Bøger af Michael Richan

Unveil the Sinister Secrets of Briarwood Manor! Within the abandoned confines of Briarwood Manor's enigmatic third floor, a malevolent riddle lies waiting. Eerie echoes resonate-unnatural footsteps, furniture that moves of its own volition, and a spectral presence that refuses to be ignored. Meet Eliza, an unwitting summer tour guide, whose life takes an otherworldly turn as she delves into the manor's storied history. Within these walls, ghostly apparitions materialize, including a ghastly doctor and nurse, forever entwined in a macabre surgical ritual. When Eliza's friend and colleague disappears into the forbidden upper reaches of the manor, she's compelled to embark on a harrowing rescue mission. Empowered by her extraordinary gift, Eliza boldly ventures into the eerie depths of the manor, peeling back the layers of its cryptic past in her relentless quest to find her missing friend. As time ticks away, the manor's malevolent history unravels, revealing a twisted connection between the sinister doctor, the ghostly nurse, and George Wayman, the owner of Briarwood-a man harboring a monstrous secret. The Haunting of Briarwood Manor is a heart-pounding paranormal mystery that escalates the tension to spine-chilling heights. Its captivating characters and the house's malevolent spirit will haunt your imagination long after you've turned the final page. As a standalone novel, it welcomes both newcomers and returning fans into its bone-chilling realm, ensuring that every chapter is a tantalizing mystery waiting to be uncovered. Discover the terror that awaits within the walls of Briarwood Manor-it's a haunting you won't soon forget. Praise for Michael Richan's novels from Amazon readers: "Outstanding and uniquely frightening... scary with lots of twists you don't expect, as well as characters the likes of which you've never seen. I recommend wholeheartedly." "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."

Ex-cop Derick used to control the Dark River - a strange, Lovecraftian world only those with the gift can enter - but he abandoned it for the sunny beaches of Belize months ago. His time in the sun is cut short when a new mystery draws him back to face a mind-bending threat.Leaving Deem in control of the Dark River has not gone well. After a long delay, treatments for the worms have finally rolled out - but the treatments are killing people, not curing them. When her boyfriend James goes missing, Deem secludes herself in Eximere, and no one has been able to reach her.As Derick investigates what has gone wrong, he discovers new dangers forming in the wastelands of the Dark River, capable of massive destruction. Strange clues and bizarre pieces of evidence lead him to a confrontation greater than any the Dark River has seen before - one which he and A may not survive.Malfunction 61 is Book Five in the Dark River series. It is a fast-paced paranormal adventure and continues the story told in three popular series, the first of which is The Bank Of The River, published ten years ago

For those with "the gift," the River is where they go to see things that others cannot; a realm co-existing with our own, filled with ghosts. There's a place in the River that most gifteds will not explore: The Dark River. Its reputation as a place of evil and addiction are well known, and only the foolish, desperate, or depraved would dare to enter. Derick was once a cop who, like every other cop, ignored the strange and inexplicable things that would pop up every now and then in his police work. After he retired, he decided to explore these unresolved things, and he discovered a clandestine world of people who are able to communicate with the dead. Though not gifted himself, he found a way to not only enter the Dark River, but also to make some money, taking contracts to pull people out and back to the real world. This time, the contract he takes turns out to be more than he bargained for, and it takes him deeper into the Dark River than he ever wanted to go. He faces strange, sadistic creatures, an infection that requires routine treatments to keep at bay, and the constant threat of firestorms as he escorts a woman with a secret through the foreboding landscape to her destination in a rebel town. A is a fast-paced paranormal mystery, filled with strange twists and turns in a sinister setting. It's the first book in The Dark River series, set in the same universe as its companion series, The Downwinders and The River.

