Ed verkauft Gebrauchtwagen, ein Geschäft, das auf manipulierten Kilometerzählern, kaum lesbarem Kleingedruckten und der Überzeugung, dass »Käufer besser aufpassen müssen«, beruht. Er träumt von einer besseren Zukunft. Und das ist genau das, was seine alkoholkranke Mutter sich wünscht, denn sie nervt Ed ständig, endlich etwas zu tun, das seiner Hautfarbe würdig ist. Als er einen Cadillac an Frank und dessen schöne Frau Nancy ausliefert, bekommt Ed endlich die Chance, seinem miserablen Leben zu entkommen. Denn Nancy hat die Nase voll von dem Trottel, der ihr Ehemann ist. Sie beginnt eine Affäre mit Ed und schlägt vor, er soll Frank töten, damit sie an seine Versicherungspolice kommt. Ein verlockendes Angebot: die Frau, das Auto und jede Menge Geld. Aber hat Ed das Zeug dazu, den Plan durchzuziehen? Der US-Autor meldet sich zurück mit einer knallharten Geschichte, erzählt mit Lansdales typischem schwarzen Humor. Locus Magazin: »Ein meisterhafter Geschichtenerzähler.« Robert Schekulin (Krimibuchhandlung Hammett, Berlin): »Lansdale steht ebenbürtig in der Tradition großer Südstaatenerzähler wie Faulkner und Twain.
Joe R. Lansdale Ordre des livres
Le maître conteur Joe R. Lansdale crée des récits qui mêlent magistralement l'horreur gothique sudiste, la rudesse du western, l'intrigue policière et la comédie absurde. Ses récits explorent souvent des thèmes de justice, de moralité et de survie dans des circonstances difficiles, réputés pour leur prose brute et leurs rebondissements inattendus. Lansdale possède un talent unique pour créer du suspense et insuffler de l'humour, donnant naissance à des personnages et des situations inoubliables qui captivent immédiatement les lecteurs.







- 2024
- 2023
A sense of dread envelops Charlie Garner as he investigates the mysterious disappearance of his ex-wife, Meg. With her belongings packed and whispers of her fleeing from creditors, Charlie suspects a darker truth linked to her last known job at a donut shop run by a cult known as 'The Saucer People.' Joined by his brother Felix, he delves into the unsettling secrets of the cult's compound. As danger escalates, highlighted by the gruesome murder of a key witness, Charlie's determination to save Meg intensifies, putting his own life at risk.
- 2023
Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Joe R. Lansdale (the Hap and Leonard series) returns to the piney, dangerous woods of East Texas. In this career retrospective of his best crime stories, Lansdale shows exactly why critics continue to compare him to Elmore Leonard, Donald Westlake, Flannery O'Connor, and William Faulkner. "Pulpy, blackly humorous, compulsively readable, and somehow both wildly surreal and down-to-earth. Lansdale is a national fucking treasure." --Christa Faust, author of Money Shot In the 1950s, a young small-town projectionist mixes it up with a violent gang. When Mr. Bear is not alerting us to the dangers of forest fires, he lives a life of debauchery and murder. A brother and sister travel to Oklahoma to recover the dead body of their uncle. A lonely man engages in dubious acts while pining for his rubber duckie. In this collection of nineteen unforgettable crime tales, Joe R. Landsdale brings his legendary mojo and witty grit to harrowing heists, revenge, homicide, and mayhem. No matter how they begin, things are bound to get ugly--and fast.
- 2022
Mucho Mojo: A Hap and Leonard Graphic Novel
- 120pages
- 5 heures de lecture
Mucho Mojo is the basis for the second season of the new Sundance TV series Hap and Leonard and has been adapted into a full color graphic novel by Finnish illustrator Jussi Piironen.Hap and Leonard return in this incredible, mad-dash thriller, loaded with crack addicts, a serial killer, and a body count.Leonard is still nursing the injuries he sustained in the duo's last wild undertaking when he learns that his Uncle Chester has passed. Hap is of course going to be there for his best friend, and when the two are cleaning up Uncle Chester's dilapidated house, they uncover a dark little secret beneath the house's rotting floor boards-- a small skeleton buried in a trunk. Hap wants to call the police. Leonard, being a black man in east Texas, persuades him this is not a good idea, and together they set out to clear Chester's name on their own. The only things standing in their way is a houseful of felons, a vicious killer, and possibly themselves.
