Savage Season

A Hap and Leonard Novel #1

By: Joe R. Lansdale

Narrated by: Phil Gigante

A rip-roaring, high-octane, Texas-sized thriller, featuring two friends, one vixen, a crew of washed-up radicals, loads of money, and bloody mayhem. Hap Collins and Leonard Pine are best friends, yet they couldn't be more different. Hap is an east Texas white boy with a weakness for Texas women. Leonard is a black, gay Vietnam vet. Together, they stir up more commotion than a fire storm.

But that's just the way they like it. So when as ex-flame of Hap's returns promising a huge score, Hap lets Leonard in on the scam, and that's when things get interesting. Chock full of action and laughs, Savage Season is the masterpiece of dark suspense that introduced Hap and Leonard to the thriller scene. It hasn't been the same since.

©2009 Joe R. Lansdale (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"A considerable literary intelligence at work... Lansdale sets his story in motion and carries it through with great, sneaky skill." ( The New York Times Book Review)
"One of publishing's best-kept secrets." ( Dallas Morning News)
"For sheer pace, humor, and style, the winner is Savage Season." ( Time Out New York)

Hap amd Leonard

Hap and Leonard are my favorite literary duo since Poirot and Hastings. Hap and Leonard may have even surpassed Poirot and Hastings. I recommend this book to all who love action, comedy, and great story-telling.

SUE ME, I'VE GOT A JUVENILE STREAK

IT'S ALL COMEDY TO YOU TWO.
You take out chapters 8 thru 16 and this is a five star book. If you are listening and you are between these chapters and tired of all the sophomoric joking, skip to chapter 17, you will not miss any of the story.

I got this during the horror sale, and it is not a horror story. Joe R. Lansdale is known best for his western horrors, but this is not even close to those. It is a fun story, with lots of joking about Blacks, gays, gangsters and sex. As mentioned above I liked it except for the middle of the book, when I got tired of the all the silliness. Lansdale writes a lot of short stories and this is suitable to that, but in novel length it does not work as well. This is basically an adventure story and a remember the sixties story. Having been born in 1958, I was fairly young in the sixties, but I do remember the attitude of the young people of that time and this is spot on.

Narrator is excellent and adds to the enjoyment of the book.

A good show, an even better book

Excellent story telling, and a wonderful performance. Definitely worth a listen, maybe even two. I can't wait to start the next book

Witty Banter. Good Story

Hokey Gangster voice at end detracted from an otherwise Good Buddy Story. First introduction to Lansdale. Enjoyable

Hapless Hap and Leonard

The AMC series, 'Hap and Leonard', brought me to the book the TV series on which it's based. I want to read some of the later books, and figured I'd better start with the first installment.

I like that the book is from Hap's first-person POV. We gain insight into Hap's heretofore rudderless life. Instead of taking the wheel for himself, he's just letting the wind take him where it will. The same applies to Leonard; he's allowing Hap to sweep him along a dead-end path. It all culminates with a bunch of revolutionary wannabes dragging him into a murderous situation. Yeah, not the best life choices going on in this story.

The dialogue between Hap and Leonard is my favorite aspect of the book. You hear the affectionate brotherly bond they have inside their banter.

Phil Gigante does a great narration. His voice perfectly suits the style of Joe R Lansdale's story.

Recommended.