Downwind: the area of the United States that received the brunt of the fallout from nuclear testing. As a result, humans developed cancers and congenital malformations... and so did the creatures in the River, the place where people with "the gift" see things others cannot. Deem and Winn share this gift, and they are asked to help a young woman stricken with a mysterious ailment. The cure lies in the ancient cliff dwellings of Plague Canyon, hidden on the private property of a zealous and paranoid owner. Warren, a rancher patrolling the canyon, shows an interest in Deem. She agrees to date him, hoping to manipulate him into letting her enter the ruins. Deem is surprised to find her interest in Warren becomes more than just a way into the canyon. Winn is with her every step of the way as they explore treacherous mines and corpse-filled caves. Meanwhile, Carma and Lyman are planning a secret retaliation, and Deem is about to find herself in the middle of a deadly confrontation with Council forces. The Graves of Plague Canyon is a fast-paced adventure with an unusual twist on the paranormal. It is the third book in The Downwinders series. Fans of The River series will find the unpredictable ghosts and mutations of the River even more frightening and terrifying in this place where surprises lurk around every corner, and deception is the order of the day.

The ghosts have something to say...A long weekend at a remote B&B was supposed to give Eliza and Robert some downtime. They soon discover that sleeping in the building unearths the spirits of people long dead, reviving a haunted mystery that has waited many decades to be solved. Eliza and Robert's plans to relax are put on hold while they try to help the owner of the B&B salvage his business.Eliza and Robert both have the "gift," but using it is difficult in the old building; something is wrong here, something that obscures their ability to see what's truly happening. They discover a fiendish child who has taken diabolical secrets to the grave, intent on harming others. Their harrowing search for her - and the surprises buried with her - is filled with danger, as they discover much more evil and malevolent forces at work.A Haunting in Wisconsin is a fast-paced paranormal mystery with an enjoyable cast of characters. It is full of twists and turns, as Eliza and Robert fight to save the B&B - and themselves. It is a stand-alone novel. No prior reading is necessary to enjoy this title.

The Dark River: a place most people with "the gift" will not explore. Its reputation for evil and addiction is well known and well deserved. Things have changed in The Dark River since Derick, a retired cop, found a way to take down the powerful LeFever. Chaos rules. Factions are vying for power. With a leadership vacuum at the top, Derick is pressured to take LeFever's place, but he doesn't want to be in charge.Staying too long in the Dark River allows worms to hatch in one's blood, making a return to the real world impossible. When a cure to purge the worms is in jeopardy, Derick reluctantly takes the leadership reins to ensure the cure is instituted successfully.He soon learns troubling details: researchers are trying to make the cure work - but they're also investigating the strange circumstances of LeFever's death. Derick is stunned to learn that LeFever might have used an ancient ritual to cheat death by changing himself in a bizarre and unimaginable way.The intrigue of the Dark River deepens as new alliances are forged and betrayals emerge. In the end, he can only rely on A, the monochild. But A has disappeared...Capricorn is a fast-paced novel set in a horrific underworld. It begins just days after The Port of Missing Souls (The River series) ends. Fans of The River series will not want to miss this continuation of the Unser story, set almost entirely in the creepy, shadowy realm of the Dark River.

Mason Manor, tucked away in the forests of Oregon - historic, beautiful, and completely haunted.The estate, built in 1850, is now a bed and breakfast run by Pete and Sarah. Once a wonderful place to stay, now it's got a real problem - guests aren't surviving the night, and word has gotten out: "Stay away! The place is dangerous!"Pete turns to an old friend, Roy, who has "the gift." Sarah is skeptical of Roy's abilities, but Pete convinces Roy to help save their business.With his son, Steven, they jump into the mystery and find things are much worse than they appear. They endure horrific encounters with the ghosts of the manor and discover a sinister force at work. Roy and Steven will need to use Roy's gift and marshal the help of others to save Mason Manor from the terrors within.A Haunting in Oregon is a fast-paced and suspenseful paranormal novel that confronts evil, ghosts, and the dead - and explores the supernatural gifts a father and son use to fight them.A Haunting in Oregon is the second book in The River series. There are currently eleven titles available in the series, and an additional six titles in two spin-off series, The Downwinders and The Dark 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!

