Crota

A Novel

By: Owl Goingback

Narrated by: Heath Kizzier

Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

It is called Crota...and it has awakened. Sheriff Skip Harding is called out to investigate a double homicide unlike any he has seen before. The bodies have been torn to pieces in the woods. Some think it's a bear. But others whisper something different. "It is the Crota," they say, - the great beast of Native American legend that one day will reawaken. Now that day has arrived.

©1996 Owl Goingback (P)2004 Books in Motion

I liked it

It was a fun book, but not all that scary not all that exciting for me. The author does a good job making fun dialogue with characters, but maybe not as good a job making me care about the characters.
That kind of makes it hard for me to even consider this a horror book or a thriller, while it was entertaining certainly, I just didn’t really get the excitement I was looking for here.

Loved the narration though, very relaxing, and not too distracting, with some fun voices thrown in here and there to make distinguishing characters a little easier.

Dean Koontz meets Tony Hillerman

The literary elite might find faults with this work but I found it to be a very good story. It is an intersting combination of Native American lore and modern day mystery. If you enjoy either Koontz or Hillerman you will enjoy this one. I look forward to more of this authors work.

meh!

it's an ok horror novel. very good narration but it didn't live up to its reviews.

Amazing story!

What did you love best about Crota?

The whole story keeps you in suspence. Mr. Goingback's imagination is incredible...

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes, with all the mystery and killing. It was unpredictable.

Have you listened to any of Heath Kizzier’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes, I loved his voice very clear, pleasant and sexy too.

If you could rename Crota, what would you call it?

I wouldn't dare.

Any additional comments?

I wish that Mr. Goingback would write more books like this one. I have all of his books. I enjoyed each and one of them.

Great story/So So Performance

I'll come back to revise this when I've finished the book, but so far, this is by far the worst structured audiobook I've come across. The TOC indicates 10 chapters, which doesn't reflect the actual contents. Chapter 1 consists of Chapter 1 and part of Chapter 2; Chapter 2 contains the second half of Chapter 2, Chapter 3, and part of the next chapter. For those of us who like to read to the end of a chapter, this is very aggravating.

Good!

I've been a horror fan for 25 years (my mom took me to see my first horror movie, jaws, at age 6). This is the first book, in a long time, that had me scared in the first chapter. Thank you! Owl Goingback, for a fabulous listen!

I need all his books now!

✨4.5 stars✨

I listened to this book on audible for my first Read Your Own Adventure Challenge pick. I am on Team Necromancer and so we have horror books to read. The first prompt is The Untrodden Forest- Read a book by an indigenous author or have indigenous rep. This book had both.

The Crota is a beast of nightmares that was awoken after an earthquake. Not haven eaten for 1000 years it took to the surface to feed. I held my breath as it tore through animals and cows, leaving a bloody trail back to its lair.
The Sheriff and Game Warden team up to battle the beast underground. Will they succeed?


I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the narrator did an amazing job too. For a long time I have been searching for a scary creature story and by golly this one was just great. Full of danger, suspense and plenty of gore, I could not top listening.

Well written story that belongs in the Horror Genr

Great story!!! This was the first of Mr Goingback's books I read. All '5'? of his works are great. Now Mr. Goingback, it's time for you to start writing again! Your readers are waiting!!

crota - it's okay

I am not going to say that this is a hidden gem or anyting - far from it.
When I read this one other review here, I must admit that one pushed me over the edge. You know, the girl that says she's been into the horror-genre for 25 years and this one finally scared here.
As expected, nothing here scared me, but I don't know about you: do you ever really get scared, literally?
Having said that, considering the many terrible reviews the book got at amazon (among some good ones), this was decent. Nothing special. But not bad, either. If I was to truly recommend someting, though, I'd say "the killer's wife", which I finished today.

Really good!

This is a good scary monster book. It is fast paced and is really enjoyable. The cops getting handled had me a little tense at one point. This is a good book for anyone that enjoys man vs monster stories. Its well written and the narrator did a good job as well. Would recommend.