Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon - Paperback

Evil awakens. One man stumbles into its headlights. It's December 2042 and Tex Murphy, the last of the old-style PIs, has hit rock bottom. A run of tough luck forced him to relocate to the seedy side of town, then his wife ran off with the guy Tex hired to reupholster his furniture. Now he's left with no money, no prospects and no dignity...just some nicely-reupholstered office chairs and one last bottle of cheap bourbon. When Tex is hired out of the blue by a rich dowager, it seems too good to be true. A priceless statuette has been stolen from her. Getting paid to recover it may be just what Tex needs to get back on his feet. And it does...until the rug gets pulled out from under him. Tex's search for the missing statuette leads him through the shadowy back streets of post-apocalyptic New San Francisco and into a labyrinth of deceit, manipulation and murder. Who, or what, is the 'Moon Child'? Is there any truth to the rumors that an ancient evil, foretold by prophecy and worshiped by a centuries-old blood cult, has mysteriously reawakened? And can Tex stay sober long enough to pick up the pieces and put them together to solve the most dangerous puzzle of his life? The world needs a hero to stand against the forces of evil. Unfortunately, it will have to make do with Tex Murphy. And he'll need all his P.I. instincts and every ounce of the ol' Murphy charm to stop the ominous prophecies before they become a terrifying reality...and rob him of his next unemployment check.