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  1. Jul 19, 2011 · The Associated Press says "As usual, Lansdale’s prose is tight, he has laced his highly entertaining story with sly humor, and he has populated it with a cast of quirky characters." BookReporter says "Brimming with colorful characters and Lansdale’s characteristic bounce, this rollicking crime novel examines the insidious rise of fringe ...

  2. Sep 10, 2013 · Lansdale is a master at character, pacing, and humor, and his voice is like being told a fascinating story by a trusted uncle who sees the world with clarity and an eye for detail. Lansdale...

  3. The stories (told from Hap's point of view) are violent, and characterized by strong language and sexual situations. Lansdale depiction of East Texas is essentially "good" but blighted by racism, ignorance, urban and rural deprivation and corrupt public officials.

  4. Apr 3, 2022 · Some were great, and I ended the year as a Lansdale fan. I gathered from social media and other blogs that his short stories are some of his best writing, and I decided to look at them next. His first story collection, By Bizarre Hands, is highly esteemed, but I opted instead for High Cotton and Bumper Crop. These are ‘best of’ collections ...

  5. In Edgar Award winner Joe R. Lansdale’s newest Hap and Leonard story collection, the boys are back, with more righteous ass-kickings, highly improbable adventures, and disastrous fishing trips.

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  6. Mar 2, 2016 · Skating through genres as skillfully as an old time Texas farmer cuts through wheat, Lansdale is at home in any literary environment with decade’s worth of cutting edge and compelling fiction...

  7. The Bottoms is an Edgar Award [1][2][3] -winning suspense novel by American author Joe R. Lansdale. Plot summary. This story takes place during the Great Depression in East Texas. Young Harry Crane discovers the mutilated body of a black woman that sets off a mystery involving rising violence and racism.

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