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More Better Deals
By Joe R. LansdalePublisher Description
From the Edgar Award-winning author of the Hap and Leonard series, a hard-boiled novel set in 1960s Texas in which a no-nonsense car salesman faces a tempting decision, a dangerous deal, and an alluring affair.
Ed Edwards is in the used car business, a business built on adjusted odometers, extra-fine print, and the belief that "buyers better beware." Burdened by an aging, alcoholic mother constantly on his case to do something worthier of his lighter skin tone and dreaming of a brighter future for himself and his plucky little sister, Ed is ready to get out of the game.
When Dave, his lazy, grease-stained boss at the eponymous dealership Smiling Dave's sends him to repossess a Cadillac, Ed finally gets the chance to escape his miserable life.
The Cadillac in question was purchased by Frank Craig and his beautiful wife Nancy, owners of a local drive-in and pet cemetery. Fed up with her deadbeat husband and with unfulfilled desires of her own, Nancy suggests to Ed -- in the throes of their salacious affair -- that they kill Frank and claim his insurance policy. It is a tantalizing offer: the girl, the car, and not one, but two businesses. Ed could finally say goodbye to Smiling Dave's, and maybe even send his sister to college. But does he have what it takes to see the plan through?
Told with Joe Lansdale's trademark grit, wit, and dark humor, More Better Deals is a gripping tale of the strange characters and odd dealings that define 1960s East Texas.
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Gingersnaps
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“Ed is a used car salesman with delusions of grandeur and not a lot of smarts. He makes one bad decision after another (more than a few with the brain in his trousers) and it all goes downhill from there. For Ed, for the woman he’s having a fling with, for her husband, for her cousin, pretty much everyone except maybe, maaaaaybe, his sister.
This book is kind of gory with quite a bit gratuitous sex. Beware if you’re easily offended.”
MarrtyB
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Augie
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“Quick read. Not going to lie, the main character had me frustrated with his stupidity throughout but ultimately it did play a role in the plot and led to a decent conclusion. I was concerned for the better part of the book though.
Character development was a little light considering how dark some of the action was and it made the story feel lopsided with tense situations caused by characters with hollow background and motivation.
My favorite part was the juxtaposition of 'grass is greener' scenario, despite that also contributing to the feel of hollow character motivations.
All in all a fun quick read”
Djangokill67
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About Joe R. Lansdale
Joe R. Lansdale is the author of nearly four dozen novels, including Rusty Puppy, the Edgar-award winning The Bottoms, Sunset and Sawdust, and Leather Maiden. He has received nine Bram Stoker Awards, the American Mystery Award, the British Fantasy Award, and the Grinzane Cavour Prize for Literature. He lives with his family in Nacogdoches, Texas.
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