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Fire in the hole and other stories

"[Leonard's] most satisfying book since Out of Sight .Top-notch work from one of our most gifted and consistently entertaining writers. New York Times Book Review Vintage Leonard . Nine stories with booze and shotguns and lowlifes and lots of scenes that ought to be in movies. Detroit Free Press. Or...

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Main Author: Leonard, Elmore, 1925-2013
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Mariner Books, 2012.
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Summary:"[Leonard's] most satisfying book since Out of Sight .Top-notch work from one of our most gifted and consistently entertaining writers. New York Times Book Review Vintage Leonard . Nine stories with booze and shotguns and lowlifes and lots of scenes that ought to be in movies. Detroit Free Press. Originally published as When the Women Came Out to Dance, Elmore Leonard's extraordinary story collection, Fire in the Hole reconfirms his standing as the King Daddy of crime writers (Seattle Times) a true Grand Master in the legendary company of John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, and James M. Cain. These nine riveting tales of crime and (sometimes) punishment including the title story starring U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, which was the basis for the smash hit TV series Justified feature all the elements that have made the great Elmore Leonard great: superb writing, unforgettable characters, breathtaking twists, and the sharpest, coolest dialogue in the mystery-thriller genre."
Item Description:Original title: When the women come out to dance.
Physical Description:240 pages
ISBN:9780062120342
0062120344
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.

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