Deadly Sands: Monsters Below

by Charles Ray

The area around Pecos, Arizona is desert but peaceful except for the occasional bandit. The Wild West frontier has been declared closed and law and order has been brought to the west. In the Pecos area, that law and order is handled by U.S. Marshal Jethro Hawk. But when people start disappearing under mysterious circumstances, including a bank robber that Hawk was pursuing, he begins to wonder if the west isn’t still wild.

When a college professor and his students out in the desert looking for signs of ancient life are attacked and two of them are killed, they bring Hawk a story that he finds hard to believe. Then, a hard-bitten rancher and one of his hands, a former soldier and veteran of the Indian Wars, tell Hawk the same story, he knows that he has a major problem on his hands.
How does a lawman deal with a deadly creature that’s not even supposed to exist? Hawk has to find the answer, and find it soon.

Genres: Horror

84 pages, Paperback

Published March 9, 2022

About the author

I've been writing since my teens. In addition to writing for several newspapers and magazines in the US, Europe, Asia, and Africa, I've written two books on leadership and a number of fiction works. I'm also a published poet, photographer, and artist. I write in several genres, reflecting my broad reading tastes. I spent 20 years in the army, retiring in 1982 and becoming a diplomat. I've worked in about 10 countries and traveled to about 30 more, mining each for material to write about.

Reviews

[Lottie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a good book, but reminded me of the movie “Tremors.”

[Tommy · Rating 3 out of 5]

ok but not as good as the others

This is set in the old west so it is a bit different than Ray’s other books. Still the creature is fun and does take it toll on the population.