Gosh, I love Hap and Leonard. I think I like Leonard more than Hap, but Hap's the narrator so I hear more of his perspective. In Mucho Mojo, a healed and healing Hap and Leonard are notified that Leonard's beloved but estranged uncle has died and left Leonard his house and a sizable inheritance. For two field hands, that seems like a good thing. In reality not so much.

The book swings through all manner of mystery and villain and Hap and Leonard kick ass and get their asses kicked. They solve the mystery, but not without getting their hearts broken, in multiple ways, and testing the bond between them.

Lansdale's horror foundation comes across here and at once point there's a reference to his cult-classic Bubba Ho-tep. At times he can be wordy, and some of his descriptions are pretty flowery for describing horrible nightmares involving dead bodies and so forth. Nevertheless, his Texas tall tale style is more or less intact. The dialogue is masterful. I listened to a section while driving home sick from work, wanting more than anything to be able to vomit, and the scene where Leonard defines "honky motherfucker" to Hap actually had me laughing out loud.

The next one is in my queue and I can't wait to read it. These are vibrant characters in crazy situations and it's so enjoyable.