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Honky Tonk Samurai by Joe R. Lansdale (2016, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-100316329401
ISBN-139780316329408
eBay Product ID (ePID)212634930
Product Key Features
Book TitleHonky Tonk Samurai
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicThrillers / Suspense, Mystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective / Traditional, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators
GenreFiction
AuthorJoe R. Lansdale
Book SeriesHap and Leonard Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight19.2 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2015-021762
Reviews"Another jawdropper from the seemingly indefatigable favorite son of Nacogdoches, Texas . . . Hilarious, crude and violent, peppered through and through with unforgettable characters that leap off the page, dance around the room, and run off down the road. It doesn't get any better than this. . . . Give this man a National Medal of the Arts for his entire body of work."-- Joe Hartlaub , BookReporter, "Audacious . . . Honky Tonk Samurai lives up to the rich legacy of the titles that preceded it in Lansdale's Hap and Leonard series. . . . It takes a masterful writer to pull off what Lansdale accomplishes in these books, combining humor, nihilism and absurdism along with sublime plotting and character development. It reads as if it's done effortlessly, and that's no small trick."-- W.K. Stratton , Dallas Morning News, "Listening to a Joe R. Lansdale's East Texas detective yarn in the Hap Collins-and-Leonard Pine series is like hanging out with a skilled barroom raconteur. Lansdale's language dances with colorful and regular profanity as he performs a shotgun wedding between wild and ridiculous, tying it together with enough cartoonish violence and abundant wit to send you reaching for your wallet to buy the next round. . . . Altogether it's wild, funny, utterly improbable and thoroughly satisfying entertainment."-- Jenni Laidman , Chicago Tribune, "Terrific . . . This shambolic, action-packed novel will ensnare new readers and satisfy devoted fans alike. With the Sundance Channel's highly anticipated Hap and Leonard cable series coming in early 2016, this really could be Lansdale's year."-- Publishers Weekly (starred boxed review), "Dubious delights... await you in Honky Tonk Samurai , the latest outing for Joe R. Lansdale's perpetual bad boys, Hap Collins and Leonard Pine.... a ton of fun."-- New York Times, "The camaraderie and down-home scatology carry the day. Let's hope there's more of that good feeling to come in this terrific series."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred)
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number9
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisNOW THE BASIS OF THE NEW SERIES ON SUNDANCETV. Only Hap and Leonard would catch a cold case with hot cars, hot women, and ugly skinheads. The story starts simply enough when Hap, a former 60s activist and self-proclaimed white trash rebel, and Leonard, a tough black, gay Vietnam vet and Republican with an addiction to Dr. Pepper, are working a freelance surveillance job in East Texas. The uneventful stakeout is coming to an end when the pair witness a man abusing his dog. Leonard takes matters into his own fists, and now the bruised dog abuser wants to press charges. One week later, a woman named Lilly Buckner drops by their new PI office with a proposition: find her missing granddaughter, or she'll turn in a video of Leonard beating the dog abuser. The pair agrees to take on the cold case and soon discover that the used car dealership where her granddaughter worked is actually a front for a prostitution ring. What began as a missing-person case becomes one of blackmail and murder. Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer., Only Hap and Leonard would catch a cold case with hot cars, hot women, and ugly skinheads. The story starts simply enough when Hap, a former 60s activist and self-proclaimed white trash rebel, and Leonard, a tough black, gay Vietnam vet and Republican with an addiction to Dr. Pepper, are working a freelance surveillance job in East Texas. The uneventful stakeout is coming to an end when the pair witness a man abusing his dog. Leonard takes matters into his own fists, and now the bruised dog abuser wants to press charges. One week later, a woman named Lilly Buckner drops by their new PI office with a proposition: find her missing granddaughter, or she'll turn in a video of Leonard beating the dog abuser. The pair agrees to take on the cold case and soon discover that the used car dealership where her granddaughter worked is actually a front for a prostitution ring. What began as a missing-person case becomes one of blackmail and murder. Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer.
LC Classification NumberPS3562.A557H66 2016
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- Mar 29, 2016
enjoyed the book
I heard the author tell the backstory of the title while listening to NPR. Based on his anecdotes and humor, I read the book. It was enjoyable and was salted with his gift for metaphor and creating word pictures. Character development was a bit of a sawtooth. Some characters disappeared for chapters. An easy read. I enjoyed the NPR interview more.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Feb 28, 2017
Classic Hap and Leonard
Lansdale's "Hap and Leonard" series is some of the best reading out there, offering suspense, humor, and vivid characters. Unfortunately, many of the "books" offered are basically individually-bound short stories. 88 pages for $17.75? Check the page count on any listing before you leap.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 20, 2020
Hap and Leonard are great
One of my favorite writers and his boys will entertain you with action and extreme humor.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 17, 2024
Great seller
Great sellerVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
