And Honky Tonk Samurai is no exception, kicking off with Leonard assaulting a man who's beating his dog and somehow going from there to a missing girl, and then to a car dealership which might be a front for something far more insidious, and then to somewhere far, … . I love Leonard. Hap & Leonard are soon up to their eyebrows in a stew of blackmail, prostitutes, and a testicle taking killer called The Canceler... With this book Joe R. Lansdale has turned a corner I don’t much care for. Published February 2nd 2016 by Mulholland Books (first published November 24th 2015. Please try again. But the end! Hap and Leonard are back! Top subscription boxes â right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. 'I don't think we ask for trouble, me and Leonard'. . The mystery of her disappearance only deepens from there.Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. But nothing makes me happier than hearing a new Hap & Leonard book is coming out and I'm currently counting down the days till the TV show premiers, excited to finally see these characters come to life, but also a bit scared that they don't screw it up, though, as Joe was involved, I doubt he would let that happen. What began as a missing-person case becomes one of blackmail and murder. . When it's good, it's magic. To see what your friends thought of this book, Buy a cheap copy of Honky Tonk Samurai: Signed Collector's... book by Joe R. Lansdale. Hilarious, crude and violent, peppered through and through with unforgettable characters that leap off the page, dance around the room, and run off down the road. You May Also Like Savage Season (Hap Collins and Leonard Pine Series #1) . Champion Mojo Storyteller Joe R. Lansdale is the author of over forty novels and numerous short stories. Oh and the humour is as black as night. . Let’s make a list of the dubious delights that await you in HONKY TONK SAMURAI (Mulholland, $26), the latest outing for Joe R. Lansdale’s perpetual bad … Hap is a kind, gentle, thoughtful, liberal and probably should be my favorite, but I just love nasty-talking, people-hating, gay-Republican, egomaniacal, vanilla cookie-eating black guys. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. The mystery of her disappearance only deepens from there.Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. If you're reading the Hap and Leonard series in order, you'll want to read this when you reach book 9, but it's not the best and you shouldn't - not to insert any spoilers - be overly alarmed by the ending. show got canned is a mystery . It's all dreadful hokum, but somewhere in the middle of the blood, guts and vanilla cookies there is enough heart to make me smile, make me cry and make me wish every book was as entertaining as this. I'd love to see how they portray Vanilla ride. ARTICLES. But while it's hard to resist the unending charm of Hap and Leonard as characters and Lansdale's talent with words, I immediately forgot what the plot was once I finished. . Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai … Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Something went wrong. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, No Import Fees Deposit & $12.28 Shipping to Poland. I'm disappointed. NOW THE BASIS OF THE NEW SERIES ON SUNDANCETV. An afterword by Nick Damici is included. The mystery of her disappearance only deepens from there.Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. What began as a missing-person case becomes one of blackmail and murder. . Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It's been a while since I last read a book in this series and in no time at all, I found myself in familiar territory - this, despite having not read. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Kindle Book. ", "Another jawdropper from the seemingly indefatigable favorite son of Nacogdoches, Texas . It was touching, action packed and hilarious all at the same time. What began as a missing-person case becomes one of blackmail and murder. I can't believe I'm all caught up with this series.....more, please Mr. Mulholland Books; Reprint edition (February 14, 2017). . Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. We donât share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we donât sell your information to others. After Leonard beats up a man for abusing a dog, the two friends are forced into finding the missing grand-daughter of a cantankerous old biddy who videoed the whole thing on her mobile phone from behind her twitching curtains next door, and is threatening them with the police if they don't co-operate.. High art.....it ain't. His novella. Unable to add item to List. Honky Tonk Samurai Joe R. Lansdale. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Kindle Book. According to some historians, the month of April is actually named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, by way of the Romans.... Only Hap and Leonard would catch a cold case with hot cars, hot women, and ugly skinheads. Because this novel was just released, I decided to jump ahead a couple books in the series and read it. . What began as a missing-person case becomes one of blackmail and murder. (Unless you've read Lansdale. How many ways do I love thee? . Hotdog crap fries! To this day I follow Joe everywhere, through his westerns, his teen lit and even the comics he helped write. The first four books in the series were exciting reads, with compelling plots, a great balance of both light-hearted humor and palpable danger, and tender bits sprinkled throughout. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thatâs right for you for free. He has written for comics, television, film, newspapers, and Internet sites. He has written for comics, television, film, newspapers, and Internet sites. Honky Tonk Samurai lives up to the rich legacy of the titles that preceded it in Lansdale’s Hap and Leonard series. Honky Tonk Samurai is a Hap and Leonard novel. Only Hap and Leonard would catch a cold case with hot cars, hot women, and ugly skinheads. