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    Endurance

    Written by Jack Kilborn

    Narrated by Christopher Lane

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    About this audiobook

    WELCOME TO THE RUSHMORE INN

    The bed and breakfast was hidden in the hills of West Virginia. Wary guests wondered how it could stay in business at such a creepy, remote location. Especially with its bizarre, presidential decor and eccentric proprietor.

    ONCE YOU CHECK IN...

    When the event hotel for the national Iron Woman triathlon accidentally overbooked, competitor Maria was forced to stay at the Rushmore. But after checking into her room, she quickly realized she wasn't alone. First her suitcase wasn't where she put it. Then her cell phone was moved. Finally, she heard an odd creaking under the bed. Confusion quickly turned to fear, and fear to hysteria when she discovered the front door was barred and the windows were bricked over. There was no way out.

    ...YOU'LL BE DYING TO LEAVE

    One year later, four new female athletes have become guests of the Inn. Will they escape the horrors within its walls? Or will they join the many others who have died there, in ways too terrible to imagine?

    ENDURANCE by Jack Kilborn
    Are you brave enough to finish?

    A Word of Warning

    Originally scheduled to be released in paperback in 2010, the publisher read the final version of the manuscript and refused to release it.

    This is a disturbing, terrifying book. You may think you're brave enough to handle it. But you're probably not...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateFeb 1, 2011
    ISBN9781423383185
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    Endurance
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    Jack Kilborn

    Joseph Andrew Konrath’s first novel, Whiskey Sour (2004), introduced Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels. The books combine hair-raising scares and suspense with laugh out loud comedy. Under the name Jack Kilborn, Joe wrote the horror novel Afraid (2009). Joe's been nominated for several awards, including the Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, Dagger, and Barry, and has won the Derringer, Bob Kellog, EQMM Reader's Choice, and two Lovie awards. Joe is married, has three children and three dogs, and currently lives in a suburb of Chicago.

