Cold in July

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Cold in July
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Joe R. Lansdale
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
ISBN/Barcode 9781784081966
ClassificationsDewey:813.6
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Head of Zeus
Imprint Head of Zeus
Publication Date 19 June 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Night. You wake suddenly. Someone's in your house. Is your family safe? You stumble from bed. You must investigate. If you had a gun, would you take it? If your life was threatened, would you use it? Richard Dane, face-to-face with an armed intruder, does. With one shot he takes a man's life and changes his own forever. The police say it is a clear-cut case of self-defence - the deceased is a no-account ex-con wanted by the law. No one blames Richard... except the dead man's father who, hell-bent on revenge, sets his sights on Richard's own four-year-old son. As father is pitted against father, both men are inexorably drawn into dangerous territory as small-town secrets peal away to reveal a vile conspiracy that will threaten to devour them both.

Author Biography

Joe R. Lansdale is the winner of the British Fantasy Award, the American Horror Award, the Edgar Award, and six Bram Stoker Awards. He lives in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Reviews

Reading Joe Lansdale is like listening to a favorite uncle who just happens to be a fabulous storyteller. -- Dean Koontz Joe Lansdale is one of the dark kings of modern mystery fiction, a master of the genre. His name deserves to be whispered with the greats. -- John Connolly