Raylan
By (Author) Elmore Leonard
Orion Publishing Co
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
9th April 2013
7th February 2013
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
813.54
Paperback
272
Width 131mm, Height 197mm, Spine 21mm
239g
US Marshal Raylan Givens, star of the series Justified, and protagonist of Riding the Rap, Pronto and the story 'Fire in the Hole', is back in action, this time with a federal warrant to serve on a dope dealer named Angel Arenas, a man 'born in the U.S. but a hundred percent of him Hispanic'. The state troopers are impressed when the marshal struts into the convict's hotel room without drawing his gun, but Raylan soon finds that Angel's already been the victim of another crime, one that's way bigger than a few pot plants, and clearly the work of a professional.
RAYLAN shows Elmore Leonard at the height of his powers, as we follow one of his favourite protagonists through a series of adventures with unlikely villains. As ever, the work is filled with unexpected twists and the most vibrant, crackling dialogue currently available in the English language.Leonard's dizzyingly economical style, packed with information and never wasting a word, continues apace in this unusual case. * SUNDAY HERALD *
To say that Leonard is considered a legend in the crime fiction genre might be said to understate the case - this is why. * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
Elmore Leonard has written more than 40 books during his phenomenal career. Many have been made into successful movies, including Get Shorty with John Travolta, Out of Sight with George Clooney and Rum Punch, which became Tarantino's Jackie Brown. He lives with his wife Christine in Bloomfield Village, Michigan.