A review by murphyc1
Bad Chili by Joe R. Lansdale

5.0

Hap and Leonard are undeniably two of my favorite characters in Literature. The smart, handy East Texans are so starkly and vividly presented to the reader as to be real, living and breathing people. Rendering characters so astutely and convincingly as Joe Lansdale does Hap Collins and Leonard Pine is a literary skill possessed of only the best. The names which come quickest to my mind are Mark Twain and Stephen King. What's more, these intense but not always tense, compact crime thrillers are expertly constructed devices with lots of moving parts, like fine literary Swiss wristwatches. And they're funny. My favorite aspect of reading a Hap and Leonard novel is getting to hang out with Hap and Leonard. I just cannot recommend this enough! You need to get your hands on one (there's a moderate amount of continuity from one installment to the next) and have fun!