The UFO Gambit

The Praetorius Agency Files: Book 4

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Genres

Action / Adventure, Paranormal Mystery, Crime Thriller, Alpha Female, Aliens, Crime Mystery, Occult Fiction, Paranormal Thriller, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Violence, Profanity, and Death

Type of Ending

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The Praetorius Agency Files — Book 4

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Oct 10, 2025

Page Length

265 pages

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The UFO Gambit

The Praetorius Agency Files: Book 4

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Blurb

The truth is out there. So are the lies.

Cowboy & cool detective, Jack de Sombras, scoffs at Little Green Men. He’s too busy protecting people from the things they should fear—violent cults, creepy hauntings, and treasonous politicians. But when a dead woman and a pair of mummified aliens turn up, even Jack wants to believe.

The skies aren’t quiet.

Someone in the mountain is watching him.

Whatever’s out there won’t leave his valley alone.

With his partner Tessa Lancing—clairvoyant, brilliant, and just as stubborn—Jack dives into a mystery tangled in memory, coverups, and ghosts of his own past. Is it Aliens? Or something much worse?

Some knowledge is meant to stay classified.

Some truths should stay buried.

And some lies… kill.

What people are saying...

"MacArthur’s ability to evoke vivid imagery is a highlight… (and) will appeal to fans of dark fantasy and supernatural thrillers who enjoy complex characters and intricate plot twists."

- Literary Titan, 2025

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Genres

Action / Adventure, Paranormal Mystery, Crime Thriller, Alpha Female, Aliens, Crime Mystery, Occult Fiction, Paranormal Thriller, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Violence, Profanity, and Death

Type of Ending

Series

The Praetorius Agency Files — Book 4

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is recommended, but not required

Author Prefers A Review On

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Reader Spots Remaining

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Oct 10, 2025

Page Length

265 pages

Available Formats

ePub, Mobi, and PDF

Author

T. E. MacArthur, award-winning author, artist, historian, amateur cat whisperer, and parapsychologist wannabe lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her cat and far too many books. Can one have too many books?

She began her career with the standout Steampunk series, The Volcano Lady, and the classic one-shilling serial, The Gaslight Adventures of Tom Turner.

She has written for several specialized publications, anthologies, and was even an accidental sports reporter for Reuters News.

Her storytelling dramatically shifted direction from Sci-Fi to the mysterious, one of many lifelong obsessions: Ancient Mysteries. Her published works are in the Dieselpunk-Hard-Boiled Detective, and now Paranormal subgenres of Suspense and Thrillers.

If you want to talk ghosts, Raymond Chandler slang, steam locomotives, and Elizabethan insults? She’s your girl.