[The Dark River 02] • The Blood Gardener

In the real world, Derick is just a retired cop; but in the Dark River, he’s public enemy number one, living in a land of ghosts.

Most people with the gift won’t enter the Dark River. It’s a disturbing place of evil, where it’s easy to lose oneself in its depraved pleasures – or die in the jaws of a horrifying creature.

Though Derick isn’t gifted, he’s found a way to enter the Dark River, but only to pay the bills: people pay him to go there and extract loved ones from its clutches.

After an extraction goes wrong, Derick becomes a wanted man. Wanted for helping rebels. Wanted for murdering Yann, the great torturer. Wanted for destroying an entire town by fire. Derick also finds himself the de facto father of A, a monochild with secrets of his own.

His journey takes him to the gory graveyard of The Blood Gardener, where he forms an uneasy alliance. Will this help him destroy the forces determined to hunt him down?

***The Blood Gardener* ** is a fast-paced paranormal mystery, filled with strange twists and turns in a macabre setting. It’s the second book in *The Dark River* series, set in the same universe as its companion series, *The Downwinders* and *The River.*

**Praise for *The River Series* from Amazon readers:**

*“Truly scary.”

"Finally found a book that got under my nerves!"

“Couldn't put it down...wanted the story to go on and on.”

“Very few authors can pull me in immediately and make me feel as though I were reading about old friends. Stephen King always has, and I can now add Michael Richan to the list.”

"Awesome ghost story with wonderful characters and a great plot!"

“Some of the most delightful reading I have done in a long time.”

"This was a great horror book. I absolutely loved it, and I know you will too! Keep the lights on when reading!"*