The Donut Legion: A Novel

Charlie Garner has a bad feeling about his ex-wife, Meg, who has been missing for over a week. He suspects something sinister is afoot, as neighbors claim she is running from bill collectors. Charlie, along with his brother, Felix, and journalist Amelia Scrappy Moon, uncovers strange and frightening details about a space-age, evangelist cult called The Saucer People, who believe their compound is the site of an extra-terrestrial Second Coming. When their key informer is found dead, Charlie knows he is in danger, but he remains dogged in his quest to rescue Meg. The novel examines the insidious rise of fringe groups with black comedy and glints of pathos.

Format: Hardback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 13 April 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Charlie Garner has a bad feeling. His ex-wife, Meg, has been missing for over a week, and one quick peek into her home shows all her possessions packed up in boxes. Neighbours claim she is running from bill collectors, but Charlie suspects something more sinister is afoot. Meg was last seen working at the local donut shop, a business run by a shadow group most refer to as "The Saucer People"; a space-age, evangelist cult who believe their compound to be the site of an extra-terrestrial Second Coming. Along with his brother, Felix, and beautiful, randy journalist Amelia Scrappy Moon, Charlie uncovers strange and frightening details about the compound (read: a massive, doomsday storehouse of weapons, a leashed chimpanzee!). When the body of their key informer is found dead with his arms ripped out of their sockets, Charlie knows he is in danger, but he remains dogged in his quest to rescue Meg.

Brimming with colourful characters and Lansdale's characteristic bounce, this rollicking crime novel examines the insidious rise of fringe groups and those under their sway with black comedy and glints of pathos.

Weight: 480g
Dimension: 238 x 160 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780316540681