Elmore Leonard

A collection of fifteen stories, eleven of which have never been previously published, from the early career of bestselling American master Elmore Leonard. Over his long and illustrious career, Elmore Leonard was recognized as one of the greatest crime writers of all time, the author of dozens of bestselling books--many adapted for the big screen--as well as a master of short fiction. A superb stylist whose crisp, tight prose crackled with trademark...

After discovering his quarry naked in the bathtub, doped up, and missing his kidneys, federal marshal Raylan Givens becomes involved in a case regarding the harvesting of organs for sale on the black market.

A U.S. marshal hunts for a fugitive who was kidnapped and held until he can pay his ransom

The smallest of small-time criminals, Ernest Stickley Jr. figures his luck's about to change when Detroit used car salesman Frank Ryan catches him trying to boost a ride from Ryan's lot. Frank's got some surefire schemes for getting rich quick-all of them involving guns-and all Stickley has to do is follow "Ryan's Rules" to share the wealth. But sometimes rules need to be bent, maybe even broken, if one is to succeed in the world of crime, especially...

"Wonderfully wicked…a nonstop, pedal-to-the-metal romp." -Chicago TribuneOver-the-hill former counter-culture SDS revolutionaries decide to turn bomb-making-and detonating-from a political statement to a profitable enterprise in the master Elmore Leonard's electrifying and explosively funny thriller Freaky Deaky. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch calls Leonard, "the world's greatest cops 'n' robbers novelist." The Seattle Times says, "Leonard is more...

On the eve of the Spanish-American War, an American cowboy running guns to Cuban insurgents joins up with an American woman as they attempt to make off with a bundle of money

"The greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever!"-New York Times Book ReviewWhen the all-time greats of mystery/noir/crime fiction are mentioned (John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, Robert Parker, etc.), Elmore Leonard's name invariably tops the list. A true Leonard classic, The Big Bounce showcases all of the Grand Master's acclaimed skills-twisty plotting, unforgettable characters, dialogue so razor sharp it could draw blood-as...

A moonshiner during the prohibition period defends his stash of Kentucky's finest home-made whisky

An Arizona land war draws a carnival of reporters, photographers, and spectators. Meanwhile, Brendan Early and Dana Moon--fierce frontier gunfighters and feuding best friends--find themselves on opposite sides of a deadly serious fight. Two tough characters are backed into a corner, maybe for the last time

The hero of "Cat Chaser, " George Moran, isn't looking for trouble but finds it anyway when he winds up in bed with the wife of a drug-dealing mob-connected Dominican cop -- vicious, macho and ready to follow George to the ends of the earth, which in this case means Miami.