First you die. Then you thirst. After losing his wife, two consecutive jobs, and most of his dignity, James Waters agrees to repair a neglected house high in the Colorado Rockies. It is an opportunity to get back on his feet and make things right with himself and his daughter. But the house is infested by rats. And secrets. Long dead secrets that are tied to a recent plague outbreak… and horrors much older—and much worse—than that.
Mitch Sebourn is currently working his way through law school while (not so) secretly focussing most of his attention on trying to write The Great American Classic. He has published three novels and a collection of poetry in paperback, as well as a new novel, Watershed, available as a Kindle eBook.
He enjoys reading, writing, hiking, and is looking forward to being married next July.
When he is not sitting atop Tikaboo Peak spying on the inhabitants of Area 51, or scaling the slopes of Colorado's 14ers, he can typically be found calling the Hogs in central Arkansas.
This is a slow burn, but despite the long intro, there is a building, creeping dread that results in a fine finale. My only reason for 3 stars instead of 4 or 5 is that the story is told in the first person of a 17 year old girl, and I never believed the character to be either of those things. An enjoyable and worthy addition to vampire lore, all the same.
I really enjoyed this book. Was not sure at first, but the more I read, the more caught up in it I became. The only part I didn't really understand, was why, for a seemingly intelligent girl, it took her so long to take action. Still all and all a good story with an updated take on ancient lore.
I can't seem to get enough of Mitch Seabourn's work!!!! No spoilers, but you will NOT be disappointed!!! Mitch takes old legends and makes them real again.... that's all I'll say.... :-)