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    Real Bastard and Other Violent Stories
    Real Bastard and Other Violent Stories
    Real Bastard and Other Violent Stories
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    Real Bastard and Other Violent Stories

    By Erik Handy

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    A rejected cry for help. A chance encounter in a diner. Revenge.

    Erik Handy, the author of The Last Thing You See and Blood, brings you 6 stories that continue the crime fiction legacies of Elmore Leonard and Joe R. Lansdale.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherErik Handy
    Release dateJun 7, 2014
    ISBN9798223174479
    Real Bastard and Other Violent Stories
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    Erik Handy

    Erik Handy grew up on a steady diet of professional wrestling, bad horror movies that went straight to video, and comic books. There were also a lot of video games thrown in the mix. He currently absorbs silence and fish tacos.

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