The Thicket -- Joe R. Lansdale

My bet is that this is the only book I'll see this year with a bounty-hunting dwarf and a bounty-hunting hog.  There are a couple of others in the bounty-hunting mix, too, including the narrator of this rollicking tale of murder, kidnapping, and mayhem told in the Lansdale style, which means that amdist all the aforementioned unpleasantries, there are also moments of tenderness and hilarity.

The narrator is Jack Parker, whose sister is the one who's kidnapped after the death of their parents. They're on the way to Kansas with their grandfather when they meet up with some very bad men, including the seemingly indestructible Fatty.  When they kill his grandfather and take his sister, Jack vows to get her back, and he enlists the help of a bounty hunter named Eustace, his hog named Hog, and the dwarf, Shorty.  They pick up three others along the way, including Jimmie Sue, a prostitute with whom Jack falls in love.

If you're a fan of Lansdale's work, you already own this book.  If you're not a fan, this book will make you one. Check it out.