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The Lorelei | 
| Author: Ronald R Schmidt
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $13.95
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 2557382
Media: Paperback
Edition: 0
Pages: 186
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0595384722
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780595384723
ASIN: 0595384722
Publication Date: February 13, 2007
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Product Description
In The Lorelei, an aging and decrepit riverboat refuses to release its bizarre hold on an entire community. Author Ron Schmidt spins a suspenseful and chilling tale of the supernatural. The Lorelei, a once-elegant river hotel and gambling boat, has fallen on hard times and is turned into a freight hauler. In August of 1933, the Lorelei is on her final run. But before heading to the salvage yard, a mysterious fire is detected deep in her cargo hold. The crew tries to extinguish the blaze, but the area is inaccessible. Rather than allow the Lorelei to sink and become a navigational hazard, the captain chooses a remote section of shoreline to run the Lorelei aground, permanently beaching her for years to come. This once-pristine example of European craftsmanship slowly decays, sinking deeper and deeper into the sand and mud as a result of the rivers swift currents, constant sun, and harsh weather. Over time, the community surrounding the boat becomes anxious for her removal to make way for residential and industrial development. Soon after hiring a firm to remove the ship, the towns citizens discover that the Lorelei has disturbing qualities. Those hired to destroy her quickly realize that their very lives are in jeopardy. For one such worker, the discovery of a past life enjoyed decades before aboard the ship holds the key to the mystery behind the Lorelei. An absorbing novel, The Lorelei demonstrates a world in which things are not as they seem and powers of destruction are wielded by terrible and unseen forces.
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| Customer Reviews:
Atmospheric, dark and compelling.. August 12, 2007
R. R. Edwards (Windsor Mill, Maryland United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I ordered this not knowing what I would get with an unknown (to me anyway) author and I must admit to being pleasantly surprised and more than a little creeped out. Without giving away too much, this story draws you into the live of 4 friends and their attempt to dismantle a riverboat that is willing to do anything to stop them. The story begins with the inception of the idea of the riverboat and you know right away something really wrong is starting. This does not let up until the very end and I still have questions. I read a lot of horror and mystery books and here in the mountains far from any river I was still creeped out. It is worth the purchase and I will definitely be looking out for this author and his future works. Happy Reading! Romi
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