Cover Reveal - The Legend of Charlie Fish

I am very pleased to offer my readers the cover reveal for The Legend of Charlie Fish — the forthcoming new novel from Josh Rountree. Why am I sharing it? Because it is a fantastic novel that will appeal to fans of my work, as well. Indeed, my official blurb says it is: “A fantastic work of dark historical fiction, in the spirit of Lansdale, Gorman, Pronzini, and McMurty.”

The Legend of Charlie Fish will be available in July of next year from Tachyon Publications. The paperback is available for preorder here.

But let’s hear what others have to say and take a look at he cover.

“Odd, creepy, funny, The Black Lagoon meets the Six Gun universe. High up on the way-cool factor. You need this.” —Joe R. Lansdale, Edgar Award–winning author of the Hap and Leonard series

In this debut, neo-gothic Western novel, an unlikely found family flees to Galveston, Texas, and a psychic young girl bonds with an enigmatic gill-man. While two bounty hunters are de-termined to profit by the spectacle Charlie Fish, the Great Storm—the worst natural disas-ter in U.S. history—is on its way. With vivid imagery, evocative emotion, and uncanny wit, Josh Rountree enters the tradition of Texas storytellers, as he wades into the waters of True Grit by way of The Shape of Water.

As is his wont, Floyd Betts rides into town alone. He arrives for his father’s funeral but is re-turning to Galveston, Texas, with two orphaned siblings he has rescued. Nellie, who is de-scended from a long line of witches, has visions from other people’s minds. Hank, her impul-sive younger brother, just wants to break out his outsized revolver.

Along the way home, Floyd, Nellie, and Jim encounter a dubious traveling salesman, Profes-sor Finn, and his henchman, Kentucky Jim. They are struggling to capture a fish-man in order to put him on cruel display. When Nellie taps into the peril of the gentle Charlie Fish, Floyd’s makeshift family expands to include the lost, two-legged amphibian.

With the circus charlatans in pursuit, ominous winds are picking up from an impending hurri-cane. Meanwhile, all Charlie Fish wants is to return to his home at sea.

Again, The Legend of Charlie Fish will be available in July of next year from Tachyon Publications. The paperback is available for preorder here. I highly recommend it!