Searchers: A True Story

by Ron Felber

Describes the disturbing experiences of Dawn and Steve Hess, who believe they were the victims of alien abductors who subjected them to twenty-four hours of anguishing mental torture during a camping trip in 1989. Reprint.

Genres: Nonfiction

213 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

RON FELBER is the author of The Unwelcomed, to be released May 2024, the Jack Madson crime thriller trilogy, which includes Dark Angel|26169864], The Kafka Society|18173988], and A Man of Indeterminate Value|16291539]. Like his thriller protagonist Jack Madson, Felber worked as a federal marshal, transporting federal criminals, and fought Golden Gloves and hold a blue belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu. The recipient of the UPI Award for fiction and the Albright Award for science fiction, he began his writing career with articles based on his experiences for True Detective magazine.

Felber was educated at Georgetown University, Loyola University of Chicago, and Drew University, where he earned his Doctorate. He currently teaches creative writing at Drew University's Caspersen School of Graduate Studies. Felber also the author of five non-fiction books including Mojave Incident and Il Dottore The Double Life of a Mafia Doctor, which was the basis for the FOX television drama The Mob Doctor. He lives in New Jersey with his dog Hemingway.

Reviews

[Dale Stonehouse · Rating 1 out of 5]

California couple camps in the desert. Together they spend the night terrified by thousands of bug-eyed gray aliens who swoop down from the night sky and peer into their pickup camper at them. In the light of morning the aliens are gone and they drive home. Hmmmm. Perhaps someone testing new holographic technology had a nice laugh at their expense. My advice would have been to step outside and try to start a conversation - a hologram can't respond. Toss it a ball - if it bounces off it is physical, if it passes through it's a holographic image.

[Billy Ferrara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Terrifying