{"product_id":"rusty-puppy-9780316311571","title":"Rusty Puppy","description":"\u003cb\u003eHap and Leonard investigate a racially motivated murder that threatens to tear apart their East Texas town.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While Hap, a former 60s activist and self-proclaimed white trash rebel, is recovering from a life-threatening stab wound, Louise Elton comes into Hap and Leonard's PI office to tell him that the police have killed her son, Jamar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Months earlier, a bully cop pulled over and sexually harassed Jamar's sister, Charm. The officer followed Charm over the course of the next couple of months, leading Jamar to videotape and take notes on the cop and his partner. The next thing Louise hears, Jamar got in a fight and is killed in the projects by local hoods. It doesn't add up: he was a straight A student, destined for better things, until he began to ask too many questions about the racist police force. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Leonard, a tough black gay Vietnam vet and Republican, joins Hap in the investigation, and they stumble upon the racial divides that have shaped their Eastern Texas town. But if anyone can navigate these pitfalls and bring the killers to justice, it's Hap and Leonard. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filled with Lansdale's trademark whip-smart dialogue, colorful characters, and relentless pacing, \u003ci\u003eRusty Puppy\u003c\/i\u003e is Joe Lansdale at his page-turning best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lansdale, Joe R.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mulholland Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316311571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Joe R. Lansdale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962689302603,"sku":"9780316311571","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_d8f2f37d-e0b8-4f37-bce7-811b87774dd2.jpg?v=1605735983","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/rusty-puppy-9780316311571","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}