Murdered children are haunting Steven's home.Knockings in the middle of the night…ghostly apparitions in dark corners…an evil presence moving through the house…Steven has always been a rational person, skeptical of things like hauntings and ghosts. However, the new home he lives in is changing his mind in a big way.His father Roy recognizes what’s going on and tries to help, but their relationship is strained. Roy has “the gift” and can see things that normal people cannot. Steven has this ability too, but at first he is too skeptical to use it.The chilling apparitions become relentless, forcing Steven and Roy to discover the dark mystery hidden within the house. Something far more sinister than either of them expected is behind the ghostly specters, and they will have to learn to trust each other if they’re going to fight the evil lurking in the rooms of Steven’s home.The Bank of the River is a fast-paced and suspenseful paranormal novel, and the first book in The River series. "What a great book!...A perfect ghost story. 4.5 stars." - Horror Maiden "If you like a mystery, embedded into the supernatural with plenty of suspense, then don't miss out on Michael Richan's horror fiction." - Booktalk The Bank of the River  is the first book in  The River  series. Each book in the series is novel length ( The Bank of the River  is over 50k words) and can be read stand-alone.  - The order of the series, as of 8/8/15, is:  The Bank of the River, A Haunting in Oregon, Ghosts of Our Fathers, Eximere, The Suicide Forest,   Devil's Throat,  The Diablo Horror,  The Haunting at Grays Harbor,   It Walks At Night, and The Cycle of the Shen. - Residual  is a free novella that takes place between this title and the next book,  A Haunting in Oregon .  Residual  is free when you sign up for my email list at michaelrichan.com. - I sincerely hope you enjoy this series. I have been blown away by the response. More titles in this series are coming! Michael Richan lives in Seattle, Washington. He has written fiction for thirty-five years, and is the author of several popular horror/paranormal series, including The River , The Dark River and The Downwinders .