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In 1893 a UtahβColorado mining town disappeared entirely on Christmas Day, leaving empty cabins, frozen meals, and no trace of its inhabitants or rumored gold treasure. A century later a history professor, his journalist daughter, two backcountry guides, a psychic, and a paranormal photographer are hired to revisit the abandoned town. They expect to find a ghost town, but a blizzard and the eerie silence reveal that the past is alive and the mystery deeper than a forgotten mine.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Blake Crouch
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