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2016. Lansdale's language dances with colorful and regular profanity as he performs a shotgun wedding between wild and ridiculous, tying it together with enough cartoonish violence and abundant wit to send you reaching for your wallet to buy the next round. Altogether it's wild, funny, utterly improbable and thoroughly satisfying entertainment. [Landsale also has a pretty surprising ending to this one that is sure to have Hap and Leonard fans buzzing for a while. Here, Hap and Leonard, and especially Jim Bob Luke, blabber on and on throughout the book, trying to make us laugh, which they succeed at for the most part. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. It takes a masterful writer to pull off what Lansdale accomplishes in these books, combining humor, nihilism and absurdism along with sublime plotting and character development. Heard on Fresh Air Joe R. Lansdale grew up poor in east Texas and worked as a janitor and in a potato field before finding success as a writer. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we donât use a simple average. I love Leonard. His work has appeared in national anthologies, magazines, and collections, as well as numerous foreign publications. And Honky Tonk Samurai is no exception, kicking off with Leonard assaulting a man who's beating his dog and somehow going from there to a missing girl, and then to a car dealership which might be a front for something far more insidious, and then to somewhere far, far darker than you'd expect. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. . Honky Tonk Samurai is another great Hap & Leonard adventure. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! It's been a while since I last read a book in this series and in no time at all, I found myself in familiar territory - this, despite having not read Devil Red, the book set prior to Honky Tonk Samurai (I do plan on correcting this asap). But as the series went on, it seemed like Lansdale started to depend solely on the humor and witty dialogue over developing a memorable story, losing the great balance that he started out with. In Honky Tonk Samurai, private investigative agency owner, former police lieutenant Marvin Hanson decides to sell the agency and go back to work for the police department. . It might be my book series fatigue but the Hap and Leonard series seems like it's turned into an epic talk-fest. Let's hope there's more of that good feeling to come in this terrific series. . Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. His work has been collected in more than two dozen short-story collections, and he has edited or co-e, Champion Mojo Storyteller Joe R. Lansdale is the author of over forty novels and numerous short stories. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2019. I truly think Joe Lansdale is one of the most gifted writers working today, but it's frustrating, because almost every one of the magnificently quotable lines I want to use to back up that claim is also wildly, gleefully profane, delivered in Lansdale's perfect Texas drawl and colored with language that just pops its way off the page. There has never been a bad hap and Leonard story .this one is as good as they get with all the gang back together to take on the creepiest killing machine ever. Hap is a kind, gentle, thoughtful, liberal and probably should be my favorite, but I just love nasty-talking, people-hating, gay-Republican, egomaniacal, vanilla cookie-eating black guys. The ending just slayed me. His work has been collected in more than two dozen short-story collections, and he has edited or co-edited over a dozen anthologies. ", "This is damn fine reading from Lansdale . It takes a masterful writer to pull off what Lansdale accomplishes in these books, combining humor, nihilism and absurdism along with sublime plotting and character development. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 5, 2018. Removing this book will also remove your associated ratings, reviews, and reading sessions. 340 pages of joy....it is. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company OverDrive Read. The first four books in the series were. Honky Tonk Samurai lives up to the rich legacy of the titles that preceded it in Lansdale's Hap and Leonard series. Such great writing and wonderfully paced,constructed...Love Hap and Leonard dearly and why oh why have they stopped turning these books into films/tv series...Lansdale writes with a with swagger too...brilliant book and this series of books just gets better ... After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. When an old lady shoots some video of Leonard kicking the shit out of a dog abuser, she tasks Hap & Leonard with finding her missing grand daughter in exchange for not informing the authorities. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company OverDrive Read. Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. There was a problem loading your book clubs. 6 quotes from Honky Tonk Samurai: ‘That's love for you. . please sign up Honky Tonk Samurai Autore: Joe Lansdale Editore: Einaudi La vita è cambiata e parecchio, per Hap e Leonard. Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. The mystery of her disappearance only deepens from there.Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. When it isn't, it just pees all in your soup.’ . Hap & Leonard are soon up to their eyebrows in a stew of blackmail, prostitutes. