Publisher Description

Al Rosen was doing just fine, hiding out in Israel - until he decided to play Good Samaritan and rescue some elderly tourists from a hotel fire. Now his picture's been published in the press, and the guys he's been hiding from know exactly where he is. What's more, they're coming to find him - crooked lawyers, men with guns and money, and assorted members of the Detroit mob who are harboring a serious grudge. Playtime in paradise is officially over; Rosen's a million miles from home but with a bullseye on his back. His only ally is a US marine who's been looking for war...and has now found one!

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Reissues of 2 of Leonard's bestselling crime novels. 'Leonard is the best in the business' Newsday

Author Biography

Elmore Leonard has written more than three dozen books during his highly successful career, and many of his novels have been made into bestselling films. He has been named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America and lives in Bloomfield Village, Michigan, with his wife Christine.

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Elmore Leonard's most recent book, The Hot Kid, is currently at number 8 on the New York Times bestseller list Elmore Leonard is 'the man other crime writers call the Boss' (Daily Telegraph) His novels have been made into award-winning films such as Get Shorty, Jackie Brown and Hombre 'Razor-sharp characterizations, wonderful dialogue, quirky humor...He can render a human being's entire life in a few sentences of wardrobe description' Los Angeles Times 'Leonard is a writer, which is like saying Michael Jordan is a basketball player. He is a master of tabloid literature: quick, knowing, filled with perfectly observed talk, and always with at least one dead body on the premises' New York Daily News 'Leonard is the best in the business: his dialogue snaps, his characters are more alive than most of the people you meet in the street' Newsday

Long Description

Al Rosen was doing just fine, hiding out in Israel - until he decided to play Good Samaritan and rescue some elderly tourists from a hotel fire. Now his picture's been published in the press, and the guys he's been hiding from know exactly where he is. What's more, they're coming to find him - crooked lawyers, men with guns and money, and assorted members of the Detroit mob who are harboring a serious grudge. Playtime in paradise is officially over; Rosen's a million miles from home but with a bullseye on his back. His only ally is a US marine who's been looking for war...and has now found one!

Promotional "Headline"

Just when Al Rosen thinks he's safe from the mob, he goes and plays the Good Samaritan - with devastating consequences...

Description for Sales People

Leonard has an unparalleled reputation in the world of crime fiction.

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