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Apr 2025
54m 12s

The Stuff Nightmares Are Made Of

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When a washed-up private eye takes a late-night case involving a movie star's bizarre behavior, he uncovers a cosmic conspiracy, a poorly disguised alien impersonator, and an ancient, interstellar predator with an appetite for Earth’s last refugees—himself included.





Author: Dave Kavanaugh




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