The Cryptid Files: Bigfoot

by P.K. Hawkins

Fresh out of the academy with top marks, Agent Bradley Tennyson is expecting to have the pick of cases and investigations throughout the country. So he's shocked when instead he is assigned as the new partner to "The Crag," an agent well past his prime. He thinks the assignment is a punishment. It's anything but. Agent George Crag has been doing this job for far longer than most, and he knows what skeletons his bosses have in the closet and where the bodies are buried. He has pretty much free reign to pick his cases, and he knows exactly which one he wants to use to break in his new young the disappearance and murder of a couple of college kids in a remote mountain town. Tennyson doesn't realize it, but Crag is about to introduce him to a world he never believed The Cryptid Files, a world of strange monsters roaming in the night. Because these murders have been going on for a long time, and evidence is mounting that the murderer may just in fact be the legendary Bigfoot.

Genres: Horror, Fiction

153 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 22, 2020

Reviews

[Peter Topside · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m going 3.5 stars here. The main reason I rounded up is because I really enjoyed the idea of a crusty, grizzled, veteran government cryptid hunter like Crag tagging up with a hotshot young blood like Tennyson. The dialogue between them alone was worth the price of admission. And the story took some interesting creative directions a few times, but moved way too fast for its own good. And in doing so, it sacrificed some much needed depth and background for its main characters. I didn’t need a ton, but just some extra information on Crag’s history and Tennyson’s slick, obnoxious behavior would have made these solid characters even better. The bigfoot stuff was all fairly standard. Big, hairy, growled a lot, on a rampage, small mountain town is terrorized, etc. My biggest critique here, however, was how convenient the entire story was. It just seemed like everything happened so effortlessly, that it became very unbelievable. For instance, our government agents arrived at their hotel and the bigfoot just happened to come right out. Then, they meet with Doc Aarons and the creature just attacked them all. All of this going on, even with the plot point of the bigfoot never doing any of this sort of thing. But there were quite a few occurrences like this and it became a bit much. This, along with the characters, could have been avoided if the story took its time and didn’t rush ahead of itself. The other question that never really got answered was what the goal of the investigation was. Our main characters are coming from a government agency, their superior is completely aware of the presence of the bigfoot, as is the town, and the creature was even scared off by Doc Aarons early on by a gun shot. So hikers were getting killed on a trail. They couldn’t have just posted a sign that says don’t hike? They had to alert the higher authorities to come help a known and fairly controlled situation? And what ended up happening in the end was a really weak creative decision that overshadowed some of the more interesting variables the author introduced. I get that this isn’t supposed to be some grand literary achievement. It’s a book about a killer bigfoot. But there is a certain way to do stories like this really well, ie Hunter Shea. There was a lot of good stuff in here, but unfortunately none of it was explored enough to make this any different from other books of its kind.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short yet fascinating

This is a well written and enjoyable story. A rookie is partnered with an experienced yet strange agent. Their first case together is to solve the brutal murder of a young woman and that's where things get interesting.

[Anna Rimmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bigfoot

That was very short which was a shame because Crag has secrets to explore.It's a great story,full of action and fun, loved the characters and I do hope this is the start of a series of full length novels

[Cody · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun read

Looking forward to more adventures from the cryptid files. Sounds like a fun series.
And that's all I have to write.

[Ciara Jean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whew! That was a lot of fun. I'm ready for the next case ASAP. LET'S DO THIS!

[Leon Scheppink · Rating 5 out of 5]

A young, talented rookie, working for an unspecified government agency, teams up with an older veteran for his first assignment out of the academy. Not exactly looking forward to teaming up with the weird veteran, the rookie is tempted to take on a peculiar disappearance case, deep in the Washington forests.
What follows is a well-written, funny and action packed story. I found myself forcing to put the book down because, although it was fun, it's also a bit short. The book is never rushed but I simply would've loved to be able to have read more.
I certainly hope this turns into a series, because it is definitely something I'd like to revisit. Oh, and did anyone else have a mental image of Sam Elliott when reading about 'The Crag'? 😉

[Kathy Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't expect to like this book all that much but I did. I was immediately fond of Crag, the older agent. Was a trifle disappointed that the first chick didn't make it out of the woods - she sounded like she was getting her life in order but such is the way it goes.

I liked this book enough that I'm going to see what else this author has written with these two agents in it. I'm not one big on series but another story would be welcome.

Fun Bigfoot book.

[Norm S · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Stars

This book was kind of like the X. files. But instead of Mulder and Scully, you have Craig an older FBI agent who likes to take the strange cases and Tennyson fresh out of the academy whose not sure he's happy about who he's partnered with. Their 1st case a murder committed by a bigfoot. Enjoyed the book ready for case number two.

[martha s. williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Waaay cool story.

Please, please tell me that this is just the beginning of a new series. At first, the occasional f bomb was distracting, but I quickly got used to it as it fit the protagonists personality. The story was fun and reminded me a lot of the old Night Stalker tv show. I will certainly read more from this author.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of action

This cryptid thriller has a young government agent become the partner of a mysterious older agent. There's lots of action as they look into the disappearance of two young hikers. Interesting story and likable characters.

[Christopher Sparks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not an xfiles, definitely better

Normally not a fan of Bigfoot novels,but this was awesome and I wish there were more in the series. This was better than the xfiles on so many levels it is almost unexplainable! I highly recommend this to any cryptid lover

[Lindsay Crook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bigfoot!

Would've liked a little more action and a bit more focus on the bigfoots but I enjoyed it and the whole agents that investigate the weird is my so cup of tea. I hope there's more

[Raymond Richardson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cryptid Files was awesome

Loved it, can't wait for the next File! I need to learn more about the cases, has become my favorite!

[C'est · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it.
Would also live a series Muse permitting.

[Pamela Canepa · Rating 5 out of 5]

It kept me engrossed until the finish!