Cold in July
Cold in July by Joe Lansdale, published by Phoenix in 2001, is a gripping exploration of morality and consequence. This edition spans 240 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Richard Dane, a small businessman who faces the profound challenges of taking a life in self-defense. As he grapples with his conscience, he finds himself entangled with Ben Russell, the vengeful father of the man he killed, leading to a complex web of conflict and moral ambiguity.
Readers will encounter a tense atmosphere filled with crime and mystery as Dane and Russell navigate their uneasy alliance amidst a backdrop of paranoia and violence. The story delves into themes of vengeance and the psychological toll of their actions, revealing how easily one can be manipulated in a world rife with corruption. Cold in July offers a thought-provoking look at the darker aspects of human nature and the consequences of choices made in moments of desperation.
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To kill a man, even in self-defence, is no easy thing for a man with a conscience. He has to answer to himself, put the episode behind him, get on with his life. This is very difficult when the dead man’s father, a murderous ex-con, is determined to avenge the shooting, no matter what the rights and wrongs.
Richard Dane is a small businessman, a family man with a son of his own. Ben Russell, the ex-con, has a very simple proposition: an eye for an eye, a son for a son. But the truth is anything but simple, and before long Dane and Russell, misled and manipulated, are awkward allies in a living nightmare of paranoia and psychopathic sex, violence and corruption.
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