Dead Aim
By Joe R. Lansdale
Read by Phil Gigante
The Hap and Leonard Series: Book 9
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1 Format: Digital Download
Dead Aim marks thealways welcome return of Joe R. Lansdale’s most enduring fictional creations:Hap Collins and Leonard Pine. The result is a spare, beautifully craftednovella in which Lansdale’s unique voice and inimitable narrative gifts are onfull and generous display. The story begins simply enough when the two agree to provide protectionfor a woman harassed by her violent, soon-to-be-ex husband. But, as readers ofthis series will already know, events in the lives of Hap and Leonard rarelystay simple for long. When a protracted stakeout ends in a lethal shooting anda pair of moldering corpses turn up in an otherwise deserted trailer, thenature of this ‘routine’ assignment changes dramatically. The ensuinginvestigation unearths a complex web of lies, duplicity, and hidden agendasthat leads from an upscale Texas law firm to the world of organized crime,culminating in the kind of explosive, anything-can-happen confrontation thatonly Joe Lansdale could create. Violent, profane, and often raucously funny, Dead Aim is a tautly written, hugelyentertaining thriller and a triumph of the storyteller’s art.
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Summary
Summary
Dead Aim marks thealways welcome return of Joe R. Lansdale’s most enduring fictional creations:Hap Collins and Leonard Pine. The result is a spare, beautifully craftednovella in which Lansdale’s unique voice and inimitable narrative gifts are onfull and generous display.
The story begins simply enough when the two agree to provide protectionfor a woman harassed by her violent, soon-to-be-ex husband. But, as readers ofthis series will already know, events in the lives of Hap and Leonard rarelystay simple for long. When a protracted stakeout ends in a lethal shooting anda pair of moldering corpses turn up in an otherwise deserted trailer, thenature of this ‘routine’ assignment changes dramatically. The ensuinginvestigation unearths a complex web of lies, duplicity, and hidden agendasthat leads from an upscale Texas law firm to the world of organized crime,culminating in the kind of explosive, anything-can-happen confrontation thatonly Joe Lansdale could create. Violent, profane, and often raucously funny, Dead Aim is a tautly written, hugelyentertaining thriller and a triumph of the storyteller’s art.
Details
Details
Available Formats : | Digital Download |
Category: | Fiction/Mystery & Detective |
Runtime: | 2.05 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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