Dust Devils

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By Jonathan Janz

Publisher Description

"Entertaining is an understatement." — Horror Novel Reviews

When traveling actors recruited his wife for a plum role, Cody Wilson had no idea they would murder her. Twelve-year-old Willet Black was just as devastated the night the fiends slaughtered everyone he loved. Now Cody and Willet are bent on revenge, but neither of them suspects what they’re really up against.

For the actors are vampires. Their thirst for human blood is insatiable. Even if word of their atrocities were to spread, it would take an army to oppose them. But it is 1885 in the wilds of New Mexico, and there is no help for Cody and Willet. The two must battle the vampires—alone—or die trying.

FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.

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8 Reviews

4.0

Angie

Created about 1 year ago

Fiberartsy

Created about 2 years ago

“A man is following this group of actors, seeking revenge for the death of his wife. But it seems this group may be more than just ordinary people, they are vampires terrorizing their way across the west. This was just a bloody good time. I really liked following the main character and learning more about the vampires, who were a bit of a different type of vampire which I was good to see. Would definitely recommend If you’re looking for a fun horror western romp or if you’re looking for a vampire story that’s a bit different.”

Mindy's Book Journey

Created about 2 years ago

deez-bookish-adventures

Created about 3 years ago

Sadie Hartmann “Mother Horror”

Created about 5 years ago

“3.5! Rounded up for Goodreads “Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean. 'Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is.” ― Forrest Carter, The Outlaw Josey Wales Just finished DUST DEVILS by Jonathan Janz last night. I was still in my bed staring at the ceiling, searching the files of my brain for that damn, Josey Wales quote! Thank goodness for Google searches because it's just the perfect quote for this story. The protagonist, our unlikely hero, Cody Wilson isn't full of "grit & spit" like you would expect from a Western. He's a bit craven and probably not the most intimidating fighter. Even though he's on this revenge mission, the reader gets an early sense that Cody might be biting off more than he can chew pursuing a pack of wild, beefy vampires across the desert. The book starts off in the eye of the storm with Cody watching the vampires from a safe distance. He encounters a young boy doing the same thing and the two of them make a hasty introduction--the kid showing he has more courage and balls than Cody, actually, and he tells Cody his revenge story. Through some clever interludes of flashback, we get the basic idea of why Cody is trailing the vampires--from here, Cody develops a fatherly bond with Willet since they're basically on the same quest and neither one of them have any family to speak of. Part one: The story set up is my favorite part of this book. Although, I have to mention: One of my favorite aspects of the Western genre is how the environment/landscape is almost like another protagonist--the authors usually give a lot of page-time to its description and I feel like that element is missing; just a smattering of scenery details here and there. But the scenes with Cody and Willet were really enjoyable--this is where Janz shines. He writes relationships so well and I've said this in another book review, but Janz is the most successful when he writes a bit of himself into the characters--Cody's fatherly protection of Willet is achingly sweet. Part Two introduces one of my favorite characters in the story, Marguerite- a strong female protagonist as opposed to some of the other female characters who are just horribly unlikable. The middle portion of this book is very graphic (both violently and sexually) and gives the reader their first real "look" at the vampires. I have to say--sometimes there truly is a threshold for how much sex and violence I can tolerate in my horror. It's so much more compelling when some evil act is implied, or the narrative cuts away and leaves a bit to the reader's imagination but in DUST DEVILS, everything is explicitly detailed and my brain does get weary of it (I'll even skim on to the next scene). Kenny Rogers once sang, "You gotta know when to hold 'em. Know when to fold 'em." and the same goes for sex & violence. (I always feel like I have to defend my sensibilities when I say something like that, but I'm a horror fan, so obviously, I like things dark, disgusting and depraved-just not needlessly "porny") In the last part of the book, things pick up. I enjoyed the way Janz ended this tale. For a Western/Horror mash-up, I think it left a little to be desired, but I do think it's entertaining, compelling and full of some great characters. I would recommend it to other horror fans.”

About Jonathan Janz

Jonathan Janz is the author of more that fifteen novels and numerous shorter works. Since debuting in 2012, Jonathan’s work has been lauded by Booklist, Publishers Weekly, The Library Journal, and many others. He lives in West Lafayette, Indiana. Jonathan Janz grew up between a dark forest and a graveyard, which explains everything. Brian Keene named his debut novel The Sorrows “the best horror novel of 2012.”