- 2022
The Events Concerning
- 176pages
- 7 heures de lecture
Back in the nineties a novella, The Events Concerning a Nude Fold-Out Found in a Harlequin Romance, about jobless Plebin Cook, his daughter Jasmine, and a used bookstore owner named Martha, received a Bram Stoker Award and appeared to be the start of a series. It wasn't. But now, we're taking a time machine back to the original story, involving circus dogs, mannikins and a serial killer, and we're adding a quirky, short novel, The Events Concerning Two Stabbed Clowns in a Bloody Bathtub. The novel is wilder than the original tale and answers the question: What did Plebin and the gang do next? A missing cat leads to an outrageous blackmail scheme, a sex video, a body in an out of the way cemetery, a sexy mortician, clown orgies, bathtub stabbings, and a missing child. But Plebin, Jasmine and Martha are on the job, because they not only have a used bookstore to run, they own a private eye agency, BOOKS AND BULLETS, and they are clown deep into a twisty investigation. An investigation that soon becomes a race against time to rescue a child before she is deprived of air and a wicked vengeance is completed. Step up and step out with the gang. But watch the face paint and the blood puddles, and keep your back to the wall. Things are about to go sideways in the best way possible for a reader craving mystery, suspense, and unexpected thrills
- 2022
Moon Lake - Eine verlorene Stadt
Thriller
Daniel Russell war erst 13 Jahre alt, als sein Vater versuchte, sich selbst und seinen Sohn zu töten. Er fuhr von einer Brücke direkt in die Fluten des Moon Lake in Ost-Texas. Doch wie durch ein Wunder überlebte der Junge. Jahre später, nachdem er neue Informationen über sein Kindheitstrauma erhalten hat, kehrt Daniel zurück an den Moon Lake. Er hofft, das Auto und die Knochen seines Vaters bergen zu können. Aber tief verborgen unter dem glitzernden Wasser des Sees entdeckt er etwas Schockierendes, das mit einer Reihe ungewöhnlicher Morde in Verbindung steht … Moon Lake entführt seine Leser in ein glühendes, verlockendes Mysterium, gespickt mit Humor und Herz. Daniels Kampf wird unser Kampf. Locus Magazin: »Ein meisterhafter Geschichtenerzähler.« Robert Schekulin (Krimibuchhandlung Hammett, Berlin): »Lansdale steht ebenbürtig in der Tradition großer Südstaatenerzähler wie Faulkner und Twain.«
- 2021
The Complete Files of Detective Thomas Mecana
- 348pages
- 13 heures de lecture
THE COMPLETE TALES OF DETECTIVE THOMAS MECANA Book One: HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR Book Two: WHEN THE NIGHT BIRD SINGS Book Three: TWISTED JUSTICE Book Four: THE BOX
- 2021
The Magic Wagon
- 146pages
- 6 heures de lecture
Joe R. Lansdale, celebrated for his contributions to horror and "splatterpunk," significantly shaped the Weird Western genre through works like The Magic Wagon. His storytelling blends elements of the supernatural with Western themes, creating a unique narrative style that has captivated readers for over three decades. Lansdale's influence continues to resonate in contemporary literature, marking him as a pivotal figure in the evolution of this genre.
- 2021
The Last Good Day
- 252pages
- 9 heures de lecture
Set against the backdrop of the Civil War's conclusion, the story follows Major Rance Allison, who, after being injured in battle, wakes up in an enemy field hospital. In a surprising twist, he discovers that the conflict has ended and he is now aligned with those he once fought against. This narrative explores themes of reconciliation and the complexities of identity in the aftermath of war.
- 2021
Moon Lake
- 352pages
- 13 heures de lecture
Edgar award-winning author Joe Lansdale returns with a standalone novel, told with his trademark wit, East Texas grit, and the dark humor his longtime fans love