Joe R. Lansdale

Language

English

Description

Sleuth Hap Collins and his black sidekick go after a gang of gay-bashers. The gang makes videotapes as they rape, torture and murder homosexuals. The setting is Texas.

2) Honky tonk samurai

Author

Series

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD

Description

Blackmailed into accepting a missing-persons cold case, rebel Hap and gay veteran Leonard search for their client's long-missing granddaughter, who they discover was involved in a prostitution ring.

3) Vanilla ride

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2009.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

4) Captains outrageous

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2001.

Language

English

5) Sunset and sawdust

Author

Pub. Date

2004.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

6) The two-bear mambo

Author

Pub. Date

[1995]

Language

English

7) Writer of the purple rage

Author

Pub. Date

1994.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

8) Bumper crop

Author

Pub. Date

2004.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

9) Moon lake

Author

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD

Description

"Daniel Russell was only thirteen years old when his father tried to kill them both by driving their car into Moon Lake. Miraculously surviving the crash and growing into adulthood, Daniel returns to the site of this traumatic incident in the hopes of recovering his father's car and bones. As he attempts to finally put to rest the memories that have plagued him for years, he discovers something even more shocking among the wreckage that has ties to...

10) The donut legion

Author

Pub. Date

2023.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

Description

"Charlie Garner has a bad feeling. His ex-wife, Meg, has been missing for over a week and one quick peek into her home shows all her possessions packed up in boxes. Neighbors claim she's running from bill collectors, but Charlie suspects something more sinister is afoot. Meg was last seen working at the local donut shop, a business run by a shadow group most refer to as 'The Saucer People'; a space-age, evangelist cult...Along with his brother Felix...Charlie...

11) Things get ugly: the best crime stories of Joe R. Lansdale

Author

Pub. Date

2023.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

Description

"In this collection of nineteen unforgettable crime tales, Joe R. Lansdale brings his legendary mojo and gritty, dark humor to harrowing heists, revenge, homicide, and mayhem. No matter how they begin, things are bound to get ugly--and fast"--

12) Paradise sky

Author

Pub. Date

2015.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

13) More better deals

Author

Pub. Date

2020.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

Description

Dispatched to repossess a Cadillac from a deadbeat pet-cemetery owner and his beautiful wife, an unscrupulous used-car salesman embarks on an affair that tests the limits of his character.

14) Devil red

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2011.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

Description

"Hap Collins and Leonard Pine return in a red-hot, mayhem-fueled thriller to face a vampire cult, the Dixie Mafia, and the deadliest assassin they've ever encountered--Devil Red. When their friend Marvin asks Hap and Leonard to look into a cold-case double murder, they're more than happy to play private investigators: they like trouble, and they especially like getting paid to find it. It turns out that both of the victims were set to inherit serious...

15) Jackrabbit smile

Author

Series

JEF - LGBTQIA Fiction (Adults)

Pub. Date

2018.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

Appears on list

Description

Hap and Leonard are an unlikely pair-Hap, a self-proclaimed white trash rebel, and Leonard, a tough-as-nails black gay Vietnam vet and Republican-but they're the closest friend either of them has in the world. Hap is celebrating his wedding to his longtime girlfriend, Brett (who is also Hap and Leonard's boss), when their backyard barbecue is interrupted by a couple of Pentecostal white supremacists. They're not too happy to see Leonard, and no one...

16) The elephant of surprise

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2019.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

Description

Unlikely partners Hap and Leonard save a woman from a mob hit, only to find themselves confronted by an adversary who challenges their friendship.

17) Lost echoes: a novel

Author

Pub. Date

2007.

Language

English

18) Hap and Leonard: blood and lemonade

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2017.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

19) Radiant apples

Author

Pub. Date

c2021.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

Description

"Nat Love has had enough adventures for ten men. From son of a former slave, to buffalo soldier, to gun hand, to Marshal for Hanging Judge Parker. Now, entering old age, he's a train porter. A job he's happy to have, but not exactly the cream of his life. And then an unlikely train robbery and a moment of bravery gives him an opportunity to relive his past and perhaps redeem his wayward son. He's still got the skills, but he's also older and stiffer,...

20) Rumble tumble

Author