Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
Rumble Tumble
Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Joe R. Lansdale
Class/Genre: Mystery Thriller Humorous
Series: Collins/Pine # 5
Mysterious, Sep 1998,$22.00, 242 pp.
Tillie earned a living in Tulsa as a prostitute. Her last letter to her mother Brett Sawyer, living in East Texas, was actually upbeat as her pimp stopped beating her and her clientele was improving. When Hap Collins goes to visit Brett, he finds his lover is very distraught. Apparently, some guy staying at a nearby hotel had information about Tillie, which he is willing to sell to her for $500.
Joe accompanies Brett to the hotel where they meet Red, a midget, who until he was caught dipping into the till, worked for Jim Clemente, the head honcho of illegal activities throughout Oklahoma. Red informs the pair that Jim has assigned Tillie to work her tricks at "The Farm" where a large Neo-Nazi contingent use women until they drop dead. Hap and Brett, accompanied by their friend Leonard Pine and a killer cum preacher decide to more than just rescue Brett. They plan to kick some ****.
RUMBLE TUMBLE is not for everyone even though Joe R. Landale's latest novel is as outrageous as usual. The story line is action-packed and extremely humorous as any thoughts of acceptable norms of behavior are constantly nuked by this motley group of lunatics. However, like all of the well-written Collins-Pine novels, this book contains the highest levels of suspense possible to be found in this type of story. Being on Hap's' team in a Mr. Lansdale tale is a roller coaster ride int danger, thrills and chills. This is the best novel in one of the best off-beat, zany series on the market today.
Harriet Klausner
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