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Joe R. Lansdale (born October 28, 1951) is an American author and martial-arts expert. He has written novels and stories in many genres, including Western, horror, science fiction, mystery, and suspense. He has also written for comics as well as The Animated Series.

Frequent features of Lansdale's writing are usually deeply ironic, strange or absurd situations or characters, such as Elvis and JFK battling a soul-sucking Ancient Egyptian mummy in a nursing home (the plot of his Bram Stoker Award-nominated novella, "Bubba Ho-Tep," which was made into a movie by Don Coscarelli). He is the winner of the British Fantasy Award, the American Horror Award, the Edgar Award, and seven Bram Stoker Awards. The World Horror Convention recently made him the recipient of the 2007 Grand Master Award for contributions to the field of Horror fiction. [1]

He is perhaps best known for his "Hap and Leonard" series of novels which feature two friends, Hap Collins and Leonard Pine, who live in the town of Laborde, Texas and find themselves solving a variety of often unpleasant crimes. The characters themselves are an unlikely pairing; Hap is a white working class laborer in his mid forties, and Leonard is a gay black man. Both of them are accomplished fighters, and the stories (told from Hap's narrative point of view) feature a great deal of violence, profanity and sex. Lansdale paints a picture of East Texas which is essentially "good" but blighted by racism, ignorance, urban and rural deprivation and corruption in public officials. Some of the subject matter is extremely dark, and has included pedophilia and anti-gay violence. The novels are characterised by sharp humour and "wisecracking" dialogue.

Lansdale, who was born in Gladewater, Texas, now lives in Nacogdoches and is the writer in residence at Stephen F. Austin State University. He also teaches at his own Shen Chuan martial arts school and is a member of the Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

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Total Books: 415
Sugar on the Bones
2024 - Sugar on the Bones [Hap and Leonard, 13] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780316513296
ISBN-10: 0316513296
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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The Unlikely Affair of the Crawling Razor
2024 - The Unlikely Affair of the Crawling Razor (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781645241898
ISBN-10: 1645241890
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror
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The Senior Girls Bayonet Drill Team and Other Stories
2024 - The Senior Girls Bayonet Drill Team and Other Stories (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781645240976
ISBN-10: 1645240975
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Black is the Night Stories inspired by Cornell Woolrich
Incident on and off a Mountain Road
2023 - Incident on and Off a Mountain Road (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781957133355
ISBN-10: 195713335X
Genres: Arts & Photography, Comics & Graphic Novels
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Swords in the Shadows
2023 - Swords in the Shadows (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781954255753
ISBN-10: 1954255756
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Hot Iron and Cold Blood An Anthology of the Weird West
2023 - Hot Iron and Cold Blood an Anthology of the Weird West (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781639511396
ISBN-10: 1639511393
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Things Get Ugly The Best Crime Fiction of Joe R Lansdale
2023 - Things Get Ugly the Best Crime Fiction of Joe R Lansdale (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781616963965
ISBN-10: 1616963964
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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The Donut Legion
2023 - The Donut Legion (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780316540681
ISBN-10: 0316540684
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 3

Playing Games
2023 - Playing Games (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9798375047515
ISBN-10: N/A
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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The Events Concerning
2022 - The Events Concerning (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781645241003
ISBN-10: 1645241009
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Born for Trouble The Further Adventures of Hap and Leonard
Radiant Apples
2021 - Radiant Apples (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781645240419
ISBN-10: 164524041X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Hell's Bounty
2021 - Hell's Bounty (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781949381290
ISBN-10: 1949381293
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Magic Wagon
2021 - The Magic Wagon (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781949381313
ISBN-10: 1949381315
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Moon Lake
2021 - Moon Lake (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780316540643
ISBN-10: 0316540641
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
 2