The horror comes every sixteen years...Slaughter used to exist in Idaho years ago. Something happened to the town, something that caused it to fall a fraction of a second behind the rest of our timeline - and the entire town disappeared.Andrew knows the rare skill of travel between timelines, but finding a town like Slaughter - unmoored, isolated, drifting in time - is a difficult task, and traveling to it is even harder.The space between timelines is a hunting ground for strange creatures that feed on meat they find in places like Slaughter. Andrew lands in a town under siege, with residents arguing about how to best prepare for the invaders who arrive every sixteen years.He meets Helen, who lost her parents in the last attack. The next cycle is due any day, and the town is hunkering down, deploying new defenses. When the creatures arrive on schedule, Andrew and Helen try to repel the attack, but they are overpowered: people are dragged from their homes and rounded up like cattle, then fed while still alive to giant Eaters. It's a huge farming operation for the invaders, where half the town's population will be used as food.The attack usually lasts for days, but this time, the invaders leave suddenly, well before their normal departure, sparing most of the town. The citizens think they've been lucky, but Andrew and Helen soon learn the truth: the worst is yet to come.Can Andrew and Helen convince the town of what they've learned? Or will the citizens of Slaughterid ignore them, thinking they dodged a bullet? The political and religious forces within the town all have their own agendas, and Andrew and Helen's warnings don't fit nicely with their plans.When the new terror arrives, they're completely unprepared...except for the few who listened.

This is the most dangerous part...waiting in the dark, not knowing which spirits will respond...Jon Olson wasn't comfortable performing a high-stakes seance for his client, the wealthy Julia Marstead. Though Julia was willing to pay any price to contact her lost daughter, Jon felt she was not completely honest, concealing things from him. As the seance began, he sensed overwhelming danger. Suddenly, Julia dragged him into her twisted world, setting off a chain of events that would change Jon's life forever.The Seances is an epic paranormal story, spanning the course of many seances and personal losses, where the terrifying mystery of the Marstead estate is revealed, along with the horrific destiny of Jon Olson.

No one, not even experienced ghost hunters and mediums, will enter Pitmon House. Its dark, abandoned halls hold inhuman secrets, and the spirits inside are violent and uncontrollable. Exploring its rooms is an easy way to get killed. So Pitmon House sits - locked up, abandoned, and silent. Eliza's younger brother is struck down by an infection that has turned him from a normal, vibrant teenager into a raving lunatic, requiring constant sedation. She quickly realizes the medical community can't help him; she will have to use her dormant "gift" to save his life. Although Eliza is frustrated that her father died before teaching her how to use the gift, with practice she starts to see things that normal people cannot. Thanks to her co-worker Rachel's encouragement, Eliza becomes convinced that she can save her brother. When the clues point to Pitmon House, even Rachel has second thoughts. Eliza must find the courage within herself to enter the frightening and perilous mansion, even if it puts everyone's lives at risk.

Does paradise only exist in our minds? Eximere always seemed like paradise to Steven and Roy. Having agreed to act as caretakers for the mansion, they have been spending more time at Eximere, becoming acquainted with its quirks and idiosyncrasies. However, the more Steven and Roy learn about Eximere, the more disillusioned they become. Their recent discoveries of Eximere's nature have extended their circle of caretaking, and now a century-old creature from a tiny town on the peninsula threatens to unravel the delicate balance that keeps Eximere functional. As they struggle to stop this strange entity from destroying everything they love about Eximere, more of James Unser's bizarre design is revealed - and the results are devastating to Steven and Roy. The Cycle of the Shen is a fast-paced paranormal mystery, and the tenth book in The River series.

