Bad Chili

Bad Chili

Limited Mojo Press cover
Author Joe R. Lansdale
Cover artist John Picacio
Country United States
Language English
Series Hap and Leonard
Genre Mystery/suspense
Publisher Mysterious Press, Mojo Press, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Publication date
1 September 1997
Media type Print (Hardcover, Trade paperback)
Pages 219
ISBN 1-885418-15-9
Preceded by The Two-Bear Mambo(1995)
Followed by Rumble Tumble (1998)

Bad Chili is a crime mystery novel by American author Joe R. Lansdale. It is the fourth in the series of books featuring Lansdale's longtime protagonists Hap Collins and Leonard Pine. The two characters couldn't be more different; Hap is a white working class laborer who went to prison to protest the Vietnam war, and Leonard is a gay, black, Vietnam vet with serious anger issues. Both are experts in the martial arts and are the best of friends.[1][2]

Plot summary

Hap returns from his off-shore oil platform job to discover that his best friend Leonard is being framed for a series of murders. The first of these is a biker who stole Leonard's boyfriend, and the second is Leonard's ex-boyfriend himself. The two of them set out to find who the real killers are and clear Leonard's name.

Editions

This book was first published by the now defunct Mojo Press with only 500 signed copies. It was then published as a mass-market trade hardcover by Mysterious Press. It was re-issued as a trade paperback in May 2009 by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard books.[3][4]

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