It Came From the Desert

Veteran detective Russell Andrews knows the danger of big-city life.Rape, murder, gangs… It’s not a place he wants to raise his teenage daughter. So after his divorce, Russell moves with her to serve as the sheriff of a sleepy New Mexican town.But the desert has dangers of its own—deadly secrets that eat men alive.Secrets growing in power…Soon the father and daughter will come face-to-face with a monster out of myth, a force without a name in the modern world.“[It Came From the Desert] brought me back to those glorious Saturday afternoons of my youth watching Creature Double Feature.”— Peter Schwotzer, Famous Monsters of Filmland“Scott M. Baker builds tension and explores characters like a seasoned pro, all before offering them up as dinner for some of the creepiest crawlies you’ll experience on the page. [It Came From the Desert] is the perfect blend of small-town quirk and pulpy monster madness that will leave you cringing and wanting more!”— Ryan C. Thomas, author of Salticidae and Hissers[NOTE: It Came From the Desert is a re-release of the 2014 novel Yeitso. This version also contains the big bug short story “From Space It Came” as well as original artwork from Christian Sauz Ramos.]