Captains Outrageous, Joe R. Lansdale
Captains Outrageous, Joe R. Lansdale
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Captains Outrageous

Author: Joe R. Lansdale

Narrator: Phil Gigante

Unabridged: 7 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 11/10/2009


Synopsis

Hap Collins and Leonard Pine find mucho trouble, this time in Mexico, when they come face to face with a nudist mobster, his seven-foot strong-arm, an octogenarian knife-touting fisherman, and, somehow, an armadillo.When Hap Collins saves the life of his employer’s daughter, he is rewarded with a Caribbean cruise, and he convinces his best friend, Leonard Pine, to come along. However, when the cruise sails on without them, stranding them in Playa del Carmen with nothing but their misfortune and Leonard’s ridiculous new hat, the two quickly find themselves drawn into a vicious web of sordid violence. When they return to East Texas, they find that trouble has beaten them back, and when trouble’s around it doesn’t take long for Hap and Leonard to find it.“A storyteller in the great American tradition of Ambrose Bierce and Mark Twain.” —The Boston Globe“Lansdale reaches the reader on a gut level.…A terrific writer.” —Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine

About Joe R. Lansdale

Joe R. Lansdale has written more than a dozen novels in the suspense, horror, and Western genres. He has also edited several anthologies. He has received the British Fantasy Award, the American Mystery Award, seven Bram Stoker Awards, and an Edgar Award. He lives in Nacogdoches, Texas, with his family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kemper

Hap and Leonard go south of the border, and there hasn’t been a trip to Mexico end this badly since The Wild Bunch. As Warren Zevon once sang, they'll need lawyers, guns, and money to get out of this fix. The guys have new careers as security guards at the local chicken processing plant. As Hap is le......more

Goodreads review by Dave

"Trouble. You step in it the way kids step in mud puddles. You just can’t go around it, and when you try to jump over it, you fall in it. It’s a knack, brother.” 4.5⭐'s Initial Thoughts Its been a while since I dipped into the world of Joe Lansdale's Hap Collins and Leonard Pine. At least a......more

Goodreads review by Richard

*3.5 Stars* Hap and Leonard have been in some pretty bad situations over the years but nothing can prepare them for the open seas. After Hap gets a sizeable reward for saving a teenage girl from a tweaked out murderer, he decides to go on a cruise ship vacation with Leonard. But rather than the restf......more

I’ve been listening to these Hap and Leonard books on audio and it’s been quite the experience. If you’ve never listened to the audio versions I recommend buying or borrowing copies. Narrator Phil Gigante does a terrific job of bringing these guys to life in all of their over the top glory and has a......more