A trio of Elmore Leonard crime novels show that, for all his concision and aptitude for depicting violence, the magic of his prose lies in wit and charm—John Self, The Observer

PRAISE FOR ELMORE LEONARD—-

The crime writer’s crime writer, King of all he surveys—Ian Rankin

Cool talk, hot action… it’s impossible not to love Elmore Leonard—LA Times

The hottest thriller writer in the US—TIME

The greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever—The New York Times Book Review

Leonard is a genius—The New York Times

Elmore Leonard can write circles around almost anybody active in the crime novel today—The New York Times

Leonard provides the fizziest and cleverest dialogue in crime fiction. A total delight—The Times

He’s set the standard against which all other crime novels are measured—The New York Times