From the inside flap
“Hap Coillins is a self-proclaimed white-trash
rebel. Leonard Pine is a tough-as-nails gay, black, Republican Vietnam vet.
They couldn’t have less in common, except for the fact that they’re each the
other’s best friend in the world.
“Amid the worst flood East Texas has seen in years,
the two run across a woman who’s had her tongue cut out, pursued by heavily
armed pair of thugs. After a chase that blows back even the Texas swamp grass,
they learn that their new companion recently survived a mob hit─and that the
boss has sent his men to clean up the mess.
“It’s Hap and Leonard’s most dangerous case yet,
and for the first time, they have more than just their tails riding on the
outcome─their loved ones are in the line of fire, too. The clock is ticking and
the waters are rising: Hap and Leonard have to save the woman, and themselves,
before the flood washes away friend and foe alike.”
Review
Elephant, plotwise, is one of the lighter entries in the Hap and Leonard series. That said, there’s plenty of quip-quotable dialogue and almost nonstop action to keep fans of the series riveted in this burn-through read, which introduces new, interesting characters, e.g. Nicole Beckman, the young albino woman fleeing an offshoot of the Dixie Mafia─a vicious organization that Hap and Leonard have tangled with before. While this is not the best book in the series to introduce new readers to the complexities of Hap and Leonard’s characters, it is an entertaining, fast-moving and damn-near-breathless tale that succeeds as a sometimes humorous, action-packed standalone work and a slight furthering of their characters.
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