Honky Tonk Samurai

$60 · Offered by Gauntlet Press

Limited edition

Published 2017 Only Hap and Leonard would catch a cold case with hot cars, hot women, and ugly skinheads. 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. 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. 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. An afterword by Nick Damici is included. Says Lansdale of Damici: Nick Damici is a multiple threat. Actor, script writer for film and TV, producer, and I expect director of films and world domination next. Best of all he s my friend and brother. Joe R. Lansdale signed both editions, with Nick Damici signing the lettered edition. Listening to a Joe R. L

• Binding: Hardcover

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