Rumble Tumble

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title: "Rumble Tumble" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["novels-by-joe-r.-lansdale", "american-crime-novels", "1998-american-novels", "novels-set-in-texas", "works-by-joe-r.-lansdale", "subterranean-press-books"] description: "1998 novel by Joe R. Lansdale" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumble_Tumble" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary 1998 novel by Joe R. Lansdale ::

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Field	Value
name	Rumble Tumble
image	Rumble Tumble.jpg
caption	Limited Subterranean Press cover
author	Joe R. Lansdale
cover_artist	Gail Cross
country	United States
language	English
series	Hap and Leonard
genre	Mystery/suspense
publisher	Subterranean Press, Mysterious Press, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
pub_date	1998
media_type	Print (Hardcover, Trade paperback)
pages	229
isbn	0-9649890-9-3
preceded_by	Bad Chili (1997)
followed_by	Veil's Visit: a Taste of Hap and Leonard (1999)
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Rumble Tumble is a 1998 suspense crime novel written by American author Joe R. Lansdale. It is the fifth in the series of his Hap and Leonard mysteries. According to WorldCat, it is held in 573 libraries.

Plot summary

The story centers around Hap's girlfriend Brett's daughter Tillie, who has spent the majority of her adult life as a prostitute, and is suffering abuse at the hands of her pimp. Hap and Leonard attempt to rescue her, and come into conflict with the Dixie Mafia as a result. The two protagonists end up traveling from Oklahoma to the Mexican border, with much violence taking place along with way.

Editions

This book was initially published as a limited edition by Subterranean Press and then as a trade hardcover by Mysterious Press. Both of these editions are out of print. Vintage Crime/Black Lizard published a trade paperback in 2009. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Rumbletumble.jpg" caption="'''[[Mysterious Press]] edition'''"] ::

References

References

1. [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38079259 WorldCat book record]
2. "RUMBLE TUMBLE | Kirkus Reviews".
3. "Joe R. Lansdale Rumble Tumble Reviewed by Rick Kleffel".
4. "Subterranean Press Home page".
5. "Home".

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