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Hap Collins and Leonard Pine return in a red-hot, mayhem-fueled thriller to face a vampire cult, the Dixie Mafia, and the deadliest assassin they’ve ever encountered—Devil Red.
When their friend Marvin asks Hap and Leonard to look into a cold-case double homicide, they’re more than happy to play private investigators: they like trouble, and they especially like getting paid to find it. It turns out that both of the victims were set to inherit serious money, and one of them ran with a vampire cult. The more closely Hap and Leonard look over the crime-scene photos, the more they see, including the image of a red devil’s head painted on a tree. A little research turns up a slew of murders with that same fiendish signature. And if that’s not enough, Leonard has taken to wearing a deerstalker cap . . . Will this be the case that finally sends Hap over the edge?
Full up with Lansdale’s trademark—whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox-to-say-the-least characters—Devil Red is one rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer.
When their friend Marvin asks Hap and Leonard to look into a cold-case double homicide, they’re more than happy to play private investigators: they like trouble, and they especially like getting paid to find it. It turns out that both of the victims were set to inherit serious money, and one of them ran with a vampire cult. The more closely Hap and Leonard look over the crime-scene photos, the more they see, including the image of a red devil’s head painted on a tree. A little research turns up a slew of murders with that same fiendish signature. And if that’s not enough, Leonard has taken to wearing a deerstalker cap . . . Will this be the case that finally sends Hap over the edge?
Full up with Lansdale’s trademark—whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox-to-say-the-least characters—Devil Red is one rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Joe R. Lansdale's heroes returned after an absence of a few years in Vanilla Ride, and Devil Red is in part a continuance of that, with a cross-over with Leather Maiden thrown in for good measure (bringing to mind thoughts about seeing ourselves as others see us, as a hero in one book can be not much more than an annoyance in another). Our main men Hap and Leonard get mixed up with another hired assassin when asked to investigate the murder of the scion of a well-off family. One damned thing leads to another, with lots of violence and laughs along the way, until finally a wavering Hap has to get his mojo back or face the consequenses. Predictably there are some old friends and old enemies met along the way - having read Vanilla Ride fairly recently might be helpful, but not vital.
Reading Devil Red will liven up a few hours, and leave the reader satisfied, and (hopefully) wanting more.
Reading Devil Red will liven up a few hours, and leave the reader satisfied, and (hopefully) wanting more.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a funny, spacy and action filled novel with the calamitous pair Hap and Leonard. The writing is spot on, we learn more about Vanilla Ride and Leonard's new hat.
Brilliant
Brilliant
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Pains me to say it because I am an avid Joe r Lansdale fan and have read all of the Hap & Leonard novels but this one just wasnt up to the usual standard at all. It seemed a little rushed and the storyline was just not as compelling or captivating as the rest, compared to the likes of Bad Chilli or Two Bear Mambo this just lacks substance and excitment. I have already pre ordered his next novel and will continue to read everything he publishes but this was hopefully a 'blip' in an otherwise outstanding catalogue of work.
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