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Elmore Leonard

USA  (1925 - )
(Father of Peter Leonard)
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About Elmore Leonard
Elmore Leonard has written more than three dozen books including Cuba Libre, Rum Punch, and Get Shorty, and numerous screenplays. He has an unparalleled reputation among lovers of mayhem, suspense, and just plain wonderful writing. A Grand Master Award winner of the Mystery Writers of America, he has been likened to everyone from Balzac to Dostoevsky to Dickens to Dashiell Hammett -- but he is, in fact, entirely and entertainingly sui generis.

He lives in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
 
New and Forthcoming Hardbacks

Comfort To The Enemy
Comfort To The Enemy

Road Dogs
Road Dogs

New and Forthcoming Paperbacks

Comfort To The Enemy
Comfort To The Enemy

Road Dogs
Road Dogs

Series
SwagUnknown Man No. 89
 
Chili Palmer
Get Shorty (1990)
Be Cool (1999)
Get ShortyBe Cool
 
Raylan Givens
Pronto (1993)
Riding the Rap (1995)
ProntoRiding the Rap
 
The Hot KidUp in Honey's Room
 
Non fiction
Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
 
Awards
Edgar Awards Best Novel winner (1984) : La Brava


Links to other websites
elmoreleonard.com


Elmore Leonard recommends
High Priest of California
High Priest of California (1953)
Charles Willeford
"I'm proud to say I knew the man who wrote this book. Willeford writes with quiet authority, has the ability to make his situations, scenes, dialogue, sound absolutely real."
The Black Mass of Brother Springer
The Black Mass of Brother Springer (1958)
Charles Willeford
"No one writes a better crime novel than Charles Willeford."
The High Rocks
The High Rocks (1979)
(Page Murdock)
Loren D Estleman
"I smelled the horses in Loren Estleman's westerns - they're that realistic and alive."
Tapping the Source
Tapping the Source (1984)
Kem Nunn
"[A writer] who is one of a rare breed, who isn't afraid to plot and tell a story."
Bloody Season
Bloody Season (1987)
Loren D Estleman
"Estleman's account of events following the O.K. Corral gunfight is the best one I've ever read, by far."
Soul/Mate
Soul/Mate (1989)
Rosamond Smith
"A hair-raiser."
The Shark Infested Custard
The Shark Infested Custard (1993)
Charles Willeford
"No one writes a better crime novel than Charles Willeford."
Bait
Bait (1994)
Kenneth Abel
"A gripper all the way."
City of Widows
City of Widows (1994)
(Page Murdock)
Loren D Estleman
"I was going to see how CITY OF WIDOES opens and read 55 pages. IT'S A HONEY."
Jump
Jump (1995)
Mike Lupica
"A fast ride uptown full of authentic sounds, great sports-guy dialogue, and a plot that does flips."
Marker
Marker (1997)
Lowell Cauffiel
"Cauffiel knows how to make it sound real."
The Agent
The Agent (1999)
George V Higgins
"Higgins is my favorite....No, he doesn't learn from me, I learn from him."
Big Trouble
Big Trouble (1999)
Dave Barry
"The funniest book I've read in fifty years."
Sweet Dream Baby
Sweet Dream Baby (2002)
Sterling Watson
"I can't remember a book that sneaked up and grabbed me the way Sweet Dream Baby did. It's a real shocker by a very good writer."
Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger Hunt (2003)
(Jimmy Gage, book 2)
Robert Ferrigno
"An awesomely good writer."
Handsome Harry: Or the Gangster's True Confessions
Handsome Harry: Or the Gangster's True Confessions (2004)
James Carlos Blake
"Blake brings 1930s bank robbers and their molls to life. I especially like his easy style."
Dirty South
Dirty South (2004)
(Nick Travers Mystery)
Ace Atkins
"Ace Atkins is an ace of a writer."
Walking Money
Walking Money (2004)
(Bill Tasker, book 1)
James O Born
"Jim Born is the real thing."
Bad Traffic
Bad Traffic (2008)
(Inspector Jian, book 1)
Simon Lewis
"Following Chinese points of view in a thriller set in the UK is inspired writing. Bad Traffic is a honey: suspense that never loses its grip."
The Reserve
The Reserve (2008)
Russell Banks
"If you've never read Russell Banks it's time you acquired the habit."



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