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Louis L'Amour’s *The Haunted Mesa* opens on an imposing plateau that deters both Native American and white inhabitants alike. When a friend’s urgent letter summons renowned investigator of inexplicable phenomena Mike Raglan to this remote desert, he discovers a world where the laws of man and nature are challenged. The story follows Raglan’s slow immersion into the region’s shadows, where the legacy of the Anasazi peoples—long extinct cliff-dwellers of the Southern states—reveals astonishing secrets and forces him to confront realities beyond the known dimensions.
First publish date: 1987
Genre: Western Fiction/Western Adventure
Authors: Louis L'Amour
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