{"product_id":"lagniappe-9781943402854","title":"Lagniappe","description":"Twenty years after the publication of his first short story collection, \u003ci\u003eMonday's Meal\u003c\/i\u003e, Les Edgerton delivers the goods once again in this collection of harrowing tales of outlaws, ex-cons, frightened men and women, rap-partners throwing back tall boys and taller tales, children forced to become killers, stabbings and shootings, bad asses and sad asses...a wide-ranging collection of distinct and memorable characters who will exhibit a kind of wisdom not obtainable from the halls of academia. This is not a gathering of people contemplating their navels but real people facing the consequences of their actions...and it ain't often pretty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Les Edgerton... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Les Edgerton has swiftly become my favorite crime writer. Original voice, uncompromising attitude and a pure hardboiled style leap him to the front ranks of my reading list. He will become legendary.\" -Joe R. Lansdale, author of \u003ci\u003eParadise Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bottoms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEdge of Dark Water\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Thicket\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Hap and Leonard series, the books behind the TV series of the same name, and many others \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Reading Les Edgerton's stories is like listening to those old World War II broadcasts from the London blitz, with the reporter crouching under a restaurant table, microphone in hand, while the bombs drop on the city and the ceiling caves in. Edgerton reports on the world and the news is not good. There's a kind of wacky wisdom in these bulletins from the underside of life; the stories are full of people you hope never move in next door, for whom ordinary life is an impossible dream. This is good fiction; Edgerton writes lean and nasty prose.\" -Dr. Francois Camoin, Director, Graduate School of English, University of Utah and author of \u003ci\u003eBenbow and Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLike Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBut Not Exactly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeadly Virtues\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe End of the World Is Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhy Men Are Afraid of Women\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Les Edgerton is the new High King of Noir.\" -Ken Bruen, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Emerald Lie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guards\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePimp\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Down \u0026amp; Out Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781943402854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Les Edgerton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38014865735861,"sku":"9781943402854","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_dd879a1d-5a23-4534-a2a2-599dc8c9e738.jpg?v=1609150675","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lagniappe-9781943402854","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}