The Slab, by Jeffrey J. Mariotte
A noirish bloodbath in the Salton Sea with serial killers, magic mushrooms, and three unlikely heroes versus Evil.
ILT Publishing, 2003, 284 pages
Three veterans of different wars, their lives once saved by magic, find themselves brought together in one of the most strange, remote, and cruel parts of the California desert. As serial killers ply their deadly trade, a young woman, abducted and endangered, seeks her own brand of justice for those who threatened her, and an ancient evil sprouts from beneath desert sands, these three war veterans must learn to embrace the terrifying bond they share. Written in powerful prose as dry and dangerous as its desert setting, The Slab, for all its horrors, is ultimately an epic tale of hope and redemption.
Starts out like a crime thriller, ends up being a supernatural quest to save the world.
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ILT Publishing, 2003, 284 pages
Three veterans of different wars, their lives once saved by magic, find themselves brought together in one of the most strange, remote, and cruel parts of the California desert. As serial killers ply their deadly trade, a young woman, abducted and endangered, seeks her own brand of justice for those who threatened her, and an ancient evil sprouts from beneath desert sands, these three war veterans must learn to embrace the terrifying bond they share. Written in powerful prose as dry and dangerous as its desert setting, The Slab, for all its horrors, is ultimately an epic tale of hope and redemption.
Starts out like a crime thriller, ends up being a supernatural quest to save the world.
My complete list of book reviews.