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"These are the rules I've picked up along the way to help me remain invisible when I'm writing a book, to help me show rather than tell what's taking place in the story." -- Elmore Leonard For aspiring writers and lovers of... See More
Literature & Fiction
Phil Sundeen thinks Deputy Sheriff Kirby Frye is just a green local kid with a tin badge. And when the wealthy cattle baron's men drag two prisoners from Frye's jail and hang them from a high tree, there's nothing the... See More
"No one is Leonard's equal," declares the Chicago Tribune -- and anyone who might doubt it would only have to read Elmore Leonard's riveting noir classic, Unknown Man #89, to become a true believer. The twisty tale of a... See More
Literature & Fiction
The New York Times-bestselling Grand Master of suspense deftly displays the other side of his genius, with seven classic western tales of destiny and fatal decision... and trust as essential to survival as it is... See More
Literature & Fiction
The New York Times-bestselling Grand Master of suspense deftly displays the other side of his genius, with seven classic western tales of destiny and fatal decision... and trust as essential to survival as it is... See More
Suspense
"Road Dogs is terrific, and Elmore Leonard is in a class of one." -- Dennis Lehane, author of Shutter Island and Mystic River "You know from the first sentence that you're in the hands of the original Daddy Cool... This... See More
Literature & Fiction
The New York Times-bestselling Grand Master of suspense deftly displays the other side of his genius, with seven classic western tales of destiny and fatal decision... and trust as essential to survival as it is... See More
"Cat Chaser is just what one would expect from Elmore Leonard -- quirky, peopled with oddball characters... and more twists and turns than a roller coaster." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer "A superior example of gritty writing... See More
New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard has written over forty books, including four about U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, the captivating hero of the hit FX series Justified. Now three of Leonard's best novels -- Get... See More
Literature & Fiction
In this superb short fiction collection, Elmore Leonard, "the greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever" (New York Times Book Review), once again illustrates how the line between the law and the lawbreakers is not as... See More
Mystery
"A wild ride through Cuba during the Spanish-American War." -- Miami Herald "Not only his finest novel but one that transcends the limits of its genre and is worthy of being evaluated as literary fiction." -- Houston... See More
Literature & Fiction
The undisputed master of the crime novel strikes again with this powerfully entertaining story, set in 1920s Oklahoma, that introduces one of the toughest lawmen ever to come out of the west... Carlos Webster was 15 the... See More
Crime Fiction
"A slam-bang, no-bull action thriller... and nobody but nobody writes better dialogue." -- New York Daily News It's an established fact: Elmore Leonard is "the uncontested master of the crime thriller" (Washington Post )... See More
Literature & Fiction
Prohibition is a big headache for some... and a big payday for others, the fearless entrepreneurs with little respect for the law of the land. With $125,000 worth of Kentucky's finest homemade whiskey in his possession, big... See More
THE INSPIRATION FOR JUSTIFIED: CITY PRIMEVAL ON FX "As gritty and hard-driving a thriller as you'll find... The action never stops, the language sings and stings." -- Washington Post The City Primeval in Elmore Leonard's... See More
Literature & Fiction
"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 best writer of crime... See More
Classics
"Although known for his mysteries, Elmore Leonard has penned some of the best western fiction ever." -- USA Today Grand Master Elmore Leonard is justifiably acknowledged as one of the very best crime fiction writers ever... See More
Literature & Fiction
New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard delivers his trademark blend of action, sex, violence, humor, and hard-boiled suspense in this thrilling crime classic, LaBrava. Joe La Brava is an ex-Secret Service agent... See More
"Lean, mean, darkly funny." -- Boston Globe "A zingy thriller by the master of hard-boiled suspense." -- Dallas Morning News "Elmore Leonard may be the greatest crime novelist in the world," declares the Seattle... See More
City Life
The New York Times-bestselling Grand Master of suspense deftly displays the other side of his genius, with seven classic western tales of destiny and fatal decision... and trust as essential to survival as it is... See More
Touch is sensational suspense from the master of crime fiction, New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard. A Michigan woman was blind and now she can see, after being touched by a young man who calls himself... See More
Literature & Fiction
New York Times Bestselling Author It was supposed to be impossible. No man could break out of the brutal convict labor camp at Five Shadows. Until they locked up Bowen. He was like dynamite--charged to go off, to explode... See More
Mystery
"The greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever!" -- New York Times Book Review When the all-time greats of mystery/noir/crime fiction are mentioned (John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, Robert Parker... See More
Mystery
"An excellent read... Concrete evidence of a master crime writer still at the top of his game." -- Russel D. McLean, author of The Good Son "The reigning King Daddy of crime writers" (Seattle Times), Elmore Leonard first... See More
The smallest of small-time criminals, Ernest Stickley Jr. figures his luck's about to change when Detroit used car salesman Frank Ryan catches him trying to boost a ride from Ryan's lot. Frank's got some surefire schemes for... See More
The odd thing about Walter Schoen, German born but now running a butcher shop in Detroit, he's a dead ringer for Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS and the Gestapo. They even share the same birthday. Honey Deal, Walter's... See More
Crime Fiction
"Wonderfully wicked... a nonstop, pedal-to-the-metal romp." -- Chicago Tribune Over-the-hill former counter-culture SDS revolutionaries decide to turn bomb-making -- and detonating -- from a political statement to a... See More
"Leonard delivers a certifiable masterpiece of such twisted ingenuity that he transcends even his own bad self... Tishomingo Blues is that good." -- Baltimore Sun Crime fiction Grand Master Elmore Leonard heads to the... See More
Action & Adventure
"Intense... A higher caliber of entertainment." -- New York Times Elmore Leonard's Glitz is a killer... in the best possible way. "The King Daddy of crime writers" (Seattle Times) electrifies with this unputdownable noir... See More
Literature & Fiction
"Elmore Leonard can write circles around almost anybody active in the crime novel today." -- New York Times Book Review The revered New York Times bestselling author, recognized as "America's greatest crime writer"... See More