Sugar on the Bones ~ Lone Star Literary Life Blog Tour and Giveaway!
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Sugar on the Bones was my first foray into the world of Hap
and Leonard, and this “irreverent, wise-cracking” mystery had me laughing out
loud from the first chapter.
So much so, that I stopped every few minutes to read
excerpts to my husband. He was barely able to understand what I was saying
through my laughter.
The humor was a welcome contrast not only to the mystery Hap
and Leonard were solving but also to the cast of characters Lansdale crafted.
Having grown up in southeast Texas myself, I can confidently
say that he captures the deeply ingrained prejudices and resistance to change
that exist in pockets of the area.
Yet he does it in a way that shows the complexity of people with
big opinions that fly in the face of political correctness who also act in
ways that contradict their intolerance.
Lansdale challenges today’s either-or extremism, calling out
both sides with statements like, “Common sense needed a turn at the table.” Then
he shows us what that common sense looks like, with characters who face their
own bias, like Hap’s wife, Brett, who initially rejects their current case because
of the client’s gender pronoun declaration.
This is the impressive underpinning of the larger story, the
mystery of who killed Minnie Polson and the search for her missing daughter.
The progression of Hap’s relationship with Brett, his wife,
and his friendship with Leonard, his crime-solving partner, are deftly woven
through the twists and turns of a case that takes them from Texas to Colorado
and back.
The loose thread at the end of the story foreshadows another
book in the Hap and Leonard series – one that I will read if and when it’s
released. In the meantime, I plan to get to know Hap and Leonard better by reading
the first twelve books.
If you loved this story, you’ll enjoy the following shows: Hap and Leonard, Psych, Moonlighting, True Detective, Only Murder in the Building, Perry Mason
You might enjoy listening to the album, Jazz in Film
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