Book Overview
"My favorite Leonard book....He writes the way Hammett and Chandler might write today, if they sharpened their senses of ironic humor and grew better ears for dialogue." -- Dallas Morning News "The... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0440208319
ISBN13:9780440208310
Release Date:August 1990
Publisher:Dell Publishing Company
Length:216 Pages
Weight:0.27 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 4.2" x 6.7"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
finally!!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
yes, finally an Elmore Leonard book that is as good as it gets, AND has a brilliant ending... I always smile thinking about it... endings are one of the (if not the only) weak point of Leonard... his books are so good and compelling that the endings tend to be anticlimatic... this one though... oh, my!!! just amazing!!!
Particularly recommended to Groove Holmes fans!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This was the first Elmore Leonard book I read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.Lots of great dialogue and plot twists.
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is possibly the most enjoyable Leonard novel I have read. It really is superb, mixing violence and humour to great effect. The story is streamlined, with no unnecessary characters or plotlines, and the jokes are very funny. The ending is especially enjoyable, the type of ending you wish for but know that the author won't deliver...unless it's Elmore Leonard. It really ties things up nicely, and there's not a cliche or stereotype to be seen. That's what makes Leonard so enjoyable...it's believable people doing believable things. Funny, clever, engrossing. I couldn't put it down, and that's a cliche I don't mind using...
Another winner from Leonard
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
Another great read set in Detorit with the usual creative slick and crooked characters. The dialogue is the best, as always. He makes it look so easy. A joy to read!
brilliant
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
I think elmore has written a brilliant-fast pace and exciting story -very mutch like many of his books.
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