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Narrated by:
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Brad Sanders
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Written by:
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Joe R. Lansdale
About this listen
From the Edgar Award-winning author of the Hap and Leonard series, a hard-boiled novel set in 1960s Texas in which a no-nonsense car salesman faces a tempting decision, a dangerous deal, and an alluring affair.
Ed Edwards is in the used-car business, a business built on adjusted odometers, extra-fine print, and the belief that "buyers better beware". Burdened by an aging, alcoholic mother constantly on his case to do something worthier of his lighter skin tone and dreaming of a brighter future for himself and his plucky little sister, Ed is ready to get out of the game.
When Dave, his lazy, grease-stained boss at the eponymous dealership Smiling Dave's sends him to repossess a Cadillac, Ed finally gets the chance to escape his miserable life.
The Cadillac in question was purchased by Frank Craig and his beautiful wife, Nancy, owners of a local drive-in and pet cemetery. Fed up with her deadbeat husband and with unfulfilled desires of her own, Nancy suggests to Ed - in the throes of their salacious affair - that they kill Frank and claim his insurance policy. It is a tantalizing offer: the girl, the car, and not one, but two businesses. Ed could finally say good-bye to Smiling Dave's and maybe even send his sister to college. But does he have what it takes to see the plan through?
Told with Joe Lansdale's trademark grit, wit, and dark humor, More Better Deals is a gripping tale of the strange characters and odd dealings that define 1960s East Texas.
©2020 Joe R. Lansdale (P)2020 Hachette AudioWhat the critics say
"Highly enjoyable.... Populated with an admirable array of laughable miscreants, this droll, savage novel is vintage Lansdale. The author's storytelling powers remain as strong as ever." (Publishers Weekly)
"Lansdale really makes this used car purr." (Booklist, starred review)
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- Lesli
- 2023-08-24
bit of a wild ride
this was my first listen /read of the author and I really enjoyed the story and found the narrator did a fantastic job. I'll be looking for more from both
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- .C.
- 2023-04-14
quite dumb
seemed very much like a macho man book. unlikeable characters making dumb decisions with predictably poor outcomes. thankfully a short listen at 1.5 speed so finished off, if any longer would have returned as not worth the time, for me at least.
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