{"product_id":"honky-tonk-samurai-9780316329415","title":"Honky Tonk Samurai","description":"Only Hap and Leonard would catch a cold case with hot cars, hot women, and ugly skinheads. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The story starts simply enough when Hap, a former 60s activist and self-proclaimed white trash rebel, and Leonard, a tough black, gay Vietnam vet and Republican with an addiction to Dr. Pepper, are working a freelance surveillance job in East Texas. The uneventful stakeout is coming to an end when the pair witness a man abusing his dog. Leonard takes matters into his own fists, and now the bruised dog abuser wants to press charges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One week later, a woman named Lilly Buckner drops by their new PI office with a proposition: find her missing granddaughter, or she'll turn in a video of Leonard beating the dog abuser. The pair agrees to take on the cold case and soon discover that the used car dealership where her granddaughter worked is actually a front for a prostitution ring. What began as a missing-person case becomes one of blackmail and murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, relentless pacing, and unorthodox characters, \u003ci\u003eHonky Tonk Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e is a rambunctious thrill ride by one hell of a writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mulholland Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316329415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Joe R. Lansdale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51280553509045,"sku":"9780316329415","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_59cde0c6-9e81-4bba-a14b-9213eb07eeeb.jpg?v=1751467785","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/honky-tonk-samurai-9780316329415","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}