Customer Reviews
Lansdale On Top Form - By: Nicko, 06 May 2008 
I have been a fan of Joe R Lansdale for some time now & have yet to be diappointed by any of his work. Whether it is the Hap & Leonard series, his writing for comic books, or standalone novels such as this, his writing is always vibrant & full of dark wonder.
Great characters that I reallly identified with, particularly the hero of the story & his unfortunate experiences with manipulative women, growing apart from childhood friends & experiences with alcohol. All young men go through this, though thankfully not alll see such ghastly visions...
Behind the wisecracking dialogue lies real tension & touching tenderness between the young man & his drunken, bereaved mentor. As usual, Lansdale leaves you wanting more.
You don't know what you are going to get with Joe.......... - By: Jack Babrovskie, 02 Jan 2008 
You do not always know what you are going to get with Joe Lansdale.....and I see that as a good thing. I have to admit to being less than overwhelmed with some of his stuff, but when he hits the spot then it is something special.
For me Lost Echoes hit the spot........one of those books that (cliche alert!)I did not want to put down.
I always avoid outlining the plot in a recommendation;surely that's what you read the book to find out.......just to say that if you want something amongst the best in current American crime fiction then I believe that this is it.
Disappointing! - By: Kevan James, 08 Oct 2007 
I've read most of Joe Lansdale's books & have greatly enjoyed them but this is just not very good.
I think I've enjoyed his books in the past ("The Bottoms", the excellent "A Fine Dark Line", even the bizarre"Freezer Burn") because I've been able to feel some affinity with the characters, but here, that affinity (for me, at least) is missing - I just don't care about the characters or what happens to them! It's a shame, because the actual premise of the book is interesting.
Let's hope the return of Hap & Leonard in the near future is more successful!
