“Although known for his mysteries, Elmore Leonard has penned some of the best western fiction ever.”
—USA Today
“A classic....Leonard’s writing style is as effortless and enjoyable as watching a good movie.”
—Portland Oregonian
Grand Master Elmore Leonard is justifiably acknowledged as “the best writer of crime fiction alive” (Newsweek)—and, in fact, one of the very best ever, alongside other all-time greats like John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, and Robert Parker. But he has also many acclaimed masterworks of American western fiction to his credit—including Hombre, the basis for the classic Hollywood motion picture starring Paul Newman. Set in Arizona mining country, Hombre is the tale of a white man raised by Indians, who must come to the aid of people who hate him when their stagecoach is attacked by outlaws. As thrilling as his contemporary novels of crime, double-cross, and murder in Detroit and Miami, Hombre is Elmore Leonard at his riveting best—no less than one would expect from the creator of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Justified).
Elmore Leonard wrote more than forty books during his long career, including the bestsellers Raylan, Tishomingo Blues, Be Cool, Get Shorty, and Rum Punch, as well as the acclaimed collection When the Women Come Out to Dance, which was a New York Times Notable Book. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty and Out of Sight. The short story "Fire in the Hole," and three books, including Raylan, were the basis for the FX hit show Justified. Leonard received the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He died in 2013.
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Soft cover. Etat : Good +. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Ballantine Books, New York. 1984. Softcover/Mass Market Paperback. Stated 7th Printing. A BB Western/31606/$2.25. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O name and a bookseller stamp on the first page. Book Condition: Good +; missing small piece at tail; slight toning to pages; rubbing to wraps; light edgewear. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine has shallow crease from opening but is not split; text is secure in binding. Yellow tinted textblock edges.190 pp 12mo. John Russell was a man used to angry looks and cruel names. He walked through life with pride and in silence- a man who stood apart, lived alone, and carried his gun like an Apache, always at his side. But on that last stage out of Sweetmary, four white men and women pushed this stranger as far as he would go. Simmering on that state was hatred and waiting in ambush were outlaws. And in the burning center of the Arizona desert, John Russell taught them all why he along had earned the name HOMBRE. A clean presentable copy. N° de réf. du vendeur 017044
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