by Brian Asman
First published 2026
Morgan and Jasper built their fame documenting van adventures for a million online followers. Behind the camera, their relationship crumbles. Morgan secretly uses dating apps while Jasper hides his disastrous crypto losses that wiped out their earnings. Their nature content became a grinding performance, attracting obsessive fans who blur the line between admiration and terror. When Jasper accepts a promotional shoot at Ubehebe Crater in Death Valley's remote wilderness, he hopes the job will fix their money problems and save their bond. The trip turns deadly fast. A black van forces them off the road. Their cameraman acts unhinged. Stranded in the desert, they discover a masked killer hunting them through the wasteland. Morgan and Jasper must overcome their lies and resentment to survive both the murderer and the unforgiving landscape that surrounds them.
Genres: adventure, suspense, mystery, horror, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, gritty, suspenseful, tense
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, survival-against-odds, unreliable-relationships
Setting: Death Valley, Ubehebe Crater
Period: 21st-century
260 pages · Hardcover · Blackstone Publishing, Inc.
Content warnings: death, murder, violence