Jackrabbit Smile

By: Joe R. Lansdale

Narrated by: Christopher Ryan Grant

Edgar Award-winner and fan favorite Joe R. Lansdale is back with Hap and Leonard's latest caper: investigating the disappearance of a revivalist cult leader's daughter.

Hap and Leonard are an unlikely pair-Hap, a self-proclaimed white trash rebel, and Leonard, a tough-as-nails black gay Vietnam vet and Republican-but they're the closest friend either of them has in the world. Hap is celebrating his wedding to his longtime girlfriend, Brett (who is also Hap and Leonard's boss), when their backyard barbecue is interrupted by a couple of Pentecostal white supremacists. They're not too happy to see Leonard, and no one is happy to see them, but they have a problem and only Hap and Leonard will take the case.

Judith Mulhaney's daughter, Jackrabbit, has been missing for five years. Well, she's been missing from them for five years, but she's been missing from everybody, including the local no-goods who ran with her, for a few months. Despite their misgivings about Judith and her son, Hap and Leonard take the case. It isn't long until they find themselves mixed up in a revivalist cult that believes Jesus will return flanked by an army of lizard-men -- solving a murder to boot.

With Lansdale's trademark humor, whip-smart dialogue, and plenty of ass-kicking adventures to be had, you won't want to miss Hap and Leonard's latest.

Critic reviews

"Talking dirty can be great fun, especially when the trash talkers are Hap Collins and Leonard Pine, the cutup private eyes in Joe R. Lansdale's Texas crime capers."—Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review

"Part of what makes this book exceptional is the way Lansdale portrays the long legacy of race and class discrimination as the characters' lived experience. . . . Lansdale is one of a kind, with a deceptively folksy and funny voice that hides real darkness; fans of the eponymous SundanceTV series will be delighted to find the books are even better."—Booklist (starred review)

"Raucous . . . As always, Lansdale provides a wild, fun ride with an astute eye on social issues."—Publishers Weekly

"Fans of the books and Sundance TV series will eagerly follow the men through their latest, politically timely hullabaloo."—Library Journal

"A companionable, enjoyable, and profane series . . . Its pleasures are still welcome."—Kirkus Reviews

Interesting and unique!

I enjoyed this book and am looking forward to the next one in the series!

First Time

This is my first time listening to a book by J R Lansdale. I truly enjoyed the narration. Christopher Grant did an excellent job with each character's voice and expressing their emotions.
One can hear and feel the joy, the hurt and angry each character expressed.
The story was well written. The words give a very good description of the characters and the location of the story. And, there is humor interspersed
throughout the story. This was a good read. This is not for you, if you have interracial and intergender concerns.

More of the same Hap and Leonard

Usual Hap and Leonard story, but well that's what we like. Good narrator as well.

Always a Five Star!

I love Hap and Leonard! Always nice to hear a story read at a decent pace that I don’t have to speed it up. I still sped it up to 1.2 but it doesn’t lose inflection at that speed. Of course if you have read or heard a H&L book or seen the show, the story is well written- I needn’t say more!

Friends

I love this narrator and the friendship between Hap & Lenard! Tons of fun to experience!