"Vanilla Ride" by Joe R. Lansdale is a thrilling novel about two troublemaking friends, Hap Collins and Leonard Pine, who take on the dangerous Dixie Mafia to rescue a young girl from a drug dealer. Along the way, they face a wild gun fight and end up arrested, but are given a chance to redeem themselves by taking on a legendary assassin. This hilarious and action-packed book is sure to keep readers on their toes with gut-busting humor and one gigantic crocodile.

Vanilla Ride

Hap and Leonard don’t fit the profile. Any profile.Hap Collins is complicated. He looks like a good ’ol boy, but his politics don’t match. After a number of careers, Hap has discovered that what he’s best at is kicking ass.Vietnam veteran Leonard Pines is even more complicated: black, conservative, gay, and an occasional arsonist. Well, just the on…