num_pages: 243
description: There's no bullshit in a Joe Lansdale book. There's everything a good story needs and nothing it doesn't.Joe pulls up the truck says 'Get in the back we're going for a ride.'You know it might get a littlescary and it might get a little crazy but you get in because you know in the end it's going tobe a fun ride.--Christopher Moore New York Times Bestselling Author of A Dirty Job and FoolIn this Texas-sized thriller Hap Collins and Leonard Pinebest friends freelance troublemakers and tough guys with good intentionsfind themselves in the crosshairs of the Dixie Mafia.Hap is an East Texas smart mouth with a weakness for southern women. Leonard is a gay black veteran pining for a lost love. Theyre not the makings of your typical dynamic duo but never underestimate the power of a shared affinity for stirring up trouble and causing mayhem. When an old friend asks Leonard to rescue his daughter from an abusive no-good drug dealer he gladly agrees and of course invites Hap along for the fun. Even though the dealer may be lowly he is on the bottom rung of the Dixie Mafia and when Hap and Leonard come calling the Mafia feels a little payback is in order. Cars crash shotguns blast and people die but Hap and Leonard come out on top. Unfortunately for them now theyre facing not only jail time but also the legendaryand lethalVanilla Ride who is still out to claim the price on their heads. Full of twists and turns gunfire and gaffes this hilarious rip-roaring novel will have readers turning the pages faster than a Texas tornado.
language: English
title: Vanilla Ride
publisher: Knopf