He has received the British Fantasy Award, the Edgar Award, and eight Bram Stoker Awards. If you’d like to read the source material in advance of seeing the movie, THE THICKET is currently on sale. Lansdale is the author of numerous novels, including The Bottoms, A Fine Dark Line, and Leather Maiden. RT SweetJohnny1960: joelansdale’s superb book THE THICKET is being made into a major film. What began as a missing-person case becomes one of blackmail and murder.įilled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, "Honky Tonk Samurai" is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer. The pair agrees to take on the cold case and soon discover that the used car dealership where her granddaughter worked is actually a front for a prostitution ring. One week later, a woman named Lilly Buckner drops by their new PI office with a proposition: find her missing granddaughter, or she'll turn in a video of Leonard beating the dog abuser. Leonard takes matters into his own fists, and now the bruised dog abuser wants to press charges. The uneventful stakeout is coming to an end when the pair witness a man abusing his dog. Pepper, are working a freelance surveillance job in East Texas. The story starts simply enough when Hap, a former 60s activist and self-proclaimed white trash rebel, and Leonard, a tough black, gay Vietnam vet and Republican with an addiction to Dr. Only Hap and Leonard would catch a cold case with hot cars, hot women, and ugly skinheads. His new book is Honkytonk Samurai, now the basis of a new series on Sundance TV. Award winning author Joe Lansdale is coming by to sign books at Bookworks prior to his appearance at Bubonicon in Albuquerque.
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