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Vanilla Ride Audiobook

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Read By: Phil Gigante Publisher: Brilliance Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 5.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Hap and Leonard Series Release Date: July 2009 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781423384601

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

59

Longest Chapter Length:

16:26 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

02:18 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

07:41 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

39

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Publisher Description

Hap is an East Texas smart mouth with a weakness for southern women. Leonard is a gay, black veteran pining for a lost love. They’re not the makings of your typical dynamic duo, but never underestimate the power of a shared affinity for stirring up trouble and causing mayhem. When an old friend asks Leonard to rescue his daughter from an abusive, no-good drug dealer, he gladly agrees and, of course, invites Hap along for the fun. Even though the dealer may be lowly, he is on the bottom rung of the Dixie Mafia, and when Hap and Leonard come calling, the Mafia feels a little payback is in order. Cars crash, shotguns blast, and people die, but Hap and Leonard come out on top. Unfortunately for them, now they’re facing not only jail time but also the legendary – and lethal – Vanilla Ride, who is still out to claim the price on their heads.

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"Hap and Leonard are asked by a friend to retrieve his wayward daughter from the grips of a local drug dealer operating out of a trailer. What follows sees the two protagonists battling it out against the Dixie Mafia, corrupt cops and Vanilla Ride - the best hit man (or woman) in the business. The exchanges between Hap and Leonard are humorous providing a nice break from the otherwise brutal and bloody world these two find themselves in. 'Vanilla Ride' read like one epic shootout to the next with one in particular set in suburbia being the most memorable. While this is the first Hap and Leonard book I've read (7th in the series), I didn't feel like I had to have read the previous ones in the series to gain an appreciation of the character back stories - a sign of good writing. 4 stars."

— Josh (4 out of 5 stars)

Vanilla Ride Listener Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Can't believe what compulsive reads these books are for me. It's a pretty rare series that I fall for this hard. These are exactly like Hardy Boys stories but with sex and violence and middle aged protagonists. I'm having too much fun to worry excessively about anything except what happens next to Hap and Leonard. "

    — John, 2/18/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Another excellent entry in the Hap and Leonard series. "

    — Blu, 2/16/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I really liked this one. It had more action and laughs than some of the previous Hap & Leonard novels, without going over the top. I burst out laughing several times, and we meet a cast of grotesques who could have novels of their own. To summarize; the duo helps an old friend save his granddaughter from a drug den, and their good intentions spiral into a tornado of death and destruction. Death is too close a comrade in this one, but Mr. Lansdale shows us just how discomforting it is to make him your buddy. A fine adventure from one of our best writers. "

    — Thomas, 2/7/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I love Joe R. Lansdale and I'm a huge fan of his Hap & Leonard series. I haven't read all of them . . . yet. This is a great return to the series for Lansdale with its poetic vulgar language and violence. A blast! "

    — James, 2/1/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Shedrick & I listened to this in the car. I love Hap & Leonard! I actually laugh out loud at parts! "

    — Amy, 1/23/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Looking forward to racing through this as I did with the last couple of Joe's. He never fails to engage and entertain you the reader. "

    — Brian, 1/22/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Probably more like 3.5 stars, but for me it did not have the charm of some earlier books in the series. "

    — Rock, 1/19/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I picked this off the new shelf, unaware that it was number seven in a series. I was totally sold after the scene in the trailer, one of the greatest ass-kicking scenes I have ever read. Needless to say, I have begun to work my way through the earlier installments. "

    — David, 1/2/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Hap and Leonard return with their usual laugh out loud dialogue and page turning plots. "

    — Bonnie, 11/15/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Another great installment of the Hap and Leonard series. Seemed reinvigorated after the lukewarm Captains Outrageous. "

    — Adam, 11/1/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Hap and Leonard are rude,crude and often socially unacceptable but are still a lot of fun. I will be interested to see when Ms Ride pops up again. reminded me of a movie when you knew that there would be a sequel "

    — Missyjohnson1, 10/26/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Very entertaining book with very funny one liners. Dialogue is great between the characters. "

    — David, 8/21/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A kick ace, quick, and exciting read. Always like Lansdale's characters. Big T is great. "

    — Anthony, 7/13/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Parts of this book were laugh-out-loud hilarious. "

    — Muld00n, 12/22/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Ottimo episodio della serie Hap & Leo, pieno delle consuete gag e delle consuete avventure dei due squinternati ma simpaticissimi "investigatori". "

    — Massimo, 11/25/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " If you like Hap Collins and Leonard Pine, you'll love this book. Gritty, funny, plenty of action. "

    — Ron, 11/18/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " first hap and leonard book i've read in a long time... every bit as good as i remember! "

    — Sam, 11/17/2012
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " I like the Hap/Leonard series (his other stuff is too graphic/gory for me), but this one just didn't have anything new to offer. Sometimes the same ol' same ol' is comforting, but right now it is just boring. "

    — Debdanz, 5/5/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I loved this book! It was so funny that I wish that I could give it ten stars. I got this book from the library but I intend to buy it. "

    — Trina, 2/8/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " One of Lansdale's best, which is saying some. Great dialogue (as usual), great pace (as usual), and quite a bit of philosophy wrapped in great action set pieces. Wish there was more of Brett (Hap's love interest), but still great. "

    — Derek, 2/25/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Great mix of stories, featuring Mash-Ups of not only books, but some movies as well. Awesome Illustrations as well. "

    — Kimmyh, 2/20/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Was a super fun read "

    — Burke, 11/2/2010

About Joe R. Lansdale

Joe R. Lansdale is the author of nearly four dozen novels, including the Edgar Award–winning The Bottoms. He has received nine Bram Stoker Awards, the American Mystery Award, the British Fantasy Award, a Critics’ Choice Award, and the Grinzane Cavour Prize for Literature, among others. His novella Bubba Ho-Tep was adapted to film by Don Coscarelli.

About Phil Gigante

Phil Gigante has narrated more than two hundred audiobooks, earning ten AudioFile Earphones Awards and three of the prestigious Audie Awards for best narration. An actor, director, and producer with over twenty years of experience in theater, film, television, and radio, he is currently the artistic director of Gigantic Productions and Little Giant Children’s Theatre.