DEEP SEA - Matawan 1916

A Gripping Historical Horror Novel Based on the True Story of the Jersey Shore Man-Eater

The great heatwave of 1916 has the East Coast in its suffocating grip. For those fleeing the city, the cool, blue Atlantic of the Jersey Shore is a promised oasis. But paradise is ripped apart when a swimmer is brutally killed in the surf.

Authorities are quick to dismiss the death as a freak accident. But when the horror strikes again, relentlessly moving north, the truth becomes undeniable. A rogue shark with a taste for human flesh is hunting in the placid waters of the summer resorts.

The panic that seizes the coast is nothing compared to what comes next. In a terrifying turn that defies all logic, the predator leaves the ocean. It travels sixteen miles inland, bringing its carnage to the quiet, muddy waters of Matawan Creek, a place of backyard gardens and childhood swimming holes.

As a heroic tailor, a distraught father, and a haunted sea captain confront the unimaginable, the town of Matawan becomes a bloody battleground. This gripping historical thriller, inspired by the terrifying true events of 1916, pits a small community against a primal force of nature in a desperate hunt for the monster that came from the deep.