Rumble Tumble: A Hap and Leonard Novel (5) (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) (original 1998; edition 2009)

by Joe R. Lansdale

Series: Hap and Leonard (5)

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML: Hap and Leonard is now a Sundance TV series starring James Purefoy and Michael Kenneth Williams. Hap Collins and Leonard Pine are in for an action-packed adventure when they cross paths with a towering Pentecostal preacher, a midget with a giant attitude, and a gang of bikers turned soldiers of fortune. Even though a midlife crisis just hit Hap Collins like a runaway pickup truck, he's still got his job, he knows his best friend, Leonard Pine, will always be there for him, and of course he's got his main squeeze, Brett Sawyer. Things hit a new low, however, when Brett's daughter, Tillie, who has been walking on the wrong side of the law suddenly stands in need of a rescue. It's won't be easy�??it never is�??but nothing is going to stop Hap and Leonard as they hit the road destined for Hootie Hoot, Oklahoma to shake things up. And with Hap and Leonard at the wheel this promises to be a wild ride… (more)

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Title:	Rumble Tumble: A Hap and Leonard Novel (5) (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
Authors:	Joe R. Lansdale
Info:	Vintage (2009), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 256 pages
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I consider hap and Leonard something of a guilty pleasure. The plots are fine, the friendship between the two keeps me coming back but the level of obscenity is hard to take sometimes.im talking the violence, particularly towards women, not the language. (

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cspiwak | Mar 6, 2024 |

Hap and Leonard have turned into one of my favorite series. The dialog in this book is what really does it for me. It is laugh out loud funny. (

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cdaley | Nov 2, 2023 |

Perfect from start to finish. Why Joe R Lansdale isn't as famous as Stephen King is beyond me. Lansdale is a great storyteller and a great writer. (

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bjkelley | Jul 27, 2023 |

I think this series might be better as an audiobook; they are well done, and the southern accent of the narrator really makes it funnier (although I haven't actually compared to print).

As usual, the story is not the best part to me, although it's usually interesting. But the characters and the dialog is what keeps me reading these books.

In this story, Hap's current romantic interest has a daughter who is a prostitute, but in over her head so her mother decides to bring her home. Unfortunately, even if her daughter agrees, the people holding on to her won't. So Hap decides to help. Shouldn't be too hard, right? Unless they get killed, which looks likely at times. Fortunately, Leonard offers to help, and he's a good person to have around if you need help in a situation like this and don't mind someone who likes to stir up trouble. (

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MartyFried | Oct 9, 2022 |

Another Hap and Leonard story by novelist extraordinaire Joe R. Lansdale, although by now the plot and action started to sound similar to the previous entries in the series. "Rumble Tumble" covers Hap and Leonard attempting to free the daughter of Hap's girlfriend from a prostitution ring but the highlight is the appearance of a midget who just gushes about his favorite restaurant. There are better Hap and Leonard books but this is still worth a read if you've enjoyed those better books. (

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MiaCulpa | Aug 30, 2019 |

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:

Hap and Leonard is now a Sundance TV series starring James Purefoy and Michael Kenneth Williams.
Hap Collins and Leonard Pine are in for an action-packed adventure when they cross paths with a towering Pentecostal preacher, a midget with a giant attitude, and a gang of bikers turned soldiers of fortune.

Even though a midlife crisis just hit Hap Collins like a runaway pickup truck, he's still got his job, he knows his best friend, Leonard Pine, will always be there for him, and of course he's got his main squeeze, Brett Sawyer. Things hit a new low, however, when Brett's daughter, Tillie, who has been walking on the wrong side of the law suddenly stands in need of a rescue. It's won't be easy�??it never is�??but nothing is going to stop Hap and Leonard as they hit the road destined for Hootie Hoot, Oklahoma to shake things up. And with Hap and Leonard at the wheel this promises to be a wild ride

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