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Joe Richard Lansdale (born October 28, 1951) is an American writer and martial arts instructor. A prose writer in a variety of genres, including Western , horror , science fiction, mystery , and suspense, he has also written comic books and screenplays.
As prolific as Joe R. Lansdale is, a new release of his book still feels like an event. His latest The Donut Legion features Charlie Garner, a writer and retired private detective, who teams up with his brother, Felix, who he left his business to, to track down his missing ex wife he saw in an apparition.
The Donut Legion is a comedy-mystery novel by American author Joe R. Lansdale. Premise. The novel concerns a missing persons investigation centered on a Texas cult that claims knowledge of a flying saucer. Lansdale has stated that his interest in and judgments of cults—including Pizzagate, QAnon, and Jim Jones —inspired the novel. [1]
Jul 19, 2011 · A cross between a crime novel and an old-fashioned western, The Thicket by award-winning East Texas author Joe R. Lansdale made many 'best of' lists for both years." Click here to read the rest of Tim O'Connell's review of Champion Joe's novel! 09/05/24-"The Thicket is not his first entry into the world of film."
He’s written award-winning horror, mystery, suspense, westerns, graphic novels and comics, media tie-ins, screenplays, and mainstream literature, yet each new work fits recognizably into the East Texas-slang-filled, fast-paced, fluid storytelling style that defines the Joe R. Lansdale genre.
Mar 21, 2023 · In his inimitable folksy style, Joe R. Lansdale skewers religious cults, ufologists, gun fanatics and extremist groups both left and right in a biting, often hilarious mystery revolving around a Jim Jones-like evangelist for extraterrestrials coming to save the Earth.
Aug 24, 2023 · LAPL Blog. Interview With an Author: Joe R. Lansdale. Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, August 24, 2023. Joe R. Lansdale is the internationally bestselling author of more than fifty novels, including the popular, long-running Hap and Leonard novels.
