The Thicket (27 page)
Authors: Joe R. Lansdale
It was a thought that didn’t bother me at all.
Joe R. Lansdale is the author of more than a dozen novels, including
Edge of Dark Water,
Vanilla Ride, Leather Maiden, Sunset and Sawdust,
and
Lost Echoes
. He has received the Edgar Award, the American Mystery Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Grinzane Cavour Prize for Literature, and nine Bram Stoker Awards. His novella
Bubba Ho-Tep
was made into a film starring Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis and directed by Don Coscarelli. His short story “Incident on and off a Mountain Road” was also made into a film; it stars Bree Turner and was directed by Don Coscarelli for Showtime. Lansdale lives with his wife in Nacogdoches, Texas.
The Magic Wagon
The Drive In
The Nightrunners
Cold in July
The Boar
Waltz of Shadows
The Bottoms
A Fine Dark Line
Sunset and Stardust
Lost Echoes
Leather Maiden
All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky
Edge of Dark Water
Savage Season
Mucho Mojo
The Two-Bear Mambo
Bad Chili
Rumble Tumble
Captain Outrageous
Vanilla Ride
Devil Red
By Bizarre Hands
Sanctified and Chicken Fried
Best of Joe R. Lansdale
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Copyright © 2013 by Joe R. Lansdale
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ISBN 978-0-316-24875-4