The Elephant of Surprise

Joe R. Lansdale

Hap and Leonard are an unlikely pair - Hap a self-proclaimed white trash rebel and Leonard - a tough-as-nails Black gay Vietnam vet and Republican - but they're the closest friend either of them has in the world.

After years of crime-solving companionship something's changed: Hap recently married to their P.I. boss Brett is now a family man. Amidst the worst flood East Texas has seen in years the two run across a woman who's had her tongue nearly cut out pursued by a heavily armed pair of goons. Though she can't talk much on account of the tongue it turns out the girl survived a mob hit and the boss has come to clean up the mess.

On a chase that blows even the East Texas swampgrass back Hap and Leonard must save the girl and vanquish her foes before the foes get them first. With a new case to solve and a brand-new challenge to their relationship will Hap and Leonard's friendship survive? Will Hap and Leonard survive?

With Lansdale's trademark humor whip-smart dialogue and plenty of ass-kicking adventures to be had you won't want to miss Hap and Leonard's latest.