Praise for Joe R. Lansdale
“Hilarious.… Lansdale is a terrifically gifted storyteller with a sharp country boy wit.”
—The Washington Post Book World
“Lansdale’s prose, both laconic and sarcastic, is so thick with slang and regional accent that it’s as tasty as a well-cured piece of beef jerky. Readers will want to savor each bite.”
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“Lansdale has an unsettling sensibility. Be thankful he crafts such wild tall tales.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
“A storyteller in the great American tradition of Ambrose Bierce and Mark Twain.”
—The Boston Globe
“Funny, compulsive … enjoyably raffish.”
—Esquire