writes like no one else on the planet. While his novels often have a blend of crime and the supernatural, in his most recent work, Leather Maiden, otherworldly horror has been nudged aside by gritty suspense and the macabre.
Cason Statler -- Gulf War vet and Pulitzer Prize nominated journalist -- is a wreck. He's an unemployed drunk who spends most of his time stalking his ex and burning up with envy for his successful older brother. When he lands a job at Camp Rapture's small-time newspaper, his investigations into the disappearance of a popular local girl leads him into a web of lies, blackmail and murder.
Lansdale has been named a Grandmaster of Horror in addition to his many crime and mystery writing accolades, and Leather Maiden proves that East Texas' champion storyteller remains at the top of his game. The book is viciously paced, and you'll find yourself laughing out loud at the poetic cadence of his profanity while at the same time shivering from the vivid and grotesque descriptions of violence. Leather Maiden, like Lansdale, is a true original.
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