{"product_id":"things-get-ugly-the-best-crime-fiction-of-joe-r-lansdale-paperback","title":"Things Get Ugly: The Best Crime Fiction of Joe R. Lansdale - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe R. Lansdale\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eS. A. Cosby\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdgar Award winner and bestselling author Joe R. Lansdale (the \u003c\/i\u003eHap and Leonard\u003ci\u003e series), one of America's most essential crime writers, heads back to the dangerous woods of East Texas. In his first crime career-retrospective, including previously uncollected work, Lansdale shows exactly why critics continue to compare him to Elmore Leonard, Donald Westlake, Flannery O'Connor, and William Faulkner.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Pulpy, blackly humorous, compulsively readable, and somehow both wildly surreal and down-to-earth. Lansdale is a national fucking treasure.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Christa Faust, author of \u003c\/i\u003eMoney Shot\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this collection of nineteen unforgettable crime tales, Joe R. Lansdale brings his legendary mojo and gritty, dark humor to harrowing heists, revenge, homicide, and mayhem. No matter how they begin, things are bound to get ugly--and fast.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe R. Lansdale (\u003ci\u003eSavage Season\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Donut Legion\u003c\/i\u003e) is the internationally-bestselling author of over fifty novels, including the popular, long-running \u003ci\u003eHap and Leonard\u003c\/i\u003e novels. Many of his works have been adapted for television and film, most famously the films \u003ci\u003eThe Thicket\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBubba Ho-Tep\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCold in July\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eHap and Leonard\u003c\/i\u003e series on Sundance TV and AMC. Lansdale has written numerous screenplays and teleplays, including the iconic \u003ci\u003eBatman: The Animated Series\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won an Edgar Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Bottoms\u003c\/i\u003e, ten Stoker Awards, and he has been designated a World Horror Grandmaster. Lansdale, like many of his characters, lives in East Texas, with his wife, Karen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.96 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764485947680,"sku":"9781616963965","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5b4130a055844c203d6d092b9fd60249.webp?v=1780249707","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/things-get-ugly-the-best-crime-fiction-of-joe-r-lansdale-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}