by JoeRLansdale (Author)
Fresh from his stint on an offshore oil rig and determined to make some changes in his life, Hap Collins arrives home in Laborde, Texas, only to find his best friend Leonard brooding over his break-up with his love Raul. Things seem bad for Leonard - but they can only get worse. When a local biker, who happens to be Raul's new lover, is found murdered, Leonard is the prime suspect. The local law is little use, as usual, so Hap sets out to clear Leonard's name. But it isn't going to be easy. Then again, nothing in Hap's life ever is. Complications include his new love interest, the nurse of every man's dream with a secret past; the life-threatening behaviour of LaBorde's Chili king; and more dead bodies than you can shake a stick at.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 04 Apr 2002
ISBN 10: 0753813963
ISBN 13: 9780753813966
Book Overview: Joe R Lansdale is a winner of the American Mystery Writers Award and THE BOTTOMS won the 2001 Edgar Award for Best Mystery novel BAD CHILI and THE TWO-BEAR MAMBO have been reissued with new covers with Joe Lansdale's latest novel, CAPTAINS OUTRAGEOUS In addition to his novels he has written over 200 short stories '[This] is becoming the decade's greatest crime series ... His barkingly funny dialogue and robust simplicity of characterisation make this the kind of book you read with your ears' INDEPENDENT 'So slick and pacy, you'll probably finish it in one sitting' MAXIM '[Lansdale] is a terrifically gifted storyteller' WASHINGTON POST