#2 in my slow trek through the Hap and Leonard series about
two low life, redneck, east Texas farm hands in the rose business. I’m three
behind in my reviews, so I might be a bit briefer than usual.
Leonard’s Uncle Chester has died and left Leonard his old
house that sits on the wrong side of the tracks. Old and dilapidated, to be of
any value, it will need to be flipped in the worst possible way. Of course, he
enlists the help of his best friend Leonard for the rehab. The house sits next
door to a crack house. When he and the residents have words, Leonard, a martial
arts aficionado, puts the head crack right down in a wink. Then he burns the
place to the ground. And no, the police aren’t the slightest bit concerned.
During the rehab, the boys go through a floor board only to
find the skeleton of a young boy. The cops are all set to blame it on poor old
dead Uncle Chester. Leonard isn’t so sure. So he and Hap start doing some
detecting on their own. But not before Hap, the middle aged hippie, and Florida, a local lawyer (who is a bit embarrassed to be dating a white guy) get busy.
What they turn up will turn your stomach and appall you
beyond belief. Lansdale’s unique style of prose (he flunked the course that
taught politically correct storytelling, so be prepared. Not for the easily
offended). When the rubber meets the road, Lansdale gets down and dirty,
turning off the clever repartee to get busy.
Good reading. And I really like his style. More Hap and
Leonard to come. Think I saw there are 14 books in the series.
BTW, you can find Mucho Mojo On Demand at The Sundance Channel. Really good viewing if you ask me.
East Coast Don
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