''Dead Aim'' is a crime/suspense novella written by American author Joe R. Lansdale. It is the eleventh book in the ''

Hap and Leonard Hap and Leonard are two fictional amateur investigators and adventurers created by American author Joe R. Lansdale. They are the main characters in a series of twelve novels, four novellas, and three collections of stories and excerpts. They are ...

'' series featuring Lansdale's longtime protagonists Hap Collins and Leonard Pine.

Plot summary

Hap and Leonard are hired, through Marvin Hanson's

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agency, to protect a woman from her estranged, abusive husband. Hap is framed for the man's murder while staking out his house, and upon further investigation, the two sleuths discover that the victim owed the Dixie Mafia crime syndicate a large sum of money, and in addition he had a large life insurance policy with his wife named as the sole beneficiary. Hap and Leonard are soon involved, not just in the murder, but in a kidnapping and ransom demand as well.

Editions

This book is published by Subterranean Press and issued as a signed and numbered (400 copies)

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. The trade edition has sold out.

References

External links

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Novels by Joe R. Lansdale American crime novels 2013 American novels Novels set in Texas American novellas Works by Joe R. Lansdale Subterranean Press books {{2010s-crime-novel-stub