Leather Maiden

Leather Maiden
Jacket designed by Peter Mendelsund
Author Joe R. Lansdale
Country United States
Language English
Publisher Knopf
Publication date
2008
Media type Print (Hardcover)(Trade Paperback)
Pages 287
ISBN 978-0-375-41452-7
Preceded by Lost Echos (2008)
Followed by Under the Warrior Star (2010)

Leather Maiden is a crime/mystery novel written by American author Joe R. Lansdale.

Plot summary

Disturbed Iraq War Veteran Cason Statler returns to his hometown of Camp Rapture, Texas after being run out of Houston because of a scandalous affair. Now he's drinking too much and stalking his old girlfriend. With nothing else better to do he takes a job as a reporter for the small town newspaper. While working there he discovers his predecessor’s notes on a cold case murder file. He figures that working this case will keep him out of trouble, but just the opposite is true. The closer he gets to the truth, the further his life spins out of control especially when he learns his upstanding citizen brother may be involved. To make matters worse, his Army buddy Booger shows up to lend a hand.[1][2][3]

Editions

The original hardcover was issued by Alfred A. Knopf[4] publications and was recently reissued as a trade paperback by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard publications.[5]

Vintage/Black Lizard Cover

References

  1. Austin Chronicle. "Leather Maiden Review". Knopf. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  2. http://chuckpalahniuk.net/reviews/leather-maiden
  3. http://articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/23/entertainment/et-book23 LA Times review
  4. http://knopfdoubleday.com/?s=Joe+R.+Lansdale
  5. http://www.randomhouse.com/book/97826/leather-maiden-by-joe-r-lansdale
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