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Hyenas (2011)

by Joe R. Lansdale(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1596063564 (ISBN13: 9781596063563)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Subterranean

series

Hap and Leonard

review 1: Joe R. Lansdale's "Hap and Leonard" series is one of the finest in contemporary crime fiction, with equal parts bawdy humor and sudden violence propelling the stories along. Set in east Texas, Hap, a white, straight former hippie and Leonard, a black, gay military veteran make an unlikely buddy combo, but as this series has borne out, opposites attract and these characters have made for some wonderful stories. In this novella, Leonard is involved in a bar fight which he wins brutally and easily. In the aftermath, one of the assailants is so impressed that he hires Leonard with Hap in tow to rescue his brother from an armed gang he has taken up with. After getting the brother out, things go pear shaped and Hap's girlfriend is taken hostage. After Hap and Leonard abort a ban... morek robbery the gang had planned, they head for the final violent showdown. This novella has all the hallmarks of the classic Hap & Leonard stories, the bravado, the salacious humor and of course the violence as our knights in tarnished armor promise the kill the kidnappers and "shit on their graves." Also included is a poignant Hap solo story from when he was growing up. A story of bullying gone wrong, this makes for a thoughtful object lesson in the nature of cruelty.
review 2: Following the suggestion a friend made when i finished the latest "Holmes on the Range" book, this Hap/Leonard short was excellent. Same gritty atmosphere and excellent dialogue along with the "fisticuffs" that make male buddy novels (and movies) so much fun. People thinking with their fists made for some unexpected moments that kept me on the edge om my seat. And the 4 or 5 page short at the end was a scary reminder that high schoolers can be cruel - but that payback is a bitch. less

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