Shallow Graves The Unseen - Book One

He drinks too much. He can't hold a marriage together. And he's our only hope against the monster that just came to town.Franklin Butcher is a young cop with a few rough years behind him. Freshly divorced, he decides to make a new start in the small town of Shallow Creek. What better place to coast until retirement than a town where nothing happens?His plan doesn't work. Soon people start disappearing, and Butcher is the only one who seems to want to solve the case. He believes a new couple in town are to blame for the vanishings, but the truth is even darker than he thinks.Before he knows it, Butcher is drawn into an unseen world of supernatural creatures that has existed in secret for centuries. It's also a world he has more connection to than he ever imagined. Because, like Shallow Creek, Franklin Butcher has a few secrets of his own.The Unseen is a bold new take on familiar myths, from doppelgangers to vampires, to demons, monsters and more. This is a series that can't be missed. But be careful- once seen, this world can't be unseen...Note: A version of this story was originally published under the title Shallow Veins. This version has been heavily edited and expanded by the author.