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Swag
By (Author) Elmore Leonard
Orion Publishing Co
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
1st February 2005
2nd December 2004
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
813.54
Paperback
240
Width 130mm, Height 197mm, Spine 17mm
196g
There aren't any textbooks on armed robbery. The only way to learn is through experience, and small-time crooks Frank and Stick are determined to do as much learning on the job as possible. In 1970s' Detroit they embark on a crime spree, holding up liquor stores and supermarkets. They invent their 'Ten Golden Rules For Successful Armed Robbery' and for a short time the cash is rolling in. But then they bend their own rules, and it looks like trouble is heading their way.
You will look long and hard before you find anyone with a bad word to say about Leonard. About the worst thing I can think of to say about SWAG is that it might be said to make armed robbery look like a enticing career move... if you haven't read him before, you are in for a treat. -- Nicholas Lezard The Guardian
Elmore Leonard has written more than three dozen books during his highly successful career, and many of his novels have been made into bestselling films. He lives in Bloomfield Village, Michigan, with his wife Christine.