Savage Season

 

Shirley J.                      Adult Fiction                                      Best Friends, Ex-Lovers, Double-Crosses

Savage Season (Book 1 in the Hap and Leonard series) by Joe R. Lansdale     178 pages

This book introduces us to the two best friends, Hap Collins and Leonard Pine.    Hap is a straight white dude from East Texas.  Leonard is a black man, a Vietnam Vet, and gay.   Hap a former social activist while in college that did time in prison over one of his causes and lost the love of his life while behind bars when his then wife couldn't hack the wait (18 months!) and divorced him and took off.   Trudy pops back up and waltzes in, seduces Hap (he is so easy) and brings him into her current illegal endeavor.   Seems her current boyfriend has information gleaned from a guy who heisted 3 or 400,000 dollars that is now dead but discussed the location of the money before he died.   This stolen money, once recovered will fund several social causes Trudy and the misfit band of radicals she brings with her want to aid.   Unfortunately, not all the radicals are committed to the greater good and while Hap and Leonard are drawn in for a big payday for helping, the best laid plans...can go awry.   A good book and excellent introduction to Hap and Leonard.   I recommend this one to mature high schoolers on up (for sexual content) and graphic depictions of shootings.   Excellent story and series.