The Two-Bear Mambo
The Two-Bear Mambo is a 1995 suspense/crime novel written by the American author Joe R. Lansdale. It is the third book in his Hap and Leonard series.
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Author | Joe R. Lansdale |
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Cover artist | Dan Osyczka |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Hap and Leonard |
Publisher | Mysterious Press, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard |
Publication date | 1 September 1995 |
Media type | Print (hardcover, trade paperback) |
Pages | 273 |
ISBN | 0-89296-491-X |
Preceded by | Mucho Mojo (1994) |
Followed by | Bad Chili (1997) |
Plot summary
Hap's African American ex-girlfriend set out to attempt to recover the long lost tapes of a deceased bluesman in a Ku Klux Klan infested town in East Texas. After she goes missing, her current boyfriend enlists Hap and Leonard to find out what happened to her. Needless to say, they run into a lot of trouble. The town locals do not care and local law enforcement views it as a black-on-black crime not worthy of investigating. Hap, and especially Leonard, are viewed as outside meddlers who should go back to where they came from.[1]
Editions
The book was originally published as a trade hardcover by Mysterious Press which is now out of print. Its most recent publication was issued by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard as a trade paperback in January 2009.[2]
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References
- Lansdale, Joe R. "THE TWO-BEAR MAMBO by Joe R. Lansdale". Kirkus Book Reviews. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- "The Two-Bear Mambo by Joe R. Lansdale". Penguin Random House.
External links
- Author's official website
- Random House website
- The Two-Bear Mambo title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database