{"product_id":"honky-tonk-samurai-paperback","title":"Honky Tonk Samurai - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe R. Lansdale\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly Hap and Leonard would catch a cold case with hot cars, hot women, and ugly skinheads. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, \u003ci\u003eHonky Tonk Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe R. Lansdale\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nearly four dozen novels, including \u003ci\u003eRusty Puppy\u003c\/i\u003e, the Edgar-award winning \u003ci\u003eThe Bottoms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunset and Sawdust\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLeather Maiden\u003c\/i\u003e. He has received nine Bram Stoker Awards, the American Mystery Award, the British Fantasy Award, and the Grinzane Cavour Prize for Literature. He lives with his family in Nacogdoches, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47497958162653,"sku":"9780316329415","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/i20ZYkDxPE9780316329415.webp?v=1771989629","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/honky-tonk-samurai-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}