Dead Aim (novella)
{{Short description|2013 novella by Joe R. Lansdale}}
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{{Infobox book|
|name =Dead Aim
|image =Deadaimtradecover.jpg
|caption =Subterranean Press trade edition cover
|author =Joe R. Lansdale
|illustrator=
|cover_artist=Glen Orbik
|country =United States
|language =English
|series =Hap and Leonard
|genre =Crime/suspense
|publisher =Subterranean Press
|pub_date =2013
|media_type =Print Limited hardcover, trade hardcover
|pages =102
|isbn =978-1-59606-525-3
|preceded_by=Hyenas: a Hap and Leonard Novella (2011)
|followed_by=}}
Dead Aim is a crime/suspense novella written by American author Joe R. Lansdale. It is the eleventh book in the Hap and Leonard series featuring Lansdale's longtime protagonists Hap Collins and Leonard Pine.{{cite web|last = Crider|first = Bill|title = Dead Aim| date=26 February 2013 |url = http://billcrider.blogspot.com/2013/02/dead-aim-joe-r-lansdale.html|publisher = Subterranean Press|accessdate = 2 March 2013}}
Plot summary
Hap and Leonard are hired, through Marvin Hanson's private detective agency, to protect a woman from her estranged, abusive husband. Hap is framed for the man's murder while staking out his house, and upon further investigation, the two sleuths discover that the victim owed the Dixie Mafia crime syndicate a large sum of money, and in addition he had a large life insurance policy with his wife named as the sole beneficiary. Hap and Leonard are soon involved, not just in the murder, but in a kidnapping and ransom demand as well.{{Cite web|url = http://www.thedailyrotation.com/book-review-dead-aim-by-joe-r-lansdale/|title = Book Review: Dead Aim by Joe R. Lansdale|date = February 26, 2013|access-date = June 13, 2013|website = The Daily Rotation|publisher = |last = CANFIELD|first = SEAN}}{{Cite web|title = Fiction Book Review: Dead Aim by Joe R. Lansdale|url = http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-59606-525-3|website = PublishersWeekly.com|access-date = 2016-02-11}}
Editions
This book is published by Subterranean Press and issued as a signed and numbered (400 copies) limited edition and as a trade hardcover. The trade edition has sold out.{{cite web|last=Subterranean Press|first=Novella|title=Dead Aim|url=http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/dead_aim|accessdate=22 August 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814053933/http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/dead_aim|archivedate=14 August 2013}}
References
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External links
- [http://joerlansdale.com Author's Official Website]
- [http://subterraneanpress.com Publisher's Website]
- [http://www.orbikart.com/ Artist's Website]
{{Joe R. Lansdale}}
Category:Novels by Joe R. Lansdale
Category:American crime novels
Category:Works by Joe R. Lansdale
Category:Subterranean Press books
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