The Citadel of Fear by Francis Stevens

A greedy, overconfident American and his brave, pious Irish companion
with a small flaw in his nature venture across a lethal desert to the
valley of certain doom, where treasure must surely wait.

https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/the-unspeakable-feast
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