DEAD IN THE WEST by Joe R. Lansdale. SIGNED FIRST UK and FIRST Hardcover edition published by Kinnell in 1990.

 

Signed and dedicated by Joe R. Lansdale on the title page: “FOR IAN – MY SIX GUN AND DEAD FOLK BOOK - Joe R. Lansdale.”

 

Originally published in US as a paperback original in 1986

 

The book is in very good / near fine condition. The cover boards are clean and bright with sharp corners. The binding is tight, square, and sturdy. The interior pages are clean and without damage, as is the interior page block. Book is without tears or creases. Book has no remainder marks. Dustjacket is in very good condition without tears or creases.

 

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Dead in the West is the story of Mud Creek, Texas, a town overshadowed by a terrible evil. An Indian medicine man, unjustly lynched by the people of Mud Creek, has put a curse on the town. As the sun sets, he will have his revenge. For when darkness falls, the dead will walk in Mud Creek and they will be hungry for human flesh. The only one that can save the town is Reverend Jebediah Mercer, a gun toting preacher man who came to Mud Creek to escape his past. He has lost his faith in the Lord and his only solace is the whisky bottle. Will he renew his faith in himself and God to defeat this evil or will the town be destroyed?