Devilish Dust

by Erik Dean

Overview

BETTER TURN YOUR LIGHTS OFF...

The multi-award-winning author of Garbageman, Wraith and Cryptic is back with another chilling page-turner.

This weekend, on Arizona's freeway between Tucson and Phoenix, several drivers will be trapped in a deadly dust storm.

"Pull off the road and turn off your lights!"
That's what the transportation authorities encourage drivers to do.
So no one will rear-end their vehicle, they say.

But that isn't the only reason.
There's something else they're not telling travelers.

But they'll find out soon enough...
They'll come face to face with the evil that lurks within the dust storm.
And it's something they could never have imagined.

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Other Books by ERIK DEAN:

WRAITH
GARBAGEMAN
CRYPTIC
CRUEL and UNUSUAL
CRUELER and MORE UNUSUAL

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798224496853
Publisher:	Erik Dean
Publication date:	03/28/2022
Pages:	162
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.37(d)

About the Author

Multi-award winning author, Erik Dean, is an Arizona native with over 25 years of experience in Radiology as a technologist. When called for, Erik applies his medical knowledge when writing his novels.

In his spare time, Erik enjoys reading horror and action-adventure novels. He loves watching the classics, and horror, action-adventure and sci-fi movies. His favorite pet is a border collie.

Erik strives to write unpredictable novels, with characters and plots that have never been written about before.

Awards and Recognitions:

Finalist, Horror - 2018 Book of the Year Award, Independent Authors Network (Cryptic)
Finalist, Action/Adventure - 2018 Book of the Year Award, Independent Authors Network (Garbageman)
First Place - 11th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards (Cryptic)
Official Selection, Horror - 2017 New Apple Book Awards for Excellence in Independent Publishing (Cryptic)

Editorial Reviews

2022-05-25
An Arizona dust storm hides an evil secret in this roadside horror novel.

A highway—a stretch of road between Tucson and Phoenix—becomes the epicenter of a treacherous dust storm in the Sonoran Desert. As the wind picks up sand, pebbles, and small rocks, highway patrolman Richard Hickman works to maintain traffic safety. In a dust storm, there’s poor visibility, “causing a lot of accidents,” Richard warns as he encourages travelers to exit the highway or pull over before the tempest arrives. But this storm harbors a nasty secret: Hiding in the fine particles whipping through the air is a malevolent presence that leaves in its wake untold chaos and destruction. When travelers start dying or disappearing in the clouds of dust, the rumors and legends of evil spirits that possess sandstorms begin to hold more credence. Are there devils in the dust? This question hovers over each of the characters trapped on the highway in Dean’s engaging tale. The story follows a vast array of players, with each chapter focusing on one group, describing how the characters got to the highway and providing a little context to their relationships before disaster strikes. There are Mike and Ruth, a couple on a date in his stylish Firebird Formula. There’s also the Lopez household, traveling on the highway for a close-to-home family outing. Though these characters and chapters seem disparate, when the storm comes, the book’s stories suddenly start overlapping in a gripping multicar pileup. Unfortunately, the novel’s developments before the tempest mute some of the tension. Readers always know where the characters are going to end up (on the freeway, possibly battling sandstorm ghouls). The mundane details of the players’ lives (chats between Ruth and her roommate; 10 pages of a family staycation that involves visiting a restaurant and caverns) do little to actually flesh out their personalities. Instead, they serve as digressions for readers to navigate until the excitement kicks in. When the storm hits, the tale is fun and campy—it just takes some detours to get there.

A thrilling ride that hits a few speed bumps along the way.

Kirkus Reviews