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Elmore Leonard

(1925 - 2013)
Father of Peter Leonard

Elmore Leonard has written more than three dozen books including Cuba Libre, Rum Punch, and Get Shorty, and numerous screenplays. He has an unparalleled reputation among lovers of mayhem, suspense, and just plain wonderful writing. A Grand Master Award winner of the Mystery Writers of America, he has been likened to everyone from Balzac to Dostoevsky to Dickens to Dashiell Hammett -- but he is, in fact, entirely and entertainingly sui generis.

Awards: CWA (2006), Edgar (1984) see all

Genres: Western, Mystery

Series

Jack Ryan
The Big Bounce (1969)
Unknown Man No. 89 (1977)

Frank Ryan
   1. Swag (1976)
     aka Ryan's Rules
   2. Stick (1983)

Ordell Robbie & Louis Gara
1. The Switch (1978)
2. Rum Punch (1992)

Chili Palmer
1. Get Shorty (1990)
Be Cool (1999)

Raylan Givens
   1. Pronto (1993)
   2. Riding the Rap (1995)
   3. Raylan (2012)
   4. Fire in the Hole (2012)
     aka When the Women Came Out to Dance
   Pronto / Riding the Rap / Fire in the Hole (2012)

Jack Foley
1. Out of Sight (1996)
2. Road Dogs (2009)

Carl Webster
   1. The Hot Kid (2005)
   2. Up in Honey's Room (2006)
   Comfort To The Enemy (2009)

Novels

   The Bounty Hunters (1953)
   The Law At Randado (1954)
   Escape from Five Shadows (1956)
   Last Stand At Saber River (1959)
   Hombre (1961)
   The Moonshine War (1969)
   Valdez Is Coming (1969)
   Forty Lashes Less One (1972)
   Fifty-Two Pickup (1974)
   Mr. Majestyk (1974)
   Three-Ten to Yuma (1975)
   The Hunted (1978)
   Gold Coast (1979)
   Gun Sights (1979)
   City Primeval (1980)
   Split Images (1981)
   Cat Chaser (1982)
   La Brava (1983)
   Glitz (1985)
   Bandits (1986)
   Touch (1987)
   Freaky Deaky (1988)
   Killshot (1989)
   Maximum Bob (1991)
   Naked Came the Manatee (1997) (with others)
   Jackie Brown (1997)
   Cuba Libre (1998)
   Pagan Babies (2000)
   Tishomingo Blues (2002)
   Mr. Paradise (2004)
   A Coyote's in the House (2004)
   Djibouti (2010)
   Blue Dreams (2014)

Collections

   Dutch Treat (1987)
   The Tonto Woman (1998)
   When the Women Come Out to Dance (2002)
   The Complete Western Stories (2004)
   Moment of Vengeance and Other Stories (2006)
   Blood Money and Other Stories (2006)
   Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories (2006)
   Trail of the Apache and Other Stories (2007)
   Charlie Martz and Other Stories (2015)

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Books containing stories by Elmore Leonard

The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 (2016)
(Best American Mystery Stories)
edited by
Elizabeth George and Otto Penzler

The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories (2014)
The First Ten Years
edited by
Otto Penzler

The Best American Noir of the Century (2010)
edited by
James Ellroy and Otto Penzler

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Awards

	2006 CWA Diamond Dagger
	1984 Edgar Award for Best Novel : La Brava

Award nominations

	2012 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : Djibouti
	1983 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Split Images
	1979 Edgar Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : The Switch

Elmore Leonard recommends

Sinner Man (2016)
Lawrence Block
"Block grabs you...and never lets go."

Founders' Keeper (2015)
(David and Martin Yerxa, book 1)
Ed Markham
"A natural storyteller."

You Know Who Killed Me (2014)
(Amos Walker, book 24)
Loren D Estleman
"Estleman turns Amos Walker loose in a plot, and it's pure private eye all the way. No one does it better."

Seven Ways to Die (2012)
Kenneth John Atchity and William Diehl
"Bill Diehl gives you more story, more sustained entertainment than anyone else around."

The Perfect Prey (2011)
(John Stallings, book 2)
James Andrus
"An insider's view of how a true police investigation unfolds. It's as close a look at police work as you can get."

The Leisure Seeker (2009)
Michael Zadoorian
"Come to the end and you'll say 'Oh my God'."

The Reserve (2008)
Russell Banks
"If you've never read Russell Banks it's time you acquired the habit."

Bad Traffic (2008)
(Inspector Jian, book 1)
Simon Lewis
"Following Chinese points of view in a thriller set in the UK is inspired writing. Bad Traffic is a honey: suspense that never loses its grip."

Walking Money (2004)
(Bill Tasker, book 1)
James O Born
"Jim Born is the real thing."

Dirty South (2004)
(Nick Travers Mystery, book 4)
Ace Atkins
"Ace Atkins is an ace of a writer."

Handsome Harry (2004)
James Carlos Blake
"Blake brings 1930s bank robbers and their molls to life. I especially like his easy style."

Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You (2004)
Laurie Lynn Drummond
"Astonishing."

Scavenger Hunt (2003)
(Jimmy Gage, book 2)
Robert Ferrigno
"An awesomely good writer."

Sweet Dream Baby (2002)
Sterling Watson
"I can't remember a book that sneaked up and grabbed me the way Sweet Dream Baby did. It's a real shocker by a very good writer."

Big Trouble (1999)
Dave Barry
"The funniest book I've read in fifty years."

The Agent (1998)
George V Higgins
"Higgins is my favorite....No, he doesn't learn from me, I learn from him."

Marker (1997)
Lowell Cauffiel
"Cauffiel knows how to make it sound real."

Tie My Bones to Her Back (1996)
Robert F Jones
"I kept saying â€˜wowâ€™ with awe and respect as I read it. Tie My Bones to Her Back is a terrific book. Exciting, fascinating, beautifully written."

Prism (1996)
Austin Bay
"A techno-thriller that gets up and runs."

Jump (1995)
Mike Lupica
"A fast ride uptown full of authentic sounds, great sports-guy dialogue, and a plot that does flips."

Bait (1994)
Kenneth Abel
"A gripper all the way."

The Shark Infested Custard (1993)
Charles Willeford
"No one writes a better crime novel than Charles Willeford."

Brules (1992)
Harry Combs
"Vivid, panoramic, authentic, Harry Combs has done a superb job of capturing the sights, the sounds, the smells, the feel of the american west."

Soul/Mate (1989)
Rosamond Smith (Joyce Carol Oates)
"A hair-raiser."

The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1988)
Barry Gifford
"Gifford knows his noir. The essays are better than some of the films he writes about."

The Homesman (1988)
Glendon Swarthout
"I tell friends what The Homesman is about and their eyes open wide and they can't wait to read it. And that's just the plot. Swarthout puts you there, in time and place. I love the way he writes."

Rusty Irons (1984)
Dan Cushman
"Nobody writes a better Western than Dan Cushman."

Tapping the Source (1984)
Kem Nunn
"[A writer] who is one of a rare breed, who isn't afraid to plot and tell a story."

The Sour Lemon Score (1969)
(Parker, book 12)
Richard Stark
"Whatever Stark writes, I read. He's a stylist, a pro, and I thoroughly enjoy his attitude."

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