Description

In this gripping sci-fi mystery perfect for fans of the Southern Reach trilogy and Under the Dome, a sheriff investigates a string of murders after a massive alien life form upends his small Nebraska townsoon to be a major television production from Ron Howard.

When a massive asteroid hurtles toward Earth, humanity braces for annihilationbut the end doesnt come. In fact, it isnt an asteroid but a three-mile-tall alien that drops down, seemingly dead, outside Little Springs, Nebraska. Dubbed the giant, its arrival transforms the red-state farm town into a top-secret government research site and major metropolitan area, flooded with soldiers, scientists, bureaucrats, spies, criminals, conspiracy theoristsand a murderer.

As the sheriff of Little Springs, David Blunt thought hed be keeping the peace among the same people hed known all his life, not breaking up chanting crowds of cultists or battling an influx of drug dealers. As a series of brutal, bizarre murders strikes close to home, Blunt throws himself into the hunt for a killer who seems connected to the Giant. With bodies piling up and tensions in Little Springs mounting, he realizes that in order to find the answers he needs, he must first reconcile his old worldview with the town he now lives inbefore its too late.

Author: Van Jensen
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 01/13/2026
Pages: 384
ISBN: 9781538776865
Language: English