Elmore Leonard
Having started with westerns before in the early fifties moving into crime fiction and thrillers and being rather prolific (see below) there's no way I'm going to be out chasing Elmore Leonard's collected works (there's not enough room on the bookshelves) but I reckon you can confidently grab any of his recent work and settle down for a comfortable read that'll keep ypu turning the pages until you get to the end.
Consistently excellent work for what it is - finely honed enterainment that doesn't weigh the reader down with metaphysical notions.
Read:
Road Dogs, which reprises bankrobber Jack Foley from Out of Sight in a neat little double cross drama involving the millionaire hustler from La Brava. Leonard’s extensive back catalogue militates against an attempt to buy ‘em all, but the listing here will help keep track of things...
On My Shelves,
Bandits (1987)
Get Shorty (1990)
Be Cool (1999)
Other titles:
The Bounty Hunters (1953)
The Law at Randado (1954)
Escape from Five Shadows (1956)
Last Stand at Saber River (1959)
Hombre (1961)
The Big Bounce (1969)
The Moonshine War (1970)
Valdez Is Coming (1970)
Forty Lashes Less One (1972)
Mr. Majestyk (1974)
52 Pick-Up (1974)
Swag (1976)
Unknown Man No. 89 (1977)
The Hunted (1977)
The Switch (1978)
Gunsights (1979)
City Primeval (1980)
Gold Coast (1980)
Split Images (1981)
Cat Chaser (1982)
Stick (1983)
LaBrava (1983)
Glitz (1985)
Touch (1987)
Freaky Deaky (1988)
Killshot (1989)
Maximum Bob (1991)
Rum Punch (1992)n
Pronto (1993)
Riding the Rap (1995)
Out of Sight (1996)
Naked Came the Manatee (One chapter of serial novel) (1996)
Cuba Libre (1998)
Tonto Woman (One chapter of serial novel) (1998)
Pagan Babies (2000)
Fire in the Hole (2001)
When the Women Come Out to Dance (Anthology, includes Fire in the Hole) (2002)
Tishomingo Blues (2002)
A Coyote's in the House (2004)
Mr. Paradise (2004)
The Hot Kid (2005)
Comfort to the Enemy (2006) Published serially in New York Times, chapters can be downloaded at www.elmoreleonard.com)
Up in Honey's Room (2007)
Djibouti (2010)
Raylan (2012)
