Florida
Size Eats All #1
Hunter Shea
Horror
It’s Where You Go To Die.
to Polo Springs, a sleepy little town on Florida’s Gulf Coast. It’s
a great place to live—if you don’t mind the hurricanes. Or the
flooding. Or the unusual wildlife . . .
They’re Everywhere.
it’s the weather. But the whole town is overrun with the littlegreen bastards this year. They’re causing a lot of damage. They’re
eating everything in sight. And they’re just the babies . . .
They’re What’s For Dinner.
mayor wants to address the iguana problem. But when Hurricane Ramona
slams the coast, the town has a bigger problem on their hands. Bigger
iguanas. Bigger than a double-wide. Unleashed by the storm, this
razor-toothed horde of prehistoric predators rises up from the
depths—and descends on the town like retirees at an early bird
special. Except humans are on the menu. And it’s all you can eat .
. .
for The Montauk Monster
school horror.” —Jonathan Maberry
lot of splattery fun.”—Publishers Weekly
gripping.”—Night Owl Reviews
to Goodreads
Shea is the product of a misspent childhood watching scary
movies, reading forbidden books and wishing Bigfoot would walk past
his house. He’s the author of over 17 books, including The
Jersey Devil (Pinnacle 2016)), Tortures of the
Damned (Pinnacle 2015), and We Are Always
Watching (Sinister Grin). Hunter’s novels can even be found on
display at the International Cryptozoology Museum. The Montauk
Monster (Pinnacle 2014) was named one of the best reads of the
summer by Publishers Weekly. He was selected to be part of the
launch of Samhain Publishing’s new horror line in 2011 alongside
legendary author Ramsey Campbell. His video podcast, Monster
Men, is one of the most watched horror podcasts in the world. Living
with his crazy and supportive family and two cats, he’s happy to be
close enough to New York City to see the skyline without having to
pay New York rent.
They fed Tony to an alligator!
Frank Ferrante woke up in a cold sweat, heart galloping to break free from his rib cage. His
mouth was gritty with sand, the sour taste of thick morning breath compounded by the fact that he
hadn’t brushed his teeth in two weeks.
He rubbed his sunburnt lids with filthy knuckles. The image of Tony, screaming like he’d never
imagined a man could scream, the alligator clamped on his leg like a vise, refused to dissipate like the
ghost of a dream.
Because it wasn’t a dream.
The crying gulls overhead were drowned out by Tony’s pleading cries within his head.
The sun stabbed his face when he sat up, the Gulf of Mexico surf creeping toward his hiding
space in the tall beach grass. He spat into the sand, the yellow gob of mucous quickly absorbed.
“You’re safe. You’re safe,” he muttered, hoping if he said out loud enough, he’d eventually
believe it. So far, it wasn’t working. What he did know was that he was safe for the moment. That didn’t
mean his ultimate fear wasn’t standing right behind him, waiting to ruin the next moment.
An old couple walked along the surf, gray hair standing on end against the breeze. A guy wearing
nothing but a nut hugger and headphones jogged past them, his body glistening with sweat or sea spray.
Frank really didn’t care which.
Every joint and muscle in Frank’s body hurt. He was used to sleeping on one of those sleep-
number beds, not within itchy beach grass, alleys and dark stairwells. He was sore and tired and hungry
and scared. He wondered how long his heart could hold out, always on the brink of disaster and misery
like this. He was young, only thirty-two, but he’d aged at least fifty years over the past couple of weeks.
Shit, being forced to watch what they did to Tony had taken him right to the front of the old
codger line.
“What the hell?”
Something tickled his back. He reached an arm to pull what must have been grass out of his
shirt. His shoulder popped, ripples of pain shooting down to his fingertips. The pad of his index finger
touched something long and hard. It moved up his back. More like scampered.
Frank yelped, the old couple pausing in their morning walk to see him pop out of the reeds like
an overexcited meerkat.
Something was in his shirt, clawing its way up and down his back. He went into an impromptu
St. Vitus dance, clawing at the dirty rag he called a shirt. Now there was something in his front and back!
He stepped on his own foot, toppling backward. He heard and felt whatever was in his shirt give
a soft pop. A sticky wetness oozed down his spine. Tearing his shirt open, the buttons popping free, a
sleek green shape leapt off his scarred belly and tore ass along the beach.
Goddamn lizard.
Which meant the thing that had exploded on his back was one, too.
Disgusted, but not as much as he would have been weeks ago, he slipped his shirt off and
inspected the Turin-like stain that was in the vague shape of a lizard. He scooped the sticky remains off
his back, flicking it onto the sand but refusing to look.
Still in his clothes, he walked into the warm waters of the Gulf, washing the remains from his
flesh.
There were more goddamn lizards in this poor excuse for a Florida town than squirrels in all of
New York. He’d gotten used to them flitting over him while he slept. But this . . . this was an intrusion
that would not stand. He was glad he’d crushed the one, pissed he’d let the other get away.
After a thorough soak, Frank left the beach, wet shoe prints in the sand. He needed to find food
and something to drink. Worsening dehydration was making his heart beat all kinds of funky. He should
be home in Ozone Park right now, having a hot cappuccino, huevos rancheros and a side of home fries
at the North Avenue Diner.
Frank choked back tears at thinking he could never go back there again. That life was as good
and done as Tony’s.
I enjoyed getting to know your book and thanks for the chance to win 🙂
I like this cover. It conveys a sense of the old school monster-of-the-week movies!
We love learning about more great books to read and I sure have a lot of readers in my family. Thanks for sharing and also the giveaway.
The cover looks like an old comic book.
Love the book cover. Hope this is fiction because I live in Florida.
I love the cover. It looks very appealing
This isn’t the genre of book I normally read but the summary intrigues me and the cover definitely catches my eye!
love to give books that may be different from what I normally choose, a chance!
The book cover looks interesting and makes the book seem exciting!
It looks like an adventurous summer read
It sounds like an exciting story. Thank you for the giveaway.
I love the cover.
I dig the cover. It’s looks like a throwback to the 1950s scifi films.
I love the graphics on the cover. My daughter would pick this book to read just because of the cover
Love the cover! It makes the book look interesting and exciting!
I think this book sounds like fun – but I think the cover would attract my young boys and its obviously not a book for preteens!
Sounds great, I love the cover.
The cover is interesting.
Cover is pretty creepy and that’s a good thing
It’s definitely different. It’s better.
I like the cover. It sounds like a good book
The cover is very fun.
i really like the book cover!
this book looks really good. i want to read it.
Jurassic dinosaurs are our favorites! This definitely looks like an awesome book that we all would enjoy!
Sharknado-ish! That’s a good thing.
looks like a fun cover
I love the cover!!
looks cool
Love the cover and thank you for the giveaway.
I like it, has me interested.
I think the book sounds great and I would love to read it.
That is super creepy with that tongue and all.
The cover certainly speaks to the idea of runaway dinosaurs and the danger from them!
Great dramatic cover, looks like a good read
The book sounds like an interesting read. I love the cover.
I like the cover
I like the cover! It looks a little scary/creepy.
It sounds like a great book, thanks for the chance.
It sort of reminds me of a comic book cover. I like it for the topic of the book but feel it could be a little less cluttered. I have no questions for the author.
I just love the cover it has Attitude! the cover art mad me smile and think of old SYFY Movies.
Looks like something that my son would read.
Love the retro feel of the cover🐲
The cover looks thrilling and adventurous! A fun summer read!
It’s a very unique cover. The most unique I’ve ever seen.
it looks nice.