About the Book
About the Book
The Elephant of Surprise: A Hap and Leonard Novel
The latest roaring, rollicking adventure from Edgar Award-winner Joe R. Lansdale, featuring odd-couple P.I.s Hap and Leonard.
Hap and Leonard are an unlikely pair --- Hap is a self-proclaimed white trash rebel, and Leonard is a tough-as-nails Black, gay, Vietnam vet and Republican --- but they're the closest friend either of them has in the world.
After years of crime-solving companionship, something's changed: Hap, recently married to their P.I. boss, Brett, is now a family man. Amidst the worst flood East Texas has seen in years, the two run across a woman who's had her tongue nearly cut out, pursued by a heavily armed pair of goons. Turns out the girl survived a mob hit, and the boss has come to clean up the mess.
On a chase that blows even the East Texas swampgrass back, Hap and Leonard must save the girl and vanquish her foes, before the foes get them first. With a new case to solve and a brand-new challenge to their relationship, will Hap and Leonard's friendship survive? Will Hap and Leonard survive?
THE ELEPHANT OF SURPRISE is rich with Lansdale's trademark humor, whip-smart dialogue and plenty of ass-kicking adventures.
Audiobook available, read by Christopher Ryan Grant
