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Cold as Hell

By: Rhett C. Bruno, Jaime Castle
Narrated by: Roger Clark
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2022 Audible’s Best in Fantasy

In the West, there are worse things to fear than bandits and outlaws.

Demons. Monsters. Witches. James Crowley’s sacred duty as a Black Badge is to hunt them down and send them packing, banish them from the mortal realm for good.

He didn’t choose this life. No. He didn’t choose life at all.

Shot dead in a gunfight many years ago, now he’s stuck in purgatory, serving the whims of the White Throne to avoid falling to Hell. Not quite undead, though not alive either, the best he can hope for is to work off his penance and fade away.

This time, the White Throne has sent him to investigate a strange bank robbery in Lonely Hill. An outlaw with the ability to conjure ice has frozen and shattered open the bank vault and is now on a spree, robbing the region for all it’s worth.

In his quest to track down the ice-wielder and suss out which demon is behind granting a mortal such power, Crowley finds himself face-to-face with hellish beasts, shapeshifters, and, worse…temptation. But the truth behind the attacks is worse than he ever imagined.…

The Witcher meets The Dresden Files in this weird Western series by the Audible number one bestselling duo behind Dead Acre.

©2022 by Rhett C. Bruno and Steven Beaulieu (P)2022 by Blackstone Publishing

Critic Reviews

“A weird and wild twist on the Old West that mashes gunslingers, divine intervention, and the supernatural into one hell of a story. Highly recommended!” Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of V-Wars and Kagen the Damned  

“The rich mystical elements feel every bit as authentic to the west as the gunslinging and grit, all of which deftly bring the characters and setting to life.” Shirtaloon, Top 10 Amazon charts bestselling author of He Who Fights with Monsters

“A badass supernatural western…It’s like the Witcher goes to Tombstone.” Larry Correia, New York Times bestselling author of Monster Hunter International 

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Loved it!

The cover got my attention, the premise kept it and then had me at “the Dresden files meets The Witcher”!! I really enjoyed it, love this type of fantasy. The narrator (Roger Clark) was fantastic as well. Looking forward to book 2!!

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Enjoyed

Good book as usual Rhett’s has a good imagination great characters perfect narrative pretty good story I’ll definitely put book 2 in my tbr list

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Supernatural western! No brainer

From the moment I listened to 'Dead Acre' I needed more! And 'Cold as Hell' Delivered!
A well written story that drags you in and doesn't let go, leaving it open (and the listener sure as Hell wanting more) for decent series.Not to mention it was beautifully paired with the Narrator Roger Clark who blew it out of the water!

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James Crowley is Asexual. it is canon.

I loved the story, Roger Clark's voice was soothing and suited perfectly. awesome. heart

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