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Djibouti

"Elmore Leonard is in a class of one.... The greatest crime writer who ever lived." -- Dennis Lehane "Elmore Leonard is our greatest crime novelist... the best in the business." -- Washington Post 44 novels and still going strong! The incomparable Elmore Leonard -- "The reig...

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Main Author: Leonard, Elmore, 1925-2013-
Format: Downloads eBook Books eBook
Language: English
Published: 2010.
Subjects:
Piracy > Fiction.
Aden, Gulf of > Fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Electronic books.
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Summary: "Elmore Leonard is in a class of one.... The greatest crime writer who ever lived." -- Dennis Lehane "Elmore Leonard is our greatest crime novelist... the best in the business." -- Washington Post 44 novels and still going strong! The incomparable Elmore Leonard -- "The reigning King Daddy of crime writers" (Seattle Times) -- is back with Djibouti, a gripping, twisting, playful, and always surprising tale of modern-day piracy. Djibouti sparkles with the trademark Leonard style, wit, and crackling dialogue that have made novels like Get Shorty, Out of Sight, and The Hot Kid crime fiction classics. This time Elmore's taking us to the Horn of Africa for an unforgettable confrontation with con men, crooked diplomats, documentary filmmakers, and pirates... and it's going to be a wild ride!
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ISBN: 9780062015341
Author Notes: Elmore John Leonard, Jr. 10/11/25 -- 8/20/13 Elmore John Leonard, Jr., popularly known as mystery and western writer Elmore Leonard, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 11, 1925. He served in the United States Naval Reserve from 1943 to 1946. He received a Ph.D. in English from the University of Detroit in 1950. After graduating, he wrote short stories and western novels as well as advertising and education film scripts. In 1967, he began to write full-time and received several awards including the 1977 Western Writers of America award and the 1984 Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe award. His other works include Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Hombre, Mr. Majestyk, 3:10 to Yuma, and Rum Punch. Many of his works were adapted into movies.

Library of America recently announced plans to publish the first of a three-volume collection of his books beginning in the Fall of 2014. Leonard died on August 20, 2013 from complications of a stroke he had earlier. He was 87 years old.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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