Ghosts of the Arbuckles

The funeral of Luke Greenwood in 2015 brings back disturbing memories for four cousins, who have kept a secret for nearly fifty years. Cousin Russ, a consummate skeptic, undertakes the challenge of piecing together the story. In December of 1968, Jordan, Russ, Terry and Christine took horses up into Oklahoma's Arbuckle Mountains and camped out: their objective being to locate a particular lost cave that according to local lore was haunted. They stumbled upon the mouth of that cave, when hearing the faint cries for help from blind Chickasaw girl who was being held there for ransom. Their unwitting heroism put them in triple jeopardy- chased by Taggard Hall and his gang, deputized by the sheriff to raid their hideout, and harassed by the spectral residents of Ghost Cavern. Aurion du Preez lives with his wife and two dogs in a small community outside Dallas, Texas. He is fully retired from a rewarding career, and devotes much of his time to research and writing, but most to family activities and travel. He has published a number of scholastic books and essays. Ghosts of the Arbuckles is his third novel, preceded by Bayou Caddy (2021) and Under the Southern Cross (2019).