Barbara and her family's new home overlooks the beautiful, dark waters of Grays Harbor. They live so close to the ocean, she can smell it from her front porch. From the outside, the home seems perfect. But inside, Barbara has called on her third priest, and he's about to throw in the towel. The chilling apparitions in the house are terrorizing her daughters - and the local clergy! - and Barbara is desperate for help. Steven has "the gift," and along with his father, Roy, has offered to investigate - but a hired crew of ghostbusters from Seattle are in the way and making things worse. When Steven discovers a strange object in Barbara's house, he and Roy realize the ghostbusting outfit are about to unwittingly set in motion a series of events that will heighten the family's horrors. Grays Harbor is only minutes from Eximere, and Steven and Roy discover things are not normal there either. Large pieces of the strange underground estate are disappearing, and Steven and Roy are desperate to find out why. They'll have to dig deeper into the mystery of James Unser and the bizarre world he constructed if they're to save Eximere from oblivion. The Haunting at Grays Harbor is a fast-paced paranormal mystery, and the eighth book in The River series. It can be read stand-alone.

He would slit their throats, then rob them and dump their bodies into the river...Steven and Roy return as the haunted mysteries of Eximere deepen!When the ghosts of grotesque, bloated bodies invade Eximere, Steven and Roy investigate only to find that other people are exploring the Unser Mansion above them, just like they did years ago. Somehow their arrival has released the spirits of dozens of drowning victims, who now wander the halls.Secret rooms with no windows or doors hide new mysteries inside the mansion. It will take knowledge of the Dark River to figure things out. Although the Dark River is accessible from Eximere, Roy forbids it, and Steven has promised never to go there.When Derick arrives to conduct his own investigation, it becomes clear that the Dark River is where the answers to James Unser's mysteries lie. Will Steven travel there, breaking his promise to his father?The Port of Missing Souls is Book 12 in The River series. In it, many of the River universe storylines come together to weave a complex tale of one man's evil quest for power.

A frightening paranormal mystery begins when an eccentric aunt dies and leaves her strange house to a surprised nephew.Troy didn't know his late aunt very well, so he is stunned when he inherits her Victorian mansion. His relatives are also surprised, wondering why Troy was singled out while they receive only a pittance of the woman's estate.The old Victorian would fetch good money on the market, and Troy considers listing the house for sale. However, the mansion begins to reveal secret upon secret, wrapping him up in its mysterious past. He wants to be free of the house but is torn - the bizarre and frightening contents of the mansion are too intriguing, demanding he find out what his aunt was up to and what led to the unusual circumstances of her death.Soon Troy is plunged into the most terrifying journey of his life.Like all of Michael Richan's forty-plus novels, Aunt Death is a fast-paced paranormal mystery with twists and turns, and horrific surprises around every corner."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." - Amazon Reviewer

"There are other ghosts in this house. Not just me. Worse ones. Much, much worse."Zeke is a troubled fourteen-year-old. After his family moves into a new house, his brother becomes gravely ill, his common-sense mother behaves strangely, and his strict and ultra-religious father is dead set against Zeke's new relationship with a girl. Zeke begins to see frightening things in his home: bizarre apparitions, ghostly visitations, and gory spectacles. Although they terrify him, he suspects he could eliminate these terrors if he overcame his guilty feelings and accepted who he really is. Luckily, his new girlfriend knows exactly what is happening, and involves her mother to help. Both realize Zeke is under attack, and they must do something before his entire family is destroyed. Their journey will take them to the edge of sanity, battling ghost trains, violent entities, exorcisms, and the most daunting enemy of all - fear. Will Zeke conquer all the conflicting thoughts and emotions in his head and learn to accept and use the gift his father forbade him to use - before it's too late?

When David suggests Winn and Deem accompany him to explore a soon-to-be-sealed mine, Winn is apprehensive; not a fan of caves, tight spaces, and the radiated ghosts that haunt them downwind, Winn is more interested in having a good time with the women he sneaks into Carma's place than prowling around in the dark.David convinces them to go, discovering a place hidden from time: Canyon Diablo, and its notorious "Hell Street". The town has a history of violence and tragedy, and soon the three are wrapped up in the violence...and their own tragic events.It's time for old hauntings to surface and be cleared away, but at a heartbreaking price.Descent Into Hell Street is the seventh title in The Downwinders series.

