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Norilana Books deeply mourns the passing of our friend and excellent author Ken Rand who passed away on the night of the 21st after a long and rare illness.

We have been privileged to have recently published one of Ken Rand's (kenrand) last books, the fantastic mystery satire A Cold Day In Hell.

Over at Locus, Faren Miller reviews the fantastic mystery satire A Cold Day In Hell by Ken Rand (kenrand):

"...Rand's setting is modern Las Vegas, and his mode is something like horror threaded with wry humor, and a more covert element of fantasy. Even before one portentous death occurs, with peculiar consequences, this is Sin City, and newly fledged hotel-casino-restaurant owner Mark Trane wants to acknowledge it. To the dismay of the more self-righteous locals, he names his venture Hell, with paint jobs and room names to match. It's a quixotic gesture from a self-made billionaire who's portly, lisping, and very much in touch with his inner child. ('Maybe God played dice. Maybe other rich people played God. All Mark Trane wanted to do was play.')..."

Read the complete review in the February 2009 print Issue of Locus.

And Now Available in Trade Paperback!

A Cold Day In Hell by Ken Rand (kenrand)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Norilana Books is proud to present A Cold Day In Hell, by virtuoso humorist and author Ken Rand, a quirky mainstream novel of outrageous humor, dark satire, and a surprising amount of heart.

"... a wealth of quirky characters ..." —Publishers Weekly

A Cold Day In Hell by Ken Rand




In Las Vegas, everybody has secrets...

The young mother rent-a-cop who dreams of dead people's graves and her incompetent, thieving P.I. boss. The eccentric billionaire toy-collector, his lesbian "right-hand man" and her dazed and confused lover. The angst-ridden cop. The rabble-rousing bag lady, her band of homeless pranksters, and the preacher who wants to levitate a casino. They all have secrets.

One is a murderer.

"Quirky and compelling, Ken Rand's A Cold Day in Hell captures readers' imaginations from its first page. And whether it's Rand's darkly humorous comments on society, his fascinating cast of characters, or the poignant moments that catch you by surprise, A Cold Day in Hell is a story that will stay with you long after you've turned its last page."
—Julie Hyzy, author of State of the Onion and Hail to the Chef

"From crooked politicians, to clandestine love affairs, to an obsessed evangelist intent on creating a miracle, to the death of a homeless guy who freezes to death in a Vegas casino named Hell . . . Ken Rand's new book stretches all the boundaries and will delight fans of off-beat mysteries and genre-bending fantasies alike. You'll be entertained through the very last page."
—Michael A. Black, author of Random Victim and Windy City Knights

A Cold Day In Hell by ken Rand
Norilana Books
February 1, 2009
Trade Hardcover
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ISBN-13: 978-1-934648-89-6
ISBN-10: 1-934648-89-2
300 pages

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Ken Rand is the prolific and versatile author of more than a hundred short stories, two hundred humor columns, and a dozen books, including The Ten Percent Solution: Self-editing for the Modern Writer (Fairwood Press); The Paradox Stone; Tales of the Lucky Nickel Saloon, Second Ave, Laramie, Wyoming, U S of A (Yard Dog Press); and Phoenix. He’s written thousands of articles, and does interviews for Talebones Magazine.

In 1992, after ending two-plus decades as a broadcast and print reporter and editor in Utah and then Wyoming, Ken Rand, moved back to West Jordan, Utah, remarried his ex-wife, and began his freelance writing career in earnest. In addition to numerous awards for his work as a reporter, Rand won 2nd place in the Writers of the Future contest, 3rd place in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, volume 2, and has received four honorable mentions in Year's Best anthologies.

Rand has worked as a freelance writer, reporter, photographer, talkshow host and producer, editor, PR flack, furniture mover, temporary secretary, teacher, print and broadcast ad peddler, and announcer for sports events, daredevil shows, air shows, mudbogs, and stock car races.

He grew up in the little town of Port Chicago, Calif., which no longer exists; the Navy bought it because it was in the way of their ammo depot. A hippie before he lost his hair, he lived in San Francisco in the 1960s, where he attended the first Be-In. Rand makes kaleidoscopes just for the fun of it­ -- he is the world's only humor kaleidoscopist. His writing and living philosophy is: "Lighten up."

Official website: http://www.sfwa.org/members/rand/

Norilana Books is a Los Angeles-based new independent publisher, owned and operated by Vera Nazarian since 2006. With over 210 books in print, Norilana Books specializes in beautifully packaged hardcover and trade paperback classics of world literature, quality fantasy, science fiction, romance and women's fiction, and young adult titles. For more information visit http://www.norilana.com/

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A Cold Day in Hell by Ken Rand kenrand

Sex, murder and levitation in a Las Vegas casino called Hell...

Coming February 1, 2009 from Norilana Books.

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We have acquired A COLD DAY IN HELL by virtuoso humorist and author Ken Rand, a quirky mainstream novel of outrageous humor, dark satire, and a surprising amount of heart, scheduled for February 2009, to be released under the main Norilana Books imprint.