内容简介：
Texas oilman Max Brown s wellheads are being mysteriously destroyed and people are dying hideous, terrifying deaths. When he enlists the assistance of a Fort Worth detective and a World War II veteran, he discovers that the culprit is an ancient, mysterious race of monstrous creatures. What are they? Where do they come from? Together, the men form an unlikely triumverate that must race against time to discover the nature of these creatures while rushing towards a spine-tingling, page-turning climax