The Copper Man

By Debra Castaneda

Book Overview

"Atmospheric, suspenseful, and totally gripping"
"A quick adrenaline boost "
"A solid five stars "

In 1985, the Copper Man killed Leah Shaw's twin brother, Liam, in the mining town of Tribulation Gulch. Three decades later, Leah is an environmental reporter back in her Wyoming hometown, covering the reopening of the copper mine.

But when people literally drop dead around her, Leah can't believe it's the work of the Copper Man. After all, he's dead...right?

Except Leah can't stop seeing shadows, and creepy copper nuggets are showing up everywhere. Workers say the mine is haunted, and the words "I CURSE THIS PLACE" are appearing all over the mine-the very words the Copper Man scrawled on a bridge before jumping to his death.

Has the Copper Man come back for Leah, aiming to finish what he started 35 years ago? Is Leah's young daughter in danger? And what other secrets are waiting for her among the dusty hills of Tribulation Gulch?

A gripping tale of revenge with a compelling cast of characters. From the author of The Root Witch and The Devil's Shallows comes another Dark Earth Rising novel.

The Copper Man is part of Debra Castaneda's Dark Earth Rising series of standalone novels. Read the books in any order.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BW344TFK
• ISBN13: 9798987746929
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Shadow Canyon Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Great ghost story, ending could use some work

This is a really good ghost story. The world and character building are some of the best I've read this year. And I wanted to give it Five Paws, however, for all the focus on The Copper Man throughout the entire book, the last 50 pages left me disappointed. There was such a build up through the entire book, then the climax fell very short of that build up and felt rushed and thrown together. The ending seemed a moot point, as did all the info dumping on Leah's life that weren't relevant to the story but were such a focus that it felt like it should have some impact other than the nothing it actually did. And if Leah's history was important, we never learn the connection. I would say it's because this is part of a series, but because these books are listed as stand alones it's hard believe all the loose ends and holes in this story will be answered in one of the others. It does make a good ghost story though, with almost every chapter having a horror element to it. The legend of The Copper Man is believable enough to be based in an actual urban legend (I couldn't find anything close to it though lol). For this reason I give this book 3 of 5 Paws. It's rare to find a book that holds attention like this one did, even it left me disappointed. I'll absolutely be looking into this series.