Mucho Mojo

1994 novel by Joe R. Lansdale
0-89296-490-1Preceded bySavage Season (1990) Followed byThe Two-Bear Mambo (1995) 

Mucho Mojo Is a mystery/crime novel by American author Joe R. Lansdale. This is the second in Lansdale's Hap and Leonard series of crime novels.[1]

Plot summary

This story revolves around the death of Leonard Pine's Uncle Chester who happens to live next to a crack house. Under the floorboards of his uncle's house the two discover the skeleton of an infant wrapped in child pornography. Leonard refuses to believe his uncle could be involved so he enlists the help of his best friend, Hap Collins, to solve the murder and clear his uncle.[2][3]

Editions

This book was published as a limited edition by Cemetery Dance Publications and as a trade hardcover by Mysterious Press in 1994. Both are now out of print. A trade paperback was published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard on Jan. 6, 2009.

Vintage Crime/Black Lizard cover

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Awards

Mucho Mojo was listed as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and was awarded British Fantasy Award.[5]

References

  1. ^ "MUCHO MOJO, by Joe R. Lansdale". www.reviewingtheevidence.com.
  2. ^ "MUCHO MOJO | Kirkus Reviews".
  3. ^ Publishers Weekly, Review. "Mucho Mojo". Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  4. ^ "SEARCH RESULTS". Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  5. ^ Savlov, Marc (August 22, 1997). "Joe Lansdale". www.austinchronicle.com.

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Works by Joe R. Lansdale
Hap and Leonard series
  • Savage Season (1990)
  • Mucho Mojo (1994)
  • The Two-Bear Mambo (1995)
  • Bad Chili (1997)
  • Rumble Tumble (1998)
  • Veil's Visit: a Taste of Hap and Leonard (1999)
  • Captains Outrageous (2001)
  • Vanilla Ride (2009)
  • Devil Red (2011)
  • Hyenas: a Hap and Leonard Novella (2011)
  • Dead Aim (2013)
  • Briar Patch Boogie: A Hap and Leonard Novelette (2015)
  • Honky Tonk Samurai (2016)
  • Hap and Leonard Ride Again (2016)
  • Hoodoo Harry (2016)
  • Coco Butternut: A Hap and Leonard Novella (2017)
  • Rusty Puppy (Hap Collins and Leonard Pine) (2017)
  • Hap and Leonard: Blood and Lemonade (2017)
  • Cold Cotton: A Hap and Leonard Novella (2017)
  • Jackrabbit Smile (2018)
  • The Elephant of Surprise (2019)
  • The Big Book of Hap and Leonard (2019)
  • Of Mice and Minestrone: Hap and Leonard: The Early Years (2020)
  • Born for Trouble: The Further Adventures of Hap and Leonard (2022)
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