Title: Cactus Island
First published: 2008
Description: Stan is called out to Possum Kingdom Lake in Central Texas where a boy scout has been killed in a tragic Jeep accident. At first glance it appears to be just a typical case of a reckless teenager driving too fast, but the teenager, Steven Caldwell, insists the accident wasn't his fault. He claims he was distracted by an alien spacecraft flying overhead. At first Stan thinks his client's story is ridiculous, but as his investigation progresses he discovers his client may be telling the truth.
Subjects: mystery, CIA, government conspiracy, Manchee, Dallas, Alien abduction, Paula Waters, novel, legal thriller, Stan Turner, Texas, Science Fiction - General, Literary, Fiction, Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Mystery, Science Fiction - Adventure, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Detective - Series
Places: Dallas, Texas, Tarizon
People: Stan Turner, Paula Waters, Peter Turner
Time periods: 1990
LC classification: PS3563.A43497 C33 2008