Cold in July

Dust jacket and interior illustrations by Dirk Berger.

Published by SST Publications.

“Read the book as soon as you can get your hands on a copy.”
—Everything Noir

When faced with an armed intruder, Richard Dane shoots the man dead. The police say it is a clear-cut case of self-defence. 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.

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 peel away to reveal a vile conspiracy that will threaten to devour them both.

The first title in a series of classic Joe R. Lansdale novels.

Signed Limited Hardcover Edition:

• Limited to only 500 signed and hand-numbered copies
• Personally signed by Joe R. Lansdale and Dirk Berger on a specially designed full-colour illustrated signature page
• Larger 6.14” x 9.21” trim size
• Printed on a heavier 100gsm acid-free paper
• Bound in a deluxe material with coloured head and tail bands
• Hot foil stamping on the front boards and spine
• Offset printed and bound with full-colour endpapers
• Sewn binding for increased durability
• Featuring eight interior illustrations and dust jacket artwork by Dirk Berger