{"product_id":"honky-tonk-samurai-9780316329415","title":"Honky Tonk Samurai","description":"Only Hap and Leonard would catch a cold case with hot cars, hot women, and ugly skinheads. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. Pepper, are working a freelance surveillance job in East Texas. The uneventful stakeout is coming to an end when the pair witness a man abusing his dog. Leonard takes matters into his own fists, and now the bruised dog abuser wants to press charges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. 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. What began as a missing-person case becomes one of blackmail and murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, \u003ci\u003eHonky Tonk Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe R. Lansdale\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nearly four dozen novels, including \u003ci\u003eRusty Puppy\u003c\/i\u003e, the Edgar-award winning \u003ci\u003eThe Bottoms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunset and Sawdust\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLeather Maiden\u003c\/i\u003e. He has received nine Bram Stoker Awards, the American Mystery Award, the British Fantasy Award, and the Grinzane Cavour Prize for Literature. He lives with his family in Nacogdoches, Texas.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mulholland Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764108689682,"sku":"9780316329415","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_77a0c00a-4745-422f-b5e2-5919073d1c89.jpg?v=1764755998","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/honky-tonk-samurai-9780316329415","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}