DeadEnd Jobs A Hitman Anthology
2021 - Deadend Jobs a Hitman Anthology (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781643962122
ISBN-10: 1643962124
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Bullets and Other Hurting Things A Tribute to Bill Crider
2021 - Bullets and Other Hurting Things a Tribute to Bill Crider (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781643961781
ISBN-10: 1643961780
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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Fishing for Dinosaurs and Other Stories
2020 - Fishing for Dinosaurs and Other Stories (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781596069930
ISBN-10: 1596069937
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Horror Zine's Book of Ghost Stories
2020 - The Horror Zine's Book of Ghost Stories (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781948318969
ISBN-10: 1948318962
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Of Mice and Minestrone Hap and Leonard The Early Years
2020 - Of Mice and Minestrone Hap and Leonard the Early Years (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781616963231
ISBN-10: 1616963239
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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2019 - The Sky Done Ripped [Ned the Seal] (Hardcover)
2019 - Jackrabbit Smile [Hap and Leonard] (Paperback)Hardcover
2019 - The Elephant of Surprise [Hap and Leonard] (Hardcover)
2018 - Xfiles Case Files [The X-Files Case Files] (Paperback)
2018 - It's Alive Bringing Your Nightmares to Life [The Dream Weaver series] (Paperback)
2017 - Blood and Lemonade [Hap and Leonard, Bk 11] (Paperback)
2017 - Rusty Puppy Library Edition [Hap Collins and Leonard Pine] (Audio CD)
2017 - Honky Tonk Samurai [Hap and Leonard] (Paperback)Hardcover
2017 - Coco Butternut [Hap Collins and Leonard Pine Novels] (Hardcover)
2016 - Horror Anthology 2016 [Moon Books Presents - Volume 2] (Paperback)
2016 - By Bizarre Hands [Dover Horror Classics] (Paperback)
2016 - Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be [Outspoken Authors] (Paperback)
2014 - Black Hat Jack the True Life Adventures of Deadwood Dick [Thorndike Large Print Western Series] (Hardcover)
2014 - Graphic Classics Volume 25 Canine/feline Classics [Graphic Classics Graphic Novels] (Paperback)
2012 - Devil Red [Hap Collins and Leonard Pine, Bk 8] (Paperback)
2011 - Hyenas (Hardcover)
2010 - The Bottoms [Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Original] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
2010 - Sojan the Swordsman/under the Warrior Star [Planet Stories Double Feature] (Paperback)
2010 - Vanilla Ride [Vintage Crime/Black Lizard] (Paperback)
2009 - Tales From the Crypt Boxed Set Vol 5 8 [Tales from the Crypt Graphic Novels] (Paperback)
2009 - Captains Outrageous [Hap and Leonard, Bk 6] (Paperback)Paperback
2009 - Rumble Tumble [Hap and Leonard, Bk 5] (Paperback)Hardcover
2009 - Leather Maiden [Vintage Crime/Black Lizard] (Paperback)
2009 - The Twobear Mambo [Hap Collins and Leonard Pine, Bk 3] (Paperback)Paperback
 
2009 - Bad Chili [Vintage Crime/Black Lizard] (Paperback)
2009 - Les Enfants Du Rasoir [French Edition] (Paperback)
2009 - The Outlaws of Mars [Planet Stories] (Paperback)
2009 - Sanctified and Chickenfried the Portable Lansdale [Southwestern Writers Collection] (Hardcover)
2009 - Savage Season [Hap and Leonard, Bk 1 - Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
2009 - Mucho Mojo [Hap Collins and Leonard Pine, Bk 2] (Paperback)Paperback
2007 - Tsunami Mexicain [French Edition] (Paperback)
2007 - Marvel Westerns [Marvel Comics] (Paperback)
2007 - Conan and the Songs of the Dead [Conan Graphic Novels] (Paperback)
2007 - Marvel Romance Redux [Marvel Comics] (Paperback)
2006 - Marvel Westerns Hc [Marvel Comics] (Hardcover)
2005 - The Boar (Other)
2005 - L'arbre Bouteilles [French Edition] (Paperback)
2004 - Fine Dark Line A [Brilliance Audio on Compact Disc] (Audio CD)
2003 - Cuando El Rio Suena [Rba Literaria] (Hardcover)
2000 - Blood Dance [The Lost Lansdale Series Vol. 3] (Hardcover)
1999 - Waltz of Shadows [Lost Lansdale Series] (Hardcover)
1999 - Something Lumber This Way Comes [The Lost Lansdale Series] (Hardcover)
1996 - Fist Full of Stories [And Articles] (Hardcover)
1991 - Night VIsions 8 [Night Visions] (Hardcover)
1989 - New Frontierthe [New Frontier] (Hardcover)
1988 - Magic Wagon [Gunsmoke Western] (Hardcover)
Jonah Hex Two Gun Mojo [DC Comics Vertigo] (Paperback)