"Charlie Garner has a bad feeling. His ex-wife, Meg, has been missing for over a week and one quick peek into her home shows all her possessions packed up in boxes. Neighbors claim she's running from bill collectors, but Charlie suspects something more sinister is afoot. Meg was last seen working at the local donut shop, a business run by a shadow group most refer to as 'The Saucer People'; a space-age, evangelist cult...along with his brother Felix...Charlie uncovers strange and frightening details about the compound...When the body of their key informer is found dead with his arms ripped out of their sockets, Charlie knows he's in danger but remains dogged in his quest to rescue Meg"--]cProvided by publisher.
Biografie
Joe R. Lansdale hat zahlreiche Romane und Stories in den Genres Krimi, Horror und Western verfaßt und zahlreiche Anthologien herausgegeben. Er wurde mit dem British Fantasy Award, dem American Mystery Award, dem Edgar Award und sechsmal mit dem Bram Stoker Award ausgezeichnet. Er lebt mit seiner Familie in Nacogdoches, Texas.