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Once again, the combination of elmore leonard and frank muller delivers. Leonard is the recipient of the lifetime achievement award from pen usa and the grand master award from the mystery writers of america. This is the story of jack delaney, the exnun lucy nichols, who ran a hospital for lepers in nicaragua, and the horrible murderer general dagoberto godoy. At its centre is a bluecollar couple written so real, you forget theres a. Elmore leonards bandits by leonard, elmore, 1925publication date 1987 publisher new york. Leonard believed that his books during the 1980s were becoming more humorous and that he was. Peoplea wild ride with the coolest, hottest writer in america chicago tribune, bandits has everything elmore leonard fans love. My favourite elmore leonard book, killshot, is not widely regarded as his best thriller, but it has humanity in spades. Bandits is a crisp, expansive american novel, set in new orleans. The second, bandits, first published in 1987, tells the story of a convicted thief named jack delaney who works at a funeral home with his brotherinlaw. Dive deep into elmore leonards bandits with extended analysis. Elmore leonard wrote more than forty books during his long career, including the bestsellers raylan, tishomingo blues, be cool, get shorty, and rum punch, as well as the acclaimed collection when the women come out to dance, which was a new york t. Elmore leonard has written more than forty books during his highly successful writing career, and many of his novels have been made into movies. Why these 10 books are the best elmore leonard wrote.
October 11, 1925 august 20, 20 was an american novelist, short. January 4, 1987, sunday, late city final edition section 7. Peoplea wild ride with the coolest, hottest writer in america chicago tribune. Bandits by elmore leonard is a semihumorous crime thriller set in the latter half of the 1980s involving the thencurrent us foreign policy entanglements with the nicaraguan contras and their opponents, the sandinistas in full, the sandinista national liberation front. All the elmore leonard basics are there the girl, the excon, the heist, and that absolutely authentic dialog that perhaps more than anything else is leonard s trademark. Bandits book by elmore leonard 9 available editions. He meets dick nichols in new orleans and discovers that he was raising money for the contras, although his daughter, lucy, doesnt want the money to arrive in nicaragua. Theyve got their eyes on several million bucks intended for the contras. Leonard told john williams for williamss 1991 book on crime fiction and america, into the. Written during a period when elmore leonard was turning out some of his very best crime fiction, bandits 1987 is written with the authors customary ease and economy, full of his snappy dialogue, a cast of interesting characters, and a plot that picks up pace along the way. Returning from service, he enrolled in the university of detroit and worked as an advertising copywriter.
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Bandits has 9 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Jul 19, 2011 bandits is a crisp, expansive american novel, set in new orleans. Elmore leonard hardcover books for sale in stock ebay. He was married to christine kent, joan shepard and beverly claire cline.
Elmore leonard s bandits elmore leonard bandits assembles an unlikely crew. October 11, 1925 august 20, 20 was an american novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Bandits by elmore leonard 1987, hardcover for sale online. Sure, bandits has the usual great dialogue, colorful characters, and gritty situations, but it also has a sexy exnun. Elmore leonards bandits elmore leonard bandits assembles an unlikely crew. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures among his bestknown works are get shorty, out of sight, swag, hombre. The story begins full of promise of nuns, lepers, heists, and sandinistas versus contras, but fizzles out around the last third and slouches into a near anticlimax. He was buried in a cemetery in bloomfield, michigan.
People a wild ride with the coolest, hottest writer in america chicago tribune, bandits has everything elmore leonard fans love. Below is a list of all of his published books in order of when they were originally released. His funeral service was held at holy name church in birmingham, michigan. It was written in 1987 by elmore leonard, the greatest living american writer.
Bandits by elmore leonard 1987, hardcover for sale. Elmore leonard was born on october 11, 1925 in new orleans, louisiana, usa as elmore john leonard jr. He was a writer and producer, known for out of sight 1998, get shorty 1995 and justified 2010. First edition of this foray into nicaraguan politics and a guntoting exnun, inscribed on the half title, for paul, very best wishes.
Elmores legacy lives on, and the memory of his life is survived by five children, grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren. All the elmore leonard basics are there the girl, the excon, the heist, and that absolutely authentic dialog that perhaps more than anything else is leonards trademark. Bandits by elmore leonard viking, 1987 existential ennui. This is the first elmore leonard book ive experienced, and from what i understand its not one of his better efforts. Elmore leonard has been writing since the early 50s and keeps going to this day. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free.
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