Summary
Hap Collins investigates a blackmarket conspiracy and a series of murders in this comic adult mystery.
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"Hap's effortless talent as a downscale East Texas raconteur makes him the funniest of Travis McGee's widely dispersed sons, even when he's writing about truly menacing bad guys."
-- Kirkus
"The mayhem is always flashy in these Texas Gothics, and the foulmouthed jokes would keep a crew of oil riggers in stitches. But there's more true art in the loopy bar conversations and front-porch anecdotes that Landsdale tosses back like peanuts." -- Marilyn Stasio
-- New York Times Book Review
"Landsdale is not for the squeamish. What he is is a terrifically gifted storyteller with a sharp country-boy wit, minus the male-redneck narcissism and prejudices. Landsdale is a dirty-mouthed nice guy, and he's refreshing." -- Richard Lipez
-- Washington Post Book World
"It's not a complex mystery, but BAD CHILI is a hell of a ride." -- Lev Raphael
-- Lambda Book Report
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Grand Central Pub
Published date: 1998
Size: 4 x 6.5 inches
Weight: 0.3 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Leonard Pine is the prime suspect in the murder of a local cop. Black, gay, and outrageously unconventional, Leonard is in deep trouble, and his old pal, Hap Collins, is the only one willing to believe his innocence. Add to the mix a rabid squirrel, a raging tornado, and a foul-mouthed nurse with a dangerous past, and you've got a Lansdale four-alarm literary stew.
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