''Devil Red'' is a crime mystery novel written by American author Joe R. Lansdale. It is the ninth novel in Lansdale's ''

Hap and Leonard Hap and Leonard are two fictional amateur investigators and adventurers created by American author Joe R. Lansdale. They are the main characters in a series of twelve novels, four novellas, and three collections of stories and excerpts. They are ...

'' series.

Plot summary

In this story Hap Collins and Leonard Pine are hired by a former police officer turned

private investigator A private investigator (often abbreviated to PI and informally called a private eye), a private detective, or inquiry agent is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. Private investigators of ...

to investigate a

cold case A cold case is a crime, or a suspected crime, that has not yet been fully resolved and is not the subject of a current criminal investigation, but for which new information could emerge from new witness testimony, re-examined archives, new or re ...

double

homicide Homicide occurs when a person kills another person. A homicide requires only a volitional act or omission that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no inten ...

. As they get further into the investigation, they encounter The Dixie Mafia organized crime syndicate, a

vampire A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the Vitalism, vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead, undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mi ...

cult In modern English, ''cult'' is usually a pejorative term for a social group that is defined by its unusual religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals, or its common interest in a particular personality, object, or goal ...

, and a deadly

assassin Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have ...

, Devil Red.

Editions

This book was originally published by Alfred A. Knopf Publications as a

trade hardcover A hardcover, hard cover, or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as case-bound) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occa ...

in 2011 and was re-issued as a trade paperback by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard in 2012.

References

External links

Author's official website

Publishers Website

Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Website

Video of Joe reading the 1st chapter
Novels by Joe R. Lansdale American crime novels 2011 American novels Novels set in Texas Alfred A. Knopf books Works by Joe R. Lansdale {{2010s-crime-novel-stub