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IT HAS WAITED....IT HAS HUNGERED.... When Jake Caruso and his construction team find a hidden tunnel in the cellar of the old Blake mansion in the sleepy hamlet of Harrington Falls, Jake can't wait to explore its depths. There, he finds an even greater mystery: a stone chamber that's been covered up for hundreds of years -- sealed shut by some long-forgotten warden. IT HAS BEEN UNLEASHED. When the ancient seal is broken, a reign of terror and death consumes the town's residents. Something is show more stalking them -- something that strikes in the darkness without warning or mercy, leaving a trail of innocent blood in its wake -- and Jake comes to realize the nightmarish truth of what he has set free. It is an evil born of ages past. A creature of eternal bloodlust. And it has risen to continue its endless slaughter.... show less

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In Riverwatch, Jake Caruso and his construction crew, while performing construction on the old Blake mansion, come across a hidden tunnel. This piques Jake's interests, and he feels compelled to explore the tunnel, even beyond what is required as part of the job. They come across a stone chamber that had been covered for centuries. If you've read enough horror novels or watched enough horror movies, you know what comes next. In a tried and true trope, they unleash an ancient creature who begins to wreak havoc on the town of Harrington Falls.

There isn't anything overly original about Riverwatch. It's a plot line that has been done before, but nonetheless Joseph Nassise did an expert job on the execution. The writing is at a high level, show more done by a writer who exhibits nothing but professionalism and shows a high skill level. There is sufficient tension and suspense throughout, along with good horror elements that keep the story going without any lulls in the plot. The novel is well crafted and well worth reading.

Carl Alves - author of Blood Street
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Of you like your horror Gothic and full of cliches, jump right in. Was a struggle to finish at times.

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Joseph Nassise is a LibraryThing Author, an author who lists their personal library on LibraryThing.

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Riverwatch

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Fiction and Literature, Horror
DDC/MDS
813Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English
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PS3614 .A774Language and LiteratureAmerican literature
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