaking down every door between her and her kids, she searches the internet, plays in her garden, and stares off into the distance worrying about her kids.