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Blood River Kindle Edition

by Phillip Tomasso (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Sent to a remote area deep in the jungles of Indonesia’s Papua, TV’s Catch & Release star Rick Stone and his film crew set out to do some extreme fishing in order to identify a creature preying on natives.
Stone and his team encounter more than carnivorous fish on the journey. The prehistoric-like surroundings present danger at every turn. It isn't long before the purpose of boosting viewership and restoring network confidence with the first Reality TV Show are forgotten. Their survival becomes dependent on the ability to revert to animalistic behavior.
Rick Stone no longer cares about his show’s network ratings. All he wants now is to make it home . . . alive.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00N6JBG7I
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Severed Press (August 30, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 30, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3201 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 187 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,193,532 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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- #24,787 in Horror (Kindle Store)
- #51,074 in Horror Literature & Fiction

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Tomasso is an award-winning, Amazon Best Selling author of thirty books, and novellas.

Prolific, Tomasso has published novels for young readers, suspense enthusiasts, legal thrillers, mysteries, science fiction, horror, fantasy, books for young adults (YA), and non-fiction. Currently, Tomasso focuses most of his efforts on nonfiction, like his memoirs, Nothing Good Happens After Midnight.

He is also the creator and host of WHAT WERE THEY THINKING TRUE CRIME PODCAST, available on Amazon Podcast.

Tomasso works full-time as a Fire/EMS Dispatcher for 911 and dedicates his time to working on new writing projects and his three children.

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bunnygirl

Fascinating read!

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2014

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Phillip Tomasso writes another riveting novel with "Blood River". I suppose I wouldn't call myself a horror novel type, but Tomasso's writing is so good, I take the leap into his books, ready to be drawn in. I was not disappointed in this book - it quickly pulled me into its murky realms with a story about a man-eating fish, a very backwards culture (almost out of the old National Geographics that my grandparents used to collect), and so much more. First and foremost, it's a story about Rick Stone, a fisherman with his own television show, and a less than happy family life. When his producer decides to take the cast and crew out of their element to hunt for a monster fish that has killed a tribesman, he's ready for the adventure. But is he really ready? Tomasso's characters are always real, always very human, and the story was engrossing and different. It's a great read!

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Myra

Unexpected but Enjoyable!

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2015

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If you have ever purchased and read a story that you thought was going to go one way and then it goes in a totally different direction then you may understand the hesitation I feel in this review. It was entertaining, don't get me wrong, but it was soo not what I thought it was going to be about. You see, even from the first couple of chapters I believed that I was reading a creature-feature tale, my focus was all on the killer fish. It wasn't like I didn't know that there are thousands of other dangers in a rain forest but well...Killer fish, missing individuals that were possibly taken on land, the wonder of if the creatures could travel on land...yeah, so the story wasn't about any of that so much and turned out to be more of the whole 'nature of man' and civilization topics. It was an entertaining read, well-written and easy to follow with elements of horror thread throughout (which I expected) but as the main character is a top level fisherman and a mild mannered guy, I couldn't help hoping that more of the book dealt with him overcoming challenges with a rod, knife and tackle...rather than becoming Rambo. Okay so the main character does grow in courage, will and bravery against formidable odds...but those odds do not include the killer fish. In the end though, I have to give this book 4 stars because it does make one think, so if you're looking for mindless monster eats humans and is put down, then be warned.

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Booklover Sue

A good story

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2020

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This is a good book. With some interesting characters that the reader will learn to enjoy reading about. Well written with a mix of action and adventure. It ended too abruptly for me. And the river "monster" became more of a side story.

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Tolkien Trekkie

A great river adventure with "edge of your seat" horrific suspense and action

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2014

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Wow, I loved it. Many are categorizing this as horror. I wouldn’t but rather as horrific adventure and suspense. This is my first ever by Phillip Tomasso and I thoroughly enjoyed it from the first page to the last. I couldn’t put it down and finished in about 3 ½ hours. It’s very well crafted with nicely defined characters (flaws and strengths) and a believable premise and locale. Once Rick Stone and his team arrive in Papua New Guinea, the action and suspense accelerate into a breakneck pace. To those who watch the River Monsters TV series, this is an extreme take on that. If you crave adventure, action and horrific suspense in an exotic locale, I believe you’ll completely enjoy this book.

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Teresa J. Reasor

Don't Go In The Water

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2014

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Well written action adventure with a circular plot. A group travels to an isolated village in the middle of a jungle to hunt for a river creature killing the local villagers. They run into a culture clash with the locals which revs up the suspense and the action. I was very pleased by the ending. Well done.
Teresa Reasor

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deez

Blood, jungle,hot chic, scandal and every thing in between.

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2014

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I read a lot of horror, and many more zombie genre books. I have to express my genuine admiration for Phillip Tomasso and his ability to grasp your every nerve.
This is a refreshing twist of the typical horror story. The way he sucks you into the characters is profound. I have thoroughly enjoyed this book. Rick is your everyday gent that gets to do what he loves and it's not all unicorn and rainbows. He has a chance to rise above and conquer. Sorry no spoilers. You need to read this to find out the rest of his story.
I grew up around lakes and my brother was a fishing guide. I can so seeing this actually happening. Loved it.
I hope P.T. continues Ricks journey in another far off land with the hottie Tika.

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Christy Curtis

Blood River good title poor story!

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2015

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If you want a comprehensive action adventure book this isn't for you. I felt duped by the cover into believing this book would be just that instead it's written like "chick lit!" I have nothing against that genre except I am not into it nor did I want to read the entire book hearing about the heroes whining,wondering why his marriage failed & on & on! I was especially disappointed in the authors lack of research a male penis can not be pushed back into the body! If I a woman know that so will everyone else. I felt the author was being lazy in describing the natives if all he could describe for their looks was banana leaves around their scrotum no facial tattoos nor any other markings. We subscribe to National Geographic this author should have availed himself of some of their issues he then would have seen the intricate markings on many of the tribes.

Like many of the one & two star reviews I felt the story fell flat as the fish terrorizing the village turned out to be nothing important to the plot the tribe killing them seemed to be a big deal to the author. I also felt the romance unbelievable no one just turns their back on their jungle ways to live full time in the real world. All in all a big disappointment!

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Intriguing

Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2016

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A good story, well written and I was unable to put it down. I think it could have been drawn out at the end to make a much longer story.