In 1993,Scott Smith wowed readers with A Simple Plan,his stunning debut thriller about what happens when three men find a wrecked plane and bag stuffed with over 4 million dollars--a book that Stephen King called "Simply the best suspense novel of the year!" Now,thirteen years after writing a novel that turned into a pretty great movie featuring Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton,Smith is back,with The Ruins,a horror-thriller about four Americans traveling in Mexico who stumble across a nightmare in the jungle.Who better to tell readers if Smith has done it again than the undisputed King of Horror (and champion of Smith's first book)? We asked Stephen King to read The Ruins and give us his take.Check out his review below.

What happens when one simple,innocent decision becomes a catastrophic mistake...

Craving an adventure on their Mexican holiday before they return home,a group of four friends impulsively set off in search of one of their own who has travelled to the interior to investigate an archaeological dig in the Mayan ruins.

After a long journey into the heart of the jungle,the group come across a trail.A hillside covered in bright red flowers lures them closer.A Mayan horseman approaches behind them.But this is no friendly welcome:he has a gun and orders them fiercely away.In the midst of the confrontation,one of the group steps inadvertently backwards,into the flowering vine.And at that moment their world changes for ever...