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Aug 24, 2013 · Elmore Leonard was a writer who hated — and I don't mean disliked; Elmore had a contempt for putting pretty clothes on hard, direct words, so I mean hated — literature, or at least what he ...
Mar 26, 2020 · Elmore Leonard in 2007. Photograph: Vince Bucci/Getty Images. A murder, a plane crash, a random mugging that wasn’t actually random, a heist that implodes, a child gone missing – these are ...
Mar 16, 2010 · The cover reads, "A Novel by Elmore Leonard about a time when an Apache scalp would bring 500 pesos in Mexico." Enlarge this image Elmore Leonard's writing desk at his home near Detroit.
May 4, 2009 · Interview with Elmore Leonard. Elmore Leonard, grand master of sleazy characters and rapid-fire dialogue, is more than just a mind-blowing crime writer. He's an inspiration. After pioneering the western genre in the '50s, including the short story Three-Ten to Yuma and the novel Hombre, Leonard turned to a new arena with crime thrillers such as ...
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Aug 21, 2013 · August 21, 2013. Elmore Leonard, who died on Monday, at the age of eighty-seven, was hailed as one of the best crime writers in the land. High praise, but not quite high enough, and some way off ...
Aug 21, 2013 · Elmore Leonard populated his novels with con men, hustlers and killers, with names like Chili, Stick and Ordell. He plunged readers into a sea of urban sleaze, spiking his tales with mordant humor ...
