Mike and Ike

Hello. You said we could share some popcorn. I like popcorn, but steak is better. Thanks for letting me drop by. I always feel a little funny coming to sell a book. I've said before I feel like a door to door salesman, but then I like to think I have a product worth selling. This time out, it's VANILLA RIDE, the seventh in the Hap and Leonard series, and I think it's oen of the best. Lots of action and lots of dialogue between the boys as they deal with the Dixie Mafia, and some real twists and turns and changes in their life. And, oh yeah, there's a hit person who is major trouble, and quite unique, one Vanilla Ride. I hope you'll check the book out. It comes out the end of June from Knopf. Better yet, all the back list of Hap and Leonard books are being released from VINTAGE, as well as a number of other books. THE BOTTOMS will be out next year. I've also got a collection of my stories out titled SANCTIFIED AND CRUCIFIED, THE PORTABLE LANSDALE, from THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS. Contains some of my best short work, as well as novellas, including BUBBA HOTEP, and novel excerpts. Also, a new story and a nifty introduction by Texas writer, Bill Crider. I hope you'll check them out, and thanks for letting me visit. Joe Lansdale