Review copies of the Particle Books digital edition of  Joe R. Lansdale’s acclaimed COLD IN JULY are now available via NETGALLEY and EDELWEISS.

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“This book is a rare treat for fans of crime and noir fiction with a dark side and is a testament to just how good of a writer Lansdale is.”
—Examiner

A shocking crime thriller to chill the even the warmest summer’s night, this gritty Texan thriller inspired the major motion picture Cold in July, featuring Michael C. Hall (Dexter) Sam Shepard (Black Hawk Down), and Don Johnson (Miami Vice).

Richard Dane has killed a man. Everyone in the small town of LaBorde, Texas knows Dane acted in self-defense — everyone except Ben Russel, the father of the criminal who invaded Dane’s home.

When Russel comes looking for revenge against Dane’s family, the two fathers are unexpectedly drawn into a conspiracy that conceals the vilest of crimes. Surrounded by police corruption, mafia deception, and underworld brutality, Dane, Russel, and eccentric PI Jim Bob Luke have discovered a game they may not survive.

“Cold in July is more than a novel of detection; it is an odyssey into the dark recesses of the human psyche….”
-Loren D. Estleman, author of Burning Midnight

Cold in July

by Joe R. Lansdale

ISBN: Print ISBN: 9781616961619
           Particle Books Digital ISBN: 9781616963101

Published: May 2014 (Tachyon)
                  July 2018 (Particle Books)

Available Format(s): Print, Digital Formats

“Impressive Realism-meets-Road House-circa ’89 fight-scenes, tailings, and gunfights… . You’re sure to finish this book fast, but you’re also sure to think on it slowly.”
—Lit Reactor

Tachyon’s Particle Books e-book imprint highlights excellent imaginative fiction. The titles, or Particles, include both young adult and adult fiction; subgenres will include science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, and thrillers.

Lovingly-curated, the Particles are a dynamic mix of original, newly-collected, hard to find, and out-of-print material.  

Particle Books was named as an homage to the faster-than-light (and as of now hypothetical) tachyon particle, perhaps best known from Star Trek.

For more info about COLD IN JULY, visit the Tachyon page.

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