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I have had this one on my shelf to read for years literally. I was given a copy by a customer who's dog I used to look after while they went on holiday. I also picked up a copy and found I had a duplicate of this and The Don has read this whilst away for work.
Who do you think the author intended to read this book and why?
If you could only save one character from the book in the event of a disaster, which one would it be and why?
Is the title a good one or a poor one and why?
Did you like the way the story ended? Why or why not?
Which character in the book would you choose for a friend? Why?
What did you think was the most interesting part of the book? Why?
Tell about the most exciting part of the book.
2008: Deep in the mountain forests of Wyoming, Julian Cooke stumbles across the rotting remains of a wooden wagon. He's discovered what's left of the Preston Group, a convoy of settlers that vanished in the winter of 1856. It's clear that something horrific happened here all those years ago, but Cooke can only find a few tantalising clues. 1856: as early snows descend, the eclectic group of settlers that form the Preston wagon train are forced to dig in. Miles from any kind of civilisation, they see the group of Native Americans also trapped nearby as their greatest threat. But they soon realise what true danger is. When a woman is found murdered, appallingly mutilated, one of the Indian party struggles wounded back to camp, whispering of unspeakable evil as he dies. United by fear, the settlers and the Indians must protect themselves against whatever is lurking in the woods. But as suspicion and panic grow, perhaps their own terror will be just as dangerous. Or maybe, whatever's out there is worse than anything they can imagine. Back in the present day, as Cooke unravels the mystery, he must question if the horror he is uncovering was in fact only the start of something much worse... A gruesome thriller of suspense and a chilling look at the breeding grounds of evil, Alex Scarrow's new novel will fascinate and terrify you in equal measure.