Warpath (Gideon Thorn 10) by Michael Newton

Something evil walks the desert—and it answers to no man.

In the sun-scorched wilds of Arizona Territory, 1877, settlers are dying brutal, inexplicable deaths: livestock slaughtered, ranches razed, and whispers of a diablero—an ancient demon summoned to sow chaos—ripple through the region. When Yaqui shamans raise the creature to drive white colonists from tribal lands, a powder keg of fear and prejudice ignites.

Enter Gideon Thorn, still recovering from the wounds of his last confrontation with the unknown. As Thorn follows the trail of carnage across the desert, it becomes clear this is more than superstition…and the creature he hunts may be unlike any he’s faced before.

But to stop the slaughter, Thorn must not only confront the supernatural but also navigate the volatile tensions between settlers and Native peoples—before the violence explodes into full-blown war.

Warpath is a haunting blend of western myth, indigenous legend, and supernatural terror…where survival means standing firm against evil, even when it wears many faces.