The Desert Rats

Strange things start to happen as soon as psychic investigator Mason and his boyfriend Ned and their roommate Peggy arrive in the high desert. An old friend sends him on a quest to identify an artifact found hidden among his dead fathers possessions and the journey brings him into contact with a series of odd characters-not least the enigmatic Laura whos camping out on the desert but seems to be up to something else. With the help of a manicurist a librarian and a revealing side-trip back to Los Angeles Mason manages to sharpen his psychic skills and gain insights into Gilberts artifact-and perhaps even the hidden structure of the world. The second book in the Mason Braithwaite psychic mystery series The Desert Rats follows Mason as he grows into his new career as an investigator and confronts the paranormal phenomena swirling around in the desert. In the face of Neds skepticism and some counterintuitive experiences Mason has to decide whether he can handle this new version of reality.