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Well, I know that no one else but Joe R. Lansdale could write a sentence like this: I'm disappointed. Why the t.v. Similar to the practices of Hollywood , especially the Marvel world of super heros and the James Bond franchise, the bad guys must get worse and nastier and the stakes go higher and higher. . HONKY TONK SAMURAI begins sedately enough --- for the first paragraph or so --- with Hap and Leonard on a quiet stakeout pursuant to a domestic investigation. The mystery of her disappearance only deepens from there.Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. Both are getting older & its showing, but doesn't mean that either one is old even after Leonard punches & knocks out some college age kid for calling him old. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 10, 2019. LB/Mulholland, $26 (352p) ISBN 978-0-316-32940-8. Such is definitely the case with Honky Tonk Samurai, the ninth full-length novel in Lansdale's Hap and Leonard series, which had me frequently laughing out loud in public at lines I could never say out loud (particularly if I was reading it at work). Nine books in, and the Texas noir series just keeps getting darker, funnier, and just plain better, Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2019. Just keep reading. Give this man a National Medal of the Arts for his entire body of work.". The mystery of her disappearance only deepens from there.Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. When he offers protagonists Hap Collins and Leonard Pine the opportunity to buy him … Please try your request again later. The story starts simply... Free Shipping on all orders over $10. Please try again. Hope it gets picked up again. Please try again. Meatier than the last couple of Hap and Leonard books. It might be my book series fatigue but the Hap and Leonard series seems like it's turned into an epic talk-fest. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Kindle Book. Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2016. They witness a man beating a dog, an incident into which Leonard interjects himself quite forcefully and effectively. Don't miss it. . I remember it had something to do with a mystery involving a tranny car salesman and redneck assassins that take their victims severed nutsacks as trophies...so there it has that going for it! Honky Tonk Samurai is the 11th book by Joe R Lansdale to feature the entertaining adventures of best friends Hap ‘a former 60s activist and self-proclaimed white trash rebel’ and Leonard ‘a black, gay Vietnam vet and Republican with an addiction to Dr. Pepper and vanilla cookies’. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Kindle Book. More By and About This Author. Captains Outrageous: A Hap and Leonard Novel (6) (Hap and Leonard Series), "Listening to a Joe R. Lansdale's East Texas detective yarn in the Hap Collins-and-Leonard Pine series is like hanging out with a skilled barroom raconteur. Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. He has received the Edgar Award, eight Bram Stoker Awards, the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Grinzani Cavour Prize for Literature, the Herodotus Historical Fiction Award, the Inkpot Award for Contributions to Science Fiction and Fantasy, and many others. There was so much potential there. They say one definition of genius is to be able to do something no one else can do. There's a slight hint of the familiar as our heroes put together an invincible crew of deadly assassins to take out a marginally less invincible crew of deadly assassins. ", "The camaraderie and down-home scatology carry the day. I'm still enjoying this series & reading how both their lives are evolving. I just love the way the man writes. The mystery of her disappearance only deepens from there.Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. His work has appeared in national anthologies, magazines, and collections, as well as numerous foreign publications. Ah, Hap and Len. The great thing about the Hap and Leonard books (aside from Hap and Leonard themselves) is the accessibility to new readers. Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2017. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2020. It takes a masterful writer to pull off what Lansdale accomplishes in these books, combining humor, nihilism and absurdism along with sublime plotting and character development. I can't believe I'm all caught up with this series.....more, please Mr. Lansdale. I dread coming to the end of this series . Honky Tonk Samurai is the 11th book by Joe R Lansdale to feature the entertaining adventures of best friends Hap 'a former 60s activist and self-proclaimed white trash rebel' and Leonard 'a black, gay Vietnam vet and Republican with an addiction to Dr. Pepper and vanilla cookies'. I've been a fan of Joe R. Lansdale's since "Act of Love" first came out and a close friend, now since departed, who was a bookseller told me that I had to check out this new author, from there I was gone. Filled with Joe R. Lansdale’s trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. Only Hap and Leonard would catch a cold case with hot cars, hot women, and ugly skinheads. Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. The great thing about the Hap and Leonard books (aside from Hap and Leonard themselves) is the accessibility to new readers. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. When an old lady shoots some video of Leonard kicking the shit out of a dog abuser, she tasks Hap & Leonard with finding her missing grand daughter in exchange for not informing the authorities. Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Kindle Book. Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, Honky Tonk Samurai is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. It doesn't get any better than this. Because this novel was just released, I decided to jump ahead a couple books in the series and read it. 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