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    • 5/5
      Scary, but couldn't put the book down. It was like a seriously twisted episode of Criminal Minds. I did like it, even though there were many typos in the ebook.
    • 3/5
      What a ridiculously terrible book. I had a blast reading it.The characters (the good guys) are perfectly likable, and perfectly unbelievable. Not only would people not behave like they do in this situation, I don't even believe people would be capable of it. I mean, someone who (minor spoiler) has a hand forcibly amputated and then spends the rest of the book kicking ass and making hand jokes? Give me a break. Everyone seems so mentally stable throughout, despite their extreme pain and the horrors they're experiencing.But okay, realism is not why anyone picked this book. I sure didn't. I was looking for something with a creepy little Halloween flavor, and this book fit the bill. Sure, I served it to myself with a heaping spoonful of conscious suspension of disbelief, but what's wrong with that? I'm not sure I've read anything before in which an author ravages his characters to gleefully and almost good-naturedly. I mean, I've read some gorefests before that were pretty dark and disturbing, but I didn't get that vibe from this one at all. There are some cringeworthy moments, but they pass by quickly enough instead of piling one on top of another.I didn't find the book remotely scary. It had some bits that were a little creepy, but once you really find out what's going on, there's no fear to be had. It's definitely not for the faint of heart, or for anyone who's looking for anything even slightly realistic. But I can't deny that it's bizarre and fun for October.
    • 4/5
      J.A. Konrath, also known by his not really secret pen name Jack Kilborn, generally writes two types of books. There are his murder mysteries starring Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels; then there are his horror books. I haven't really read enough of him yet to know and recognize his voice but ENDURANCE felt like a mix. I kept getting flashes of Richard Laymon, of Edward Lee, and maybe a splash of Joe Lansdale.The story focuses on the Rushmore Inn, a quaint bed and breakfast in the middle of nowhere. Every year there is a triathlon in same area as the Rushmore Inn. Thanks to certain individuals, referrals are made for special guests to stay instead at the remote bed and breakfast. The proprietress likes it that way since it gives her and her brood private time with their guests. Time to make them disappear.This is just one spot where ENDURANCE is similar to a Laymon novel. The story starts relatively simple and then just grows odd and off-kilter from that point. In this case, the off-kilter ends up being cannibalistic, inbred, mutant rednecks who need blood transfusions from a rare blood type so that they can survive. Don't worry about the monster being revealed; it is revealed pretty quickly. Besides the thrill comes from the horrors they inflect. Unfortunately I'm kind of tired of cannibalistic, inbred, mutant rednecks. I was never really a fan. Maybe because it's so much the cliche of the stereotype; it's easy to not take it serious. And I don't. The rest of the novel was really good though. The characters were easy to imagine and easy to follow their motivations. I didn't quite feel anything if they were killed or maimed but I could picture them. Oh, and a bit more than halfway through, I realized I missed the reference to the title. Endurance. As in being able to maintain great physical stamina over a period of time. Exactly what the triathletes had trained for and what the victims were doing in the novel. The book was good and I would recommend it but I know I'm going to look forward to his next book and a more "acceptable" monster.
    • 5/5
      Unrelenting horror with a solid cast of characters are the staples of "Endurance". Author Jack Kilborn (as terrific as ever) spins a yarn that will reach the soul of even the most jaded horror genre' fans. In this novel, Kilborn creates a story created on some unfortunate participants in an Iron Woman Triathlon competition. A small group of these women find themselves having to secure lodging at the out-of-the-way Rushmore Inn because all the hotel rooms at the site of the competition are booked. The bad thing about the Rushmore Inn is that once you check in, you check out in a much different way that expected. You see, the Rushmore Inn is populated by the worst collection of psychos, miscreants, and mutants that one will every find in a single book. This group is headed up by the biggest, baddest mama of them all, Eleanor Roosevelt. No, not THAT one, but rather a delusional sociopath who believes that her lineage goes back to royal blood and she's going to do everything in her power to keep her sadistic brood (all named for different US President - hence Rushmore Inn) alive. Kilborn creates a harsh, imaginative, brutality graphic novel that's sprinkled with a little humor. Not for the faint-of-heart, but definitely memorable, readers who are fans of Bryan Smith, Edward Lee, Jack Ketchum, and Kealan Patrick Burke should absolutely LOVE "Endurance".
    • 3/5
      Jack Kilborn is a good writer, but this book reads like a draft rather than a polished product. Be prepared for missing words, typos, homonym difficulties (reign instead of rein, etc.), some awkward constructions, and so forth. Nevertheless, the story moves right along in a sustained creepy fashion, with some welcome humor sprinkled in. Most of the characters are drawn well enough that the reader cares what happens to them (although a few, like Sue, whip on and off so quickly that readers have little time to work up much sympathy). The theme is far from original but horror fans are unlikely to find that objectionable. The ending is satisfying.The author does a great job introducing what will be difficult words for many readers by building in good description (example: bifurcation) so that there's no need to look the word up. Still, one paragraph sticks in my mind: he introduces a dozen words most readers will find confusing and nothing in the text gives much of a clue. In some places the author's knowledge makes for compelling reading; in others, I couldn't help wishing he'd done a little more research to make the text more believable.For die-hard fans, the faults won't matter too much (especially if they read mostly ebooks, which all too often read like drafts instead of well-crafted, polished works). Kilborn is a good enough writer that this is a shame. Working through the book again to fix the most glaring problems would allow readers to enjoy the creepiness and fast pace without tripping.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book! I have read a lot of "it's been done" and "reminds me of the hills have eyes" and yes, there is some of that. But those were more about the build up to the horror. This book is very much about the escape from the horror.

      That is probably why I loved it. This wasn't just a psychological "there is something wrong with this situation" kind of book. Kilborn lets you know the moment you start the book that there is something wrong with the situation. It was more about the psychological extremes of surviving to escape.

      And the escape was worth most of the book. A definite must read for anyone who likes horror novels.
    • 4/5
      Inbred hillbilliesKill lots and lots of people.Strappado sucks too.
    • 5/5
      Ein Adrenalinstoß nach dem nächsten während dem Lesen.