Cold in July - Softcover

Lansdale, Joe R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446404306 ISBN 13: 9780446404303

Publisher: Mysterious Press, 1995

Synopsis

Richard Dane shoots a prowler in his living room one night, and the dead man's father swears revenge, until the two are suddenly forced to become allies

About this title

Review:

Despite the trappings -- guns, stakeouts, an ex-con, a private eye, a porn ring, a shootout -- this isn't an ordinary suspense novel. It's a lean, effective character study about a man who risks his comfortable life to pursue something half-glimpsed within his psyche. He feels guilty about his father's suicide, he doubts his ability to raise his own son, and now he's mixed up with another father, whose son has gone into a place of great darkness. A stirring tale in which actions have consequences, and no one is left unchanged by the things that they see and do.

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mysterious Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0446404306
• ISBN 13: 9780446404303
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 208