{"title":"Elmore Leonard","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"pronto-elmore-leonard-paperback","title":"Pronto -- Elmore Leonard, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Speedy, exhilarating, and smooth. Nobody does it better.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The man knows how to grab you--and Pronto is one of the best grabbers in years.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of the hit TV series \u003cem\u003eJustified\u003c\/em\u003e are in for a major treat. The unstoppable manhunter with the very itchy trigger finger stars in \u003cem\u003ePronto\u003c\/em\u003e, a crime fiction gem from the one and only Elmore Leonard, \"the greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e). The Grand Master justifies the overwhelming acclaim he has received over the course of his remarkable career with an electrifying thriller that sends the indomitable Raylan racing to Italy on the trail of a fugitive bookie who's hiding from the vengeful Miami mob. The legendary Leonard, whom the \u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e lauds as the \"King Daddy of crime writers,\" proves that all comparisons to American noir icons John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, and James M. 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The basis of the hit movie starring John Travolta and Danny DeVito, \u003cem\u003eGet Shorty\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the over-the-top, sometimes violent Hollywood misadventures of a Florida mob loan shark who chases a deadbeat client all the way to Tinseltown and decides to stick around and make movies. \u003cem\u003eGet Shorty\u003c\/em\u003e's shylock protagonist, Chili Palmer, is a truly inspired creation--as memorable as another unforgettable Leonard hero, U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of the hit TV series \u003cem\u003eJustified\u003c\/em\u003e--and readers will relish his moves and countermoves in this electrifying, funny, bullet train-paced winner from \"the greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever \" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elmore Leonard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.33w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062120250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/30\/2013 pg. 19","brand":"Elmore Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45601366737124,"sku":"9780062120250","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780062120250.jpg?v=1778242327"},{"product_id":"djibouti-elmore-leonard-paperback","title":"Djibouti -- Elmore Leonard, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling Author \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElmore Leonard brings his trademark wit and inimitable style to this twisting, gripping-and sometimes playful-tale of modern-day piracy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDara Barr, documentary filmmaker, is at the top of her game. She's covered Bosnian women, Neo-Nazis, and post-Katrina New Orleans (for which she won an Oscar), but now she's looking for an even bigger challenge. So she and her right-hand-man-a six-foot-six, 72-year-old, African-American man named Xavier-head to Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, to tackle modern-day pirates. Once they start filming, though, they find a whole lot more than they bargained for. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey quickly learn that almost nobody in Djibouti is what he seems. A whole mob of colorful characters patrols the surrounding seas, including a pirate commander who's more like Robin Hood than Captain Hook; a cultured diplomat with dubious connections; a rich playboy who knows more than he lets on; and an American-born terrorist with lofty ambitions. But then there's the recently hijacked LNG (liquid natural gas) tanker: just the thing an aspiring terrorist is looking for to blow up something big. 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