Crooked Tree | 
| Author: Robert C Wilson
Publisher: University of Michigan Press/Petoskey
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 960050
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.5
ISBN: 0472115316
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780472115310
ASIN: 0472115316
Publication Date: April 25, 2005
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A gripping horror tale that deftly mixes Indian lore with suspense amid a northern Michigan setting
"An intelligent horror story with skin-crawling entertainment. Crooked Tree is one of the rare books that uses Indian lore with intelligence and respect. The result is an unusual thriller whose supernatural roots are native witchcraft and the werewolf-like concept of 'the Grizzly Woman'."
---Denver Post
"An intense, meticulously researched thriller that handles Native American beliefs with both suspense and dignity."
---New York Times
"It makes your hair stand on end. A cross between Jaws and The Exorcist."
---Liz Smith, New York Newsday
"Crooked Tree is a story of considerable suspense and plentiful action. The author does a professional job of building a suspension bridge for disbelief."
---Boston Globe
"Crooked Tree is flat-out terrific. Well-crafted with lush descriptions of Michigan's north country, this book will send chills down your spine as it builds suspense upon suspense."
---Detroit Free Press
"Crooked Tree is a well-conceived thriller, intelligently crafted. It was a book that I could not put down."
---James Kirkwood, playwright, A Chorus Line
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 A Favorite Book October 18, 2007
As a family from Michigan - we have all loved this book and passed it around to each other for years. I had been unable to find an extra copy of this until I went on Amazon.com and found a used copy. The story is exciting, scary and very authentic. This book will go into the library at our family's cabin in the north woods of Michigan. We LOVE it. The book looks almost new, the quality and price were fantastic.
 Seriously over-hyped September 9, 2006
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Once you find a copy of "Crooked Tree" (if you can find a copy), you'll get a chance to sort the chaff from the wheat for yourself regarding some of the glowing comments about this book from previous reviewers. For this reviewer's two cents however, the novel is only passable horror, at best. The scenes containing the bear attacks ARE intense, but are cetainly not some of the scariest scenes in print as some of the earlier reviewers would have you believe.
The plot revolves around a sudden rash of black bear attacks in and around the Crooked Tree State Park in upper Michigan. As local residents, including the descendants of the Ottawa tribe, try to make some sense of why the attacks are taking place, they start to see a pattern. Could that pattern include the possibility of the return of an ancient Indian curse? Or have the bears simply become hostile?
The book is very slow-moving in spots and I sometimes found myself wishing the action along - either to the point of skim reading. The characters are a little too wooden for this reviewer's liking and are not clearly established.
If you are a fan of the books of Owl Goingback, you might want to consider searching for a copy of "Crooked Tree". (Goingback's works are far superior to this, by the way.) If you are just a general horror fan, then this reviewer's advice would be to simply avoid this book and spend your money and time on something else.
 ANCIENT INDIAN DEMON BEAR RUNS AMOK!!! November 2, 2004
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I READ THIS BOOK BACK IN THE EARY 80'S AND I AGREE WITH THE PREVIOUS REVIEW,IT IS EXCELLENT!!!. THE SCENE WHERE A WOMAN IS VISCIOUSLY ATTACKED IN HER CAR WAS SO BRUTAL AND REALISTICALLY TERRIFYING I CLOSED THE BOOK AND DIDN'T PICK IT BACK UP FOR A WEEK, PLEASE GIVE THIS AUTHOR A TRY, HE'S AN EASY READ AND KNOWS INSTINCTIVELY HOW TO SCARE THE HELL OUT OF THE READER. AFTER FINISHING THIS BOOK TRY "COLD FIRE" AND "SECOND FIRE" HIS OTHER TWO NOVELS, THEY ARE OUTSTANDING EXAMPLES OF GREAT STORYTELLING. TRY "WHERE THE CHILL WAITS" BY T.CHRIS MARTINDALE QUITE POSSIBLY THE SCARIEST OUTDOOR HORROR STORY EVER WRITTEN "CROOKED TREE" RUNS A CLOSE SECOND.
Smokey the Bear will eat you October 4, 2004
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I got this gem of a horror tale on a whim at a local used bookstore. Grabbed by the nutso cover art I sat down to read an amazingly effective tale of Indian legends and supernatural terror brought vividly to life by Robert Charles Wilson. This gory thriller doesn't pull any punches and it has an insane vibe with some serious cult potential. With instances of terror and trauma that are just shy of brilliant this book deserves a reprint. I found myself actually flinching at details and cringing at circumstances and to make me do that is no small feat. This is one of those books that makes me wish I was a film producer, it's startling imagery and well drawn characters just scream MOVIE! Most people just don't understand how much damage a bear can do to a human body but Mr. Wilson sure does.
If you can find this book read it, it's worth seeking out. Especially if you live near bear country.
 Thriller, not by the sci-fiction writer March 11, 2004
9 out of 14 found this review helpful
This book is NOT by Robert Charles Wilson, the highly regarded science fiction writer. It is by Robert C. Wilson, a different writer altogether. That said, the book is a well constructed horror story that is likely to appeal to fans of Stephen King and his genre.
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