Coming Soon - Horse of a Different Color by John L. Lansdale

Horse of a Different Color
by John L. Lansdale 
Available August 29, 2017 from BookVoice Publishing
Dallas PD Detective Thomas Mecana is on the hunt for a serial killer terrorizing the Lone Star State. Joining him is Darcie Connors, a young officer working her first murder case. With hard work, and some luck, Mecana and his partner discover a most-unusual serial killer case with murder in its very genes. They discover some evidence is so strange and unbelievable, it might be best left alone.


Fresh off the release of his detective/mystery novel Slow Bullet, BookVoice Publishing is readying the next Lansdale novel - Horse of a Different Color - a mix of horror and detective/mystery.


About Horse of a Different Color:
Someone is murdering and mutilating young women in a Dallas suburb, using the same techniques as a case down in Houston the previous year.
When the second body is found, it seems the killer has moved his hunting grounds to the Dallas area. As the body count rises, Detective Thomas Mecana – a divorced fifteen-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department – is assigned to the case. He prides himself on always getting his man, but his tried-and-true methods of the past are not working. To make matters worse, his supervisor assigns him a new partner, a young officer who has never before worked a murder case. Add in two teenage daughters creating problems at home, and a boss threatening to fire him at work, and Mecana’s life begins to unravel as he hones in on his suspect. With hard work, and some luck, Mecana and his partner discover a most-unusual serial killer case with murder in its very genes. They discover some evidence is so strange and unbelievable, it might be best left alone. Checkmate.






What Others are Saying about John L. Lansdale

Zombie Gold has something for everyone… It's exciting, entertaining and educational. A fun ride.” – Joan Hallmark, legendary TV personality, movie actress and author

“…something unique and comfortable and difficult to put down. Highly recommended.” – Cemetery Dance review of Hell’s Bounty

“True to Lansdale tradition, John L. Lansdale has compiled a piece of work that should appeal to a wide range of readers.” – Amazing Stories review of Zombie Gold





About the Author:


John L. Lansdale was born and raised in East Texas. He is married to the love of his life Mary. They have four children. He is a retired Army reserve Psychological Operations Officer and a combat veteran with numerous medals and awards. Past roles include inventor, country music songwriter and performer, and television programmer. He produced and directed the Television Special "Ladies of Country Music." He has also produced several albums in Nashville, hosted his own radio shows and won awards for producing and writing radio and television commercials. He was a writer and editor of a business newspaper. He has worked as a comic book writer for Tales from the Crypt, IDW, Grave Tales, Cemetery Dance and several more. He co-authored the Shadows West and Hell's Bounty novels with his brother Joe R. Lansdale. He has also authored the following novels in the process of publication: Horse of a Different Color, Slow Bullet, Long Walk Home, The Last Good Day and several more.



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Novels by John L. Lansdale

Slow Bullet

Zombie Gold

Horse of a Different Color

Shadows West (with Joe R. Lansdale)

Hell’s Bounty (with Joe R. Lansdale)



Coming Soon

Long Walk Home

The Last Good Day

Broken Moon

When the Night Bird Sings (Novella)

Shadow Warrior (Graphic Novel)

Justin Case (Graphic Novel)