Savage Season

This debut in the "Hap and Leonard" series of novels by Joe Lansdale pairs an east Texas disillusioned white guy with a brawny gay black Viet Nam veteran and they get into a LOT of trouble. The books are the basis of a soon-to-be-released (March 3, 2016) Sundance TV mini-series called, not surprisingly, "Hap and Leonard."
Hap is nearly 40 and served a stint in jail when he refused to fight in the Viet Nam war, not because he was a conscientious objector, but because he did not agree with this particular war. He was willing to take his punishment for standing up for his ideals, but what soured him was coming home to find his wife Trudy had gotten tired of waiting and taken off with another man. Since then, Hap has just been working odd jobs, a lot of them just hard physical labor. His friend Leonard raises hunting dogs and we don't find out, in this first book at least, how the two of them got acquainted.
Ex-wife Trudy shows up with a deal that promises to make them all a lot of money and Hap talks Leonard into taking part, since it requires finding a car driven into the Sabine River and Leonard had more experience with diving. The car is just the first step, however, as what they are really seeking is a boat that was scuppered nearby containing the booty from a bank heist--maybe a million dollars. Unfortunately, they have to work with a trio of self-professed revolutionaries who plan to use the money to carry on their various good causes. When the car, boat, and money are found, there is less than half the expected amount and the tables quickly turn. The "revolutionaries" need ALL the money to buy guns to carry on the good fight, so Hap and Leonard are screwed--they are going to get nothing. However, they get dragged along to the gun buy as insurance that they won't go to the police. Then everyone is betrayed when it turns out that one of the do-gooders, Paco, is really out to take all the money. The gun dealer and his girlfriend are sociopaths who also want all the money and don't care who has to suffer or die in the process of their getting it.
More information on the book and the characters are here. There are already about 8 or 9 additional books in the series. The jury is still out for me. I am not yet enamored of the characters, but perhaps they will grow on me. I have to admit that the trailers for the TV show look interesting...