Crime Reads Most Anticipated Crime Fiction

“It doesn’t get much better than one of the best crime writers in the business serving up brand new stories featuring his most iconic characters. Lansdale isn’t just a brilliant storyteller with heart, he’s also funny as hell, with tales of mummified dachshunds, homicidal bookmobiles, and a psychopathic hunt club. This collection is an absolute blast and a gift to all of us devoted fans.”
—Ace Atkins, author of The Revelators and The Heathens

 “Joe Lansdale’s Hap and Leonard stories are right up there with Richard Stark’s Parker books to me . . . Born for Trouble is yet another masterclass in how it’s done.”
—Ed Brubaker, author of The Fade Out

“Each story in this outstanding collection is like a full-ass novel boiled down to pure muscle, bone and mayhem, served up the just the way you like it.”
—Duane Swierczynski, author of Revolver

“Pulpy, blackly humorous, compulsively readable, and somehow both wildly surreal and down-to-earth. Lansdale is a national fucking treasure.”
—Christa Faust, author of Money Shot

“Hijinks and shenanigans anchored by the warmth of camaraderie and a steady flow of excellent jokes.”
—Stephanie Cha, author of Your House Will Pay

“If you’ve met these dudes before, you won’t be surprised to hear that these latest stories are a treat; if you’re a Hap-and-Leonard virgin, well, I’ll overlook the fact that you’ve spent your recent years living in a cave and congratulate you on the adventure upon which you’re embarking.”
—Lawrence Block, author of the Matthew Scudder mystery series

“Proves once again that no one writes a short story like Lansdale.”
—Crime Reads

“There are writers who are prolific and writers who are brilliant: Joe R. Lansdale is one of the few who is both, and we are lucky to have him. It’s good to see Hap and Leonard again, especially now. When there are too many people willing to hurt others for fun and profit, Hap and Leonard will always kick the right asses and take the right names. It’s nice to live in their world for a little while, because as violent and strange as it is sometimes, the good guys win, and the bad guys get what’s coming to them. They do what’s right, tell bad jokes, and show that loyalty and love are not absent even when things get ugly. We could use more of that. Fortunately, Lansdale is here to deliver.”
—Christopher Farnsworth, author of Blood Oath

“Rambunctious, complex, and endlessly fascinating, these two best friends offer a clear yet sometimes painful view of America in general, and East Texas in particular. Oh, by the way the cartographer of that map is one of the most original inventive and masterful storytellers to put pen to paper, Joe R. Lansdale. Born for Trouble is bound to be a classic.”
—S.A. Cosby author of Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland

“Every Lansdale book is a gift, and this collection of Hap and Leonard stories is no different. If you already love the characters, you absolutely need this. If you’re new, this is a fine place to meet them. I hope these stories go on forever.”
—Richard Kadrey, author of the Sandman Slim series

“Joe Lansdale’s compassion and humanity have touched thousands of readers, me included, right where we live. Of all his vivid and lived-in characters, none are as beloved as Hap and Leonard, and this new collection, Born for Trouble will delight Hap and Leonard fans all over the world.”
—Lewis Shiner, author of Glimpses and Frontera

Praise for Joe R. Lansdale

“A folklorist’s eye for telling detail and a front-porch raconteur’s sense of pace.”
—New York Times Book Review

“An American original.”
—Joe Hill, author of Heart-Shaped Box

“A terrifically gifted storyteller.”
—Washington Post Book Review

"No one currently working the field demonstrates more convincingly and joyously the deep affinity between pulp fiction and the American tall tale.”
—Kirkus

“Like gold standard writers Elmore Leonard and the late Donald Westlake, Joe R. Lansdale is one of the more versatile writers in America.
—Los Angeles Times

Praise for the Hap and Leonard collections

[STARRED REVIEW] “Last seen in the novel Honky Tonk Samurai, Lansdale’s incomparable East Texas crime fighting duo show their chops in this remarkable story collection."
—Publishers Weekly

“Enthralling storytelling that engages readers with dashes of simple wisdom and hard truth.”
—Fort Worth Weekly

“Compelling. Hilarious. Poignant.”
—NY Journal of Books

National marketing plan to include promotion targeting mystery, crime, thriller, and Texas media and publications; regional Texas, national, and international author appearances; consumer and trade advertising; interviews, blog tour, and podcasts; and author and publisher social media campaign; ARC giveaways on Goodreads, NetGalley, and Edelweiss