Downwind: the area of the United States that received the brunt of the fallout from nuclear testing. As a result, humans developed cancers and congenital malformations... and so did the creatures in the River, the place where people with "the gift" see things others cannot. Twenty-year-old Deem is gifted, but she is on her own without her mentor, her late father. Deem's family is now targeted by a strange creature that climbs on their roof at night and infects the house with poison. With help from the charismatic Winn, Deem tries to stop the attacks, but this is only the beginning, with more ghosts, Callers, and mutated creatures to come. Deem met Steven and Roy when she helped save their son from the ghosts at St. Thomas. She was impressed by Roy's use of their ancestors' journals to assist with their work. Deem is confident her father left behind a journal for her somewhere, but her dangerous search becomes riddled with menacing secrets and revelations, putting people's lives at risk. Deem and Winn are not alone; they are helped by Awan, a handsome Paiute who knows Native American tradition and can explain the strange forces targeting Deem. They also meet Carma, a friendly soul with a fantastic and valuable secret buried in her house. Blood Oath, Blood River is the first book in The Downwinders Series, a spinoff of The River Series, in which Deem and Winn first appear in Book Six, Devil's Throat. Blood Oath, Blood River is a stand-alone novel; no prior experience with The River Series is necessary to enjoy it. Fans of The River Series will be intrigued by this new exploration of the River, set in a place where downwind radiation has made the ghosts and creatures of the River strange and unpredictable.

"There's been a murder," the cop said. "No one's going anywhere!" Wilson Cloudcroft finds himself trapped at a hostel in New Mexico. With one of the guests brutally murdered, the police are keeping everyone on lockdown until they can sort out the facts, and that's fine with him - he'll make good use of the time. Having collected Trinitite at a tour of White Sands the day before, he needs to process the material, and processing it requires a precise elevation - exactly where the hostel lies, located in the mountains above Alamogordo. While stuck in the tiny town of White Rock, he learns the hostel is unpopular with the locals and the police force, so he finds plenty of people with motives to commit the crime. Cloudcroft befriends a local cop who is also gifted. Their friendship leads them to new clues that normal detective work cannot discover: secrets hidden from view, and horrifying visions of murders yet to come. It will take the old ghosts of the town to help unravel the monstrous plans of the culprit, as well as Cloudcroft executing a terrifying ability he hoped he'd never have to use. Cloudcroft is a fast-paced paranormal mystery involving ghosts, the gift, and alchemy - and the greed that drives people to commit unspeakable acts.

Steven, Roy, and Eliza return in the most shocking tale of The River series!Eliza thought she was doing a favor for a friend. Instead, it turned out to be a twenty-year nightmare.Forced to aid a madwoman intent upon bringing a new evil into the world, Eliza seeks help from Steven, Roy, and Terrell - but they're completely unprepared for the horror facing them. Attacked by those they are trying to help, they soon become trapped in the dark, mysterious passageways of a labyrinth, where a monstrous evil is gestating, waiting to be birthed.Evocation is a fast-paced novel of ghosts and monstrosities and the fourteenth entry in the popular River series!

Some events are so horrific, they stain the very ground around them...Something evil is buried at the estate of Quiet Grove, so deeply hidden that Deem and Winn are unable to reach it with their "gift." David's aunt lives in fear on the estate, plagued by sleepless nights with an unbearable gnawing sensation inside her head. When Deem and her friends try to locate the source of the estate's hauntings, they uncover a shocking secret that leads them into uncharted waters. They soon find themselves out of their depth, unsure how to combat the nightmares that become real.Quiet Grove lies east of the Nevada nuclear test site in the heart of the fallout zone. Ghosts from its sinister history have mutated into horrifying creatures, terrorizing Deem, Winn, David, and Erin in this new paranormal mystery.The Nightmares of Quiet Grove is the sixth book in The Downwinders series. It can be read stand-alone, but reading the other titles of the series prior to this book will add to your enjoyment.

