Lansdale is a nutter, and his books are all over the place, but in a good way. This is the second Hap and Leonard book I've read, and I liked in spite of its confusing sense of place in a made up amalgam of not quite east Texas, and its unlikely paired protagonists. Less mystery than pedestrian myth, but a damn good read, and one that makes finding the other Hap and Leonard books that much more important.

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Classic Lansdale. Hap Collins and Leonard Pine are at it again, sticking their collective nose in where it doesn't belong to the ulitimate end of murder, mayhem and hilarity.

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Another good one in the Hap and Leonard series by Lansdale full of the usual gross humor and violence. In this one, Hap starts out by being bit by a rabid squirrel which necessitates a stay in the hospital. There he meets his new girlfriend, Brett, who works there as a nurse. While in the hospital, Leonard, Hap's black homosexual friend, seems to be the culprit in the death of a murdered motorcycle thug who also was involved with Leonard's former boyfriend, Raul. Well Hap and Leonard get drawn into trying to figure out how and why the motorcycle thug was killed. This leads to a very vile operation involving bootleg violent homosexual sex tapes and a former wrestler named Big Man Mountain who has very creative ways to torture people including the use of ice and car batteries. A few dead bodies turn up along the way and even a tornado makes an appearance before this one is over!

I have enjoyed the first few books in this series as well as some of Lansdale's other novels which are always a fun ride. I also liked the Hap and Leonard TV series which unfortunately got cancelled. I will be looking forward to reading more Lansdale.

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Got as a gift, haven't read.

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