As always with Blake Crouch the stories suck you in and you have to know what happens. In this particular case there are 2 linked stories running in 1893 and 2009. The first explains what caused the mystery of the disappearance of the whole town of Abandon. The second explains why people are obsessed with it. In the first story life is hard and people are being poisoned with lead from the mine and losing their minds. People are desperate for a better life and some have lost all morals and will go to any extent to get it. Then on Christmas day 1893 the whole town disappears. In 2009 a history professor, and others fascinated with Abandon for a variety of reasons, visit Abandon and most also disappear or die. Sadly humanity has not improved in the slightest. There are good and bad people when life is hard or when life is significantly easier. Good people do bad things and bad people occasionally do good things. Murder, mystery, history, the supernatural and adventure are all part of this story.
In this particular case there are 2 linked stories running in 1893 and 2009. The first explains what caused the mystery of the disappearance of the whole town of Abandon. The second explains why people are obsessed with it.
In the first story life is hard and people are being poisoned with lead from the mine and losing their minds. People are desperate for a better life and some have lost all morals and will go to any extent to get it. Then on Christmas day 1893 the whole town disappears.
In 2009 a history professor, and others fascinated with Abandon for a variety of reasons, visit Abandon and most also disappear or die.
Sadly humanity has not improved in the slightest. There are good and bad people when life is hard or when life is significantly easier. Good people do bad things and bad people occasionally do good things.
Murder, mystery, history, the supernatural and adventure are all part of this story.