Publisher Description

Joe LaBrava gets involved when his friend Maury has trouble with an ex-film star - the one Joe fell for when he was 12. But the low-grade hustlers would need to be smarter than they seem to pull off a ransom scam. Are some people really smarter than they seem?

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A vintage title by Emore Leonard, the New York Times bestselling author of Be Cool and Get Shorty.

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 Great Master by the Mystery Writers of America and lives in Bloomfield Village, Michigan, with his wife Christine.

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Elmore Leonard has an unparalleled reputation in the world of crime fiction Many of his novels have been made into movie blockbusters Great Phoenix series style 'A superb craftsman... His writing is pure pleasure' LA Times 'Just about the best writer in crime fiction today' USA Today 'Leonard is the real thing...He raises the hard-boiled suspense novel beyond the limits of the genre' Washington Post 'Dialogue so authentic it dances off the page' New York Times

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Joe LaBrava gets involved when his friend Maury has trouble with an ex-film star - the one Joe fell for when he was 12. But the low-grade hustlers would need to be smarter than they seem to pull off a ransom scam. Are some people really smarter than they seem?

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A vintage title by Elmore Leonard - The New York Times bestselling author of Be Cool and Get Shorty

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Elmore Leonard has an unparalleled reputation in the world of crime fiction Many of his novels have been made into movie blockbusters Great Phoenix series style

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