Who wouldn't want revenge upon their high school tormentors? Paying the bullies back for their misdeeds is a fantasy every terrorized kid entertains. Freshmen Aaron and Phillip have been on the receiving end of relentless bullying, and when a mysterious method to exact revenge comes their way, they jump in wholeheartedly, anxious to see the kids who beat and humiliate them get what they deserve.It goes way, way too far.When Aaron begins to have second thoughts, he finds himself trapped, wrapped up in a cultish group determined to keep him involved in secret meetings, executing horrific acts of revenge all over the school. As Aaron comes to realize that revenge isn't what it's always cracked up to be, he looks for a way out. When he finally discovers it, he finds himself in the middle of a battle between good and evil, where evil will stop at nothing to achieve its ends.

Cryptic messages must be deciphered. Traitors must be tracked. And a massacre must be avoided - or instigated, depending on your perspective! In the delicate moments just before sleep arrives, Winn is plagued with symbols racing through his mind. He has no idea what they mean, but he suspects they're a message, sent to him from someone trapped in a place where messages aren't supposed to escape. With the help of Carma and David, Winn begins a quest to decipher the symbols. Along the way, he faces maniacal ghosts and unsavory opportunists. Thankfully, his friend Awan has connections that can help, and soon they discover dangerous, evil forces moving all around them, gathering for a confrontation. When they uncover the nature of the impending conflict, they're frightened - terrified of what might happen, terrified of the role they're expected to play, and terrified for Deem. The Massacre Mechanism continues the story of The Downwinders, those with "the gift" who operate in the southern United States where fallout from nuclear testing in the sixties horribly shifted the ghosts and other unseen entities that make up "The River" - the place where the gifted can go to see the things that the rest of us cannot. It is a fast-paced paranormal adventure, and the fifth title in The Downwinders series.

"He's trying to scare us back to Leeds!"Not yet ready to reconcile with Carma and Lyman, Deem decides to spend Christmas with David and Winn. Away from Lyman's compound, they camp out in the empty house left by David's parents in Ivins. Hoping to enjoy a quiet Christmas with each other, they deck the home with old decorations discovered in the attic, and Deem sets about baking massive amounts of cookies - a tradition she used to perform with her mother.It seems like the three of them will be able to have a merry Christmas on their own, away from Lyman and Carma.However, something in the house has other ideas. Confronted with their own ghosts, Deem, Winn, and David must discover the deeply buried secrets that haunt the homestead. Is it something that Lyman has cooked up, trying to force them to return to Leeds? Or is it a new threat that will require Lyman's help to solve?Spend a Christmas with Deem, Winn, and David...and find out!

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. Derick's 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.

Diablo is a small company town - twenty nondescript homes, tucked against a cliff at the base of a huge dam. These houses are all the same, except for one - the one haunted by a bloody and horrific crime that replays again and again. Steven tries to wrap up the deal he made with a demon before rescuing his son from St. Thomas. This leads Steven to the Diablo house with his father and son. Unprepared for the powerful entities inside the house, Steven soon learns he's made a fatal mistake. Eliza joins them as they attempt to battle the most evil force they've ever encountered. In one of the most chilling books of The River series, Steven, Roy, and Eliza learn that when it comes to making a deal with a demon, there's one unfortunate truth: Demons lie. The Diablo Horror is the seventh book in the best-selling River series.

Far away, in the remote deserts of southern Nevada, lies a cave with secrets: strangely twisted creatures, mass deaths, and a hole so deep, anything that goes in, never gets out. Steven's son Jason has been taken to this desolate place by someone bent on vengeance. Steven and his father Roy pursue them in a desperate attempt to save Jason's life. However, the River is different here, where fallout from nuclear testing has altered the ghosts and entities inhabiting the many abandoned mines and hidden caves surrounding Devil's Throat. Steven and Roy are on unfamiliar ground; they seek the help of locals Winn and Deem to save Jason from a horrific ghost town, once submerged, now revealed. Devil's Throat is a fast-paced horror and suspense novel, and the sixth book in The River series.

