Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Bad Chili by Joe R. Lansdale


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Hap and Leonard get a heapin helping of trouble in their latest adventure.
Summary:

Leonard and Hap have been through a lot together, but every now and again they just have to get away from each other too. Hap has returned from a stint working on oil rig and is looking forward to catching up with his old friend. Turns out that is going to be a bit of a problem as Leonard, not known for his patience when it comes to some matters, is missing and is wanted by the local police for murder.
It seems that Leonard’s lover, Raul, had decided that Leonard was old news and that he fancied the leader of a local bike gang. Leonard went to find his wayward love and after the expected insults, the conversation got personal. Wanting the final word Leonard had also brought his favorite argument, his shotgun. After a bit of ruckus and the cruel putting down of the bar’s neon sign Leonard departed at high speed with the biker gang close behind.

What happened after that is anybody’s guess as Leonard hadn’t been seen since that night and the gang leader was found dead out on a back country road. Which brings us to the present. Hap has 24 hours to find Leonard and convince him to turn his self in or the cops are really going to start looking.
Like a bowl of bad chili though the more Hap digs in the more layers he finds until he’s not sure there is any end in sight.

My Thoughts:

I haven’t read the other books in this series but this entry has made me want to seek them out. The story moves at a good pace and there are quite a few laugh out loud moments in the story. I can’t say the story changes in tone too much throughout as both Hap and Leonard’s lives are pretty much a hard road no matter what situation they are in, which in this case helps the story keep an even pace. I don’t want to give to much of the story away as the banter Hap has with the other characters is what makes the story what it is. So if your looking for an adventure / thriller with a sense of humor give this one a try. m.a.c

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