Empty Graves: A Weird Western (Gideon Thorn Book #8)

Some graves are never meant to be opened.

When Dinah Pilcher—journalist, occult investigator, and Gideon Thorn’s former companion—vanishes while chasing a story in the swamps of Arkansas, Thorn sets out to find her. Her last known pursuit? A rash of grave robberies tied to whispered legends of dark rites and unnatural resurrection.

What he uncovers is far worse.

In a forgotten corner of the South, Thorn crosses paths with a brutal outlaw clan and a shadowy cult said to command the dead. Their ancient rituals promise vengeance and power—at the cost of defying the natural order itself. With every step deeper into the backwoods, Thorn draws closer to the truth… and to a horror that refuses to stay buried.

To save Dinah—or avenge her—he must face the boundary between life and death, and the monstrous ambitions of those who would cross it.