Blackham Mansion was built next to a graveyard for a reason. Spiritualists who gathered there to make contact with ghosts knew the deceased were only a few feet away. Over the years, they became very successful at rousing the dead and inquiring about the afterlife. Too successful. Deem, a gifted nineteen-year-old, learns that the long-abandoned mansion holds secrets she must investigate. She becomes wrapped up with the unusual house located downwind, where years ago the brunt of Nevada's nuclear testing fallout rained down from the skies. As a result, Blackham Mansion isn't any ordinary haunted house. The entities inside - some helpful, some monstrously hideous - are things she's never dealt with before. Her friends Winn, Carma, and David try to help, but the forces inside the house overtake them all. Winn and Deem come face to face with a terrifying reality: Be careful what solutions you hope for; sometimes the cure is worse than the disease. The Blackham Mansion Haunting is a fast-paced mystery with an unusual twist on the paranormal. It is the fourth book in The Downwinders series, part of The River universe. Fans of The River series will find the unpredictable ghosts and mutations of the River even more frightening and terrifying in this place where surprises lurk around every corner, and deception is the order of the day.

In the quiet town of Clearlake, something dark and evil roams the streets at night, searching for a victim to haul into the forest and kill. When it targets Eliza's son, forces are quickly aligned to fight it. Eliza asks for help from Steven and Roy, her friends in Seattle who have "the gift," an ability to see things others cannot by entering a place called "The River." Their battle will take them to dark mausoleums and haunted groves. The answer may lie in the hands of a reclusive woman, a specialist in death... or it may revolve around a stalker, a man intent on creating an abomination. Eliza, Steven, and Roy have worked together before, but the creatures that walk the streets of Clearlake will challenge them, bringing them to the edge of disaster. It Walks At Night is a fast-paced horror/paranormal mystery, and the ninth book in The River series.

Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest lies the haunted Unser Estate. A group of individuals with "the gift" assemble to find out what lurks inside the mansion. At first, Steven and Roy are hesitant to work with unfamiliar people, but with their good friend Eliza, all three become committed to helping the others determine why the Unser mansion is poisoning the nearby town. A simple team effort to rid the estate of hauntings soon turns into a nightmare as the group suffers attacks by strange, evil forces more sinister than mere ghosts. Dark and mysterious threats await them as they explore the mansion and determine exactly what James Unser was up to - a plan so evil, it threatens to destroy them all. Eximere is a fast-paced horror and suspense novel, and the fourth book in The River series.

A dark figure that appears at night...Steven is awakened in the middle of the night by a dark figure that mysteriously shifts around the inside of his home. The figure seems frozen in time, benign, unable to move -- like a statue of a man, made of glass. It suddenly disappears and re-appears somewhere else, still frozen, watching him. When Steven summons the courage to inspect it closer, he discovers it's a shell of some kind, with a man inside... and the man is angry.Steven would normally turn to his father, Roy, who is educating him on how to use "the gift" to deal with ghosts and other supernatural threats, but Roy isn't available. When the dark figure attacks him, Steven becomes desperate and turns to his friends Eliza and Daniel. Daniel's an expert on time, recognizes the figure's movement as "time shifting." They all soon discover the true nature of the threat: it comes from the past and it's worse than any of them could have guessed.Unusual ghosts and horrific creatures stand between them and the solution. Time is running out as Steven, Roy, Daniel and Eliza dig into the past to learn of half-finished business that is coming back to haunt them all.Ghosts of Our Fathers is a fast-paced and suspenseful paranormal novel where Steven and Roy confront a ghostly history that is determined to take revenge upon their entire family.Ghosts of Our Fathers is the third book in The River series. There are currently nine titles available in the series, and an additional three titles in a spin-off series, The Downwinders.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 Kingalways 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!"