Big book of hap and leonard

The Big Book of Hap and Leonard (Hap and Leonard Collections) by Joe R Lansdale

Hap and Leonard are two fictional amateur investigators and adventurers portrayed by American author Joe R. They are two very different men and the best of friends, and now work together as private investigators for Hap's girlfriend Brett Sawyer. Together they always wind up in a lot of trouble with various criminal types in the fictional town of LaBorde, in East Texas and often find themselves attempting to solve various unpleasant and brutal crimes. Both men are well versed in the martial arts. The duo were partially inspired by The Hardman series by the late Ralph Dennis. Hap Collins is a white working class laborer who spent time in federal prison as a young man for refusing to be drafted into the military and serve in the Vietnam War. In his late forties, he is often haunted by the various unpleasant jobs he's held over the years such as working at an aluminum chair factory and working the East Texas rose fields.