Enter the world of Elmore Leonard. The setting is Palm Beach County, Florida, where someone places a live ten-foot alligator in the backyard of the bigoted, redneck judge Bob Gibbs--known to all as Maximum Bob--and his wife, Leanne, a former Weeki Wachee mermaid. Not long after that, shots are fired into the judge's house. It doesn't take much figuring to conclude that someone's out to get him and that malefactor isn't going to stop at the second try. There's a long list of suspects: Dale Crowe, who just got an outrageous sentence for a minor crime; his uncle Elvin, a killer on parole, raring to go again; Dr. Tommy Vasco, the drugged out former medical doctor; his equally bizarre friend, Hector; and Dicky Campau, who makes a living poaching alligators. And there are others.
Somehow Kathy Baker, a nifty young probation officer, has got herself in the middle of all this. She's got to avoid two seducers--the judge and a homicidal maniac--and work with a young police officer who interests her for more than professional reasons. Trying to pick out from his assortment of bad guys, sociopaths, and punks the one who's trying to kill the judge is pure entertainment, as only Elmore Leonard, with his ear for the sound and eye for the sight of lowlife, can provide.
Genre: Mystery
Somehow Kathy Baker, a nifty young probation officer, has got herself in the middle of all this. She's got to avoid two seducers--the judge and a homicidal maniac--and work with a young police officer who interests her for more than professional reasons. Trying to pick out from his assortment of bad guys, sociopaths, and punks the one who's trying to kill the judge is pure entertainment, as only Elmore Leonard, with his ear for the sound and eye for the sight of lowlife, can provide.
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
October 2010 : Hardback
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard Publisher: Unknown Availability: Amazon More details... |
August 2002 : Hardback
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard ISBN: 1-4178-0029-1 / 978-1-4178-0029-2 (USA edition) Publisher: San Val Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 1994 : Hardback
| Title: Maximum Bob - Large Print Author(s): Elmore Leonard ISBN: 1-85695-352-1 / 9781856953528 (UK edition) Publisher: ISIS Large Print Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1991 : Hardback
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Leonard Elmore ISBN: 0-670-84312-1 / 978-0-670-84312-1 (USA, AU, or UK edition) Publisher: Imprint unknown Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1991 : Hardback
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0-670-83501-3 / 978-0-670-83501-0 (USA, AU, or UK edition) Publisher: Viking Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 1991 : Hardback
| Title: Maximum Bob (Bantam/Doubleday/Delacorte Press Large Print Collection) Author(s): Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0-385-30456-0 / 978-0-385-30456-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Delacorte Pr Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA WorldCat More details... |
August 1991 : Hardback
| Title: Maximum Bob (Spec ed.) Author(s): Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0-385-30493-5 / 978-0-385-30493-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group (Trd) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA WorldCat More details... |
July 1991 : Hardback
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0-385-30470-6 / 978-0-385-30470-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Delacorte Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 1991 : Hardback
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0-385-30142-1 / 978-0-385-30142-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Delacorte Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA WorldCat More details... |
1991 : Hardback
| Title: Maximum Bob. Author(s): Elmore. LEONARD Publisher: Delacorte Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
October 2010 : Paperback
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard Publisher: Harper Paperbacks Availability: Amazon More details... |
September 2010 : Paperback
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0-06-200940-0 / 978-0-06-200940-1 (USA edition) Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0-7538-2239-3 / 978-0-7538-2239-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Phoenix Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2002 : Paperback
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard Publisher: Harpercollins Availability: Amazon More details... |
July 2002 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0-06-008408-1 / 978-0-06-008408-0 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperTorch Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1998 : Paperback
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0-385-32396-4 / 978-0-385-32396-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Delta Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 1994 : Paperback
| Title: Maximum Bob/Large Print (Thorndike Press Large Print Paperback Series) Author(s): Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0-8161-5808-8 / 978-0-8161-5808-9 (USA edition) Publisher: G K Hall & Co Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1992 : Paperback
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0-440-21218-9 / 978-0-440-21218-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Dell Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 1992 : Paperback
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0-14-013957-5 / 978-0-14-013957-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 1992 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Maximum Bob: International Edition Author(s): Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0-440-29520-3 / 978-0-440-29520-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Dell Publishing Company Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
January 1992 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon More details... |
1991 : Paperback
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard Publisher: Penquin Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
May 1994 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Maximum Bob: Complete & Unabridged Author(s): Elmore Leonard ISBN: 1-56054-904-1 / 9781560549048 (USA edition) Publisher: Chivers Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 1991 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0-553-45287-8 / 978-0-553-45287-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 1991 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0-553-19975-7 / 978-0-553-19975-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1991 : Audio CD
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard Publisher: Dell Production Availability: Amazon More details... |
Other Editions
February 2012 : Kindle edition
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard Publisher: Phoenix Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
March 2009 : Kindle edition
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard Publisher: HarperCollins e-books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 1991 : Unknown
| Title: Maximum Bob Author(s): Elmore Leonard Publisher: Delacorte Press Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1991 : Unknown
| Title: Maximum Bob. Author(s): Elmore. Leonard Publisher: Delacorte Press. Availability: Amazon More details... |
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