Books by Wade Rivers

When tragedy finally strikes their spacious ranch in “Y” City, it seems that only handsome, opportunistic cowhand Harley Wright knows for sure what happened. Passions flare and the community erupts in outrage, stirred by the ambitions of the local prosecutor and Leah’s own seductive daughter.

When even his best friends turn against him, it’s up to Sheriff Hollis Brown to sort out fact from fiction amidst a mountain of conflicting testimonies and motives. Was this a case of revenge or blackmail? Was it simply an accident or was it the final act of a marriage gone bad? Were the townspeople burning for justice, or was there something more sinister at play?

In a race against time, there’s no telling if Hollis’s intent is to mollify the town or save a man’s life. Or is he only out to save himself?

It begins with Text’d, the tragic story of a strikingly beautiful young woman who is texted by some unknown “friend.”  Her fascination and curiosity leads to entrapment as she is seduced into a dark world she can not escape, and virtually everyone becomes a prisoner of “friend.”

Next, Rivers treats us to “The Yomen,” the ultimate story of a vacation gone wrong.  Clint Roberts, a man down on his luck, takes his daughter and her best friend on a canoeing expedition where thy have the great misfortune on the river of crossing paths with the epitome of evil.  Their dream vacation becomes a fight for survival as they come face to face with The Yomen.

Finally, you are introduced to a short but powerful macabre world in Line 21.  What happens when government gains too much control?  The consequences are horrific.  Whatever your lot is in life, you don’t want it to end here…. but you may, we all may.   Nothing is scarier than the truth.

In between these three thrillers, Rivers gives us even more and provokes the reader with “minis.”  Call them what you will, but they grip you in an instant.  Some will enlighten, and some will awaken, and though short, some may give you more than what you bargain for.  Just as with a good movie or matinee, the minis can be as captivating as the features themselves.  So grab your popcorn, pull the covers up, turn down the lights, and don’t forget to lock your doors.

Enjoy.

First, in Rivers startling feature novel, he takes us into the not too distant world where privacy and freedoms are abolished. This thought provoking vision of government surveillance and intrusion will keep you riveted in suspense from beginning to end.

Based on years of research, this "faction" novel will terrify you long after you have put it down because it is the world we are destined for. It is our future, and unless we change the course of events now, no one will escape The Trisix Colony. But that is not all. Next, we are given a gripping little shocker. Like the short Hitchcock classics, Polar dangles the prospects of terror before our eyes.

What happens when a young man goes hunting for the weekend and leaves his fiance alone? You quickly discover what awaits him when sweet Debra Ann stops taking her meds. The person he left and the person he returned to are not the same. They are polar opposites as you the reader will see.

Finally, we are taken back in time, to The Factory. Young Johann is struggling to keep his family warm and fed. The new economy is providing jobs but what else? In this haunting tale, Johann must discover for himself what price society will pay to rise from the clutches of Depression, and what the price he will pay to expose it. Is the Holocaust over, or is it just beginning? You may not want to find out.

Last but not least, Rivers gives us a rare treat, cutting edge mind tinglers in between the stories. Short and provocative, but no less powerful, Rivers assures the reader that every page is gripping. Now go get your popcorn and enjoy. The show is starting. Afterwards, do not forget to check out "Y" City and Thrillervision.

Katherine, though beautiful and elegant, is surprisingly insecure, and rather quickly her anonymous friend becomes the only person she can truly trust. "Friend" gives her encouragement she needs, even helps her with exams. There doesn’t seem to be anything that "friend" doesn't know, and "friend" knows all about Jason, what he is really like.

Rivers takes us on a spell bounding psychological thriller unlike any you have ever read. Text'd is the ultimate cat and mouse game. It will keep you in suspense as you must discover for yourself who is "friend."

As always, Rivers grips you quickly in his story and then adds his signature twist to the end. This is a thriller that you won't put down, but more importantly it is one novel that you will never forget. One thing is for certain, after reading Text'd, you will never look at them the same way again..

Clint Roberts discovers what is truly important as this family vacation turns into a nightmare. Recently fired from his editorial post and behind on his mortgage, Clint retreats from his pain and seeks refuge at the family cabin located on the scenic Ouachita River.

Vividly graphic and superbly written, The Yomen is a contrast of the beauty in nature and the darker side of man. For Clint and his daughter, the cabin had always been a sanctuary, a place of peace, relaxation and fun that is until this trip. As a young boy, Clint had been told tales of the “Yomen”, a colloquialism for any unexpected danger either by an act of God, or man. Unlike omens, people (the victims) never see the threat coming. Danger appears from nowhere.

In this spell bounding thriller, the reader is perched with the perfect vantage point. You see what is coming, or do you? A rash of disappearances and murders has recently baffled police in Western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma. Roberts, a newspaper man, would normally be aware of the latest developments except that he has blocked out all headlines and current events. He is a man on the run from his problems, hiding from a world in which he can no longer cope.

Then, as it so often occurs in life, evil, the epitome of evil, emerges from nowhere when we least expect it. It happens on seemingly beautiful days, and it is at its worse when we are totally unprepared. It walks into a theater, or boards a plane. We never know until it is too late.

Rivers masterfully weaves the lives of both good and evil through the pages of his story until he threads them together in a most terrifying outcome. In the process, every fear that we have emerges to the surface. As always, he keeps the reader in suspense until the very last page. The endings to Rivers’ novels are never predictable. The reader is kept guessing, who will win and who will survive?

And most important perhaps, who is the Yomen?