Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher : George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,33 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
A wonderful collection of three linked stories charting the career of legendary Elmore Leonard lawman Carl Webster
Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,69 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Detective and mystery stories, American
ISBN :
Collects a novel and two short stories by Elmore Leonard that trace the career of United States Marshal Carl Webster.
Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher : Phoenix
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 35,63 MB
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 9780753826652
1940s' Oklahoma. Germans in a stateside POW camp have murdered one of their own and US Marshal Carl Webster, back from a tour of duty in the Pacific, is called in to investigate. Among others, he comes across a Jewish gangster bent on revenge for the Holocaust; a rodeo bull rider turned lawman; and a former Nazi guard who is a persistent runaway. Befriending the escapee, Carl becomes embroiled in a tale of gangsters' molls, enemy lines, espionage, double-crossing and a lovers' wartime promise that could to more trouble than he ever imagined...
Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 14,42 MB
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 006182786X
The undisputed master of the crime novel strikes again with this powerfully entertaining story, set in 1920s Oklahoma, that introduces one of the toughest lawmen ever to come out of the west. . . . Carlos Webster was 15 the day he witnessed his first murder—but it wouldn’t be his last. It was also his first introduction to the notorious gunman, Emmet Long. By the time Carlos is 20, he’s being sworn in as a deputy United States marshal and now goes by the name Carl. As for Emmet, he’s robbing banks with his new partner, the no-good son of an oil millionaire. Carl Webster and Emmet Long may be on opposite sides of the law but their long-time game of cat and mouse will turn them both into two of the most famous names in crime and punishment.
Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher : William Morrow
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 17,61 MB
Release : 2004-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780060544041
Three canine friends, including fading movie star Buddy, rough-and-tumble loner Antwan, and pampered Miss Betty, who privately envy each other's lives of comfort, wild freedom, and family, find out about friendship and life.
Author : Andrew J. Rausch
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 22,56 MB
Release : 2022-05-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1476646120
American crime novelist Elmore Leonard (1925-2013) has a voice that is original and immediately recognizable. This collection of original interviews with fellow authors, filmmakers, collaborators and critics covers all things Leonard, from analyses of characterization and dialogue in his writing to his many screen adaptations. What makes Leonard's work more cinematic than that of other talented contemporaries is his deceptively simplistic method of description that still manages to paint a vivid picture in the reader's mind. The unique perspectives in this collection discuss many of Leonard's 44 novels, including those that have been adapted to television and motion pictures like Get Shorty, Out of Sight, and Jackie Brown.
Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 34,46 MB
Release : 2012-02-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0297857363
A trio of short stories featuring legendary lawman Carl Webster - star of THE HOT KID. 1940s' Oklahoma. Germans in a stateside POW camp have murdered one of their own and US Marshal Carl Webster, back from a tour of duty in the Pacific, is called in to investigate. Among others, he comes across a Jewish gangster bent on revenge for the Holocaust; a rodeo bull rider turned lawman; and a former Nazi guard who is a persistent runaway. Befriending the escapee, Carl becomes embroiled in a tale of gangsters' molls, enemy lines, espionage, double-crossing and a lovers' wartime promise that could to more trouble than he ever imagined...
Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 24,51 MB
Release : 2011-12-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1780223498
'America's greatest crime writer' (Newsweek) brings his genius for characterisation, his rich ear for dialogue, and his piercing psychological insight to a gripping story set in an era he's never before explored: the years of the Second World War. The odd thing about Walter Schoen is he's a dead ringer for Heinrich Himmler. Walter is a member of a spy ring that sends US war production data to Germany and gives shelter to escaped German prisoners of war. Honey Deal, Walter's American wife, has given up trying to make him over as a regular guy. She decides it's time to stop telling him jokes he doesn't understand and get a divorce. Along comes Carl Webster, the Hot Kid of the Marshals Service, looking for an escaped POW. Carl uses Honey to meet Walter, who Carl believes is hiding the POW. Honey's a free spirit; she likes the hot kid marshal and doesn't care much that he's married. But all Carl wants is to do his job without getting shot...
Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 43,2 MB
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0061981044
The New York Times-bestselling Grand Master of suspense deftly displays the other side of his genius, with seven classic western tales of destiny and fatal decision . . . and trust as essential to survival as it is hard-earned. Trust was rare and precious in the wide-open towns that sprung up like weeds on America's frontier—with hustlers and hucksters arriving in droves by horse, coach, wagon, and rail, and gunmen working both sides of the law, all too eager to end a man's life with a well-placed bullet. In these classic tales that span more than five decades—including the first story he ever published, “The Trail of the Apache”—Elmore Leonard once again demonstrates the superb talent for language and gripping narrative that have made him one of the most acclaimed and influential writers of our time.
Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 20,27 MB
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0061808547
The unrivaled master of crime’s first collection of noir stories. . . . “If you thought you knew all the places Elmore Leonard could take you, think again.”—Mike Lupica In more than 30 books spanning half a century, Elmore Leonard has captured the imagination of millions as few writers can. A literary icon praised by the New York Times Book Review as “the greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever, ” he has influenced many contemporary writers and is known for both the quality and accessibility of his writing. In this first collection of short pieces, including two novella-length works, since his western anthology Tonto Woman, Leonard demonstrates the superb characterization, dead-on dialogue, vivid atmosphere, and driving plotting that have made him a household name.
