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Zusatztext "There is no greater writer of crime fiction than Elmore Leonard! and no one who has more resplendent energy. . . . Like pretty well every Leonard novel! Raylan is a delight." Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext When Dickie and Coover Crowe, dope-dealing brothers known for sampling their own supply, decide to branch out into the body business, it's up to U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens to stop them. But Raylan isn't your average marshal; he's the laconic, Stetson-wearing, fast-drawing lawman who juggles dozens of cases at a time and always shoots to kill. But by the time Raylan finds out who's making the cuts, he's lying naked in a bathtub, with Layla, the cool transplant nurse, about to go for his kidneys. Zusammenfassung “Elmore Leonard can write circles around almost anybody active in the crime novel today.” — New York Times Book Review With more than forty novels to his credit and still going strong! the legendary Elmore Leonard has well earned the title! “America’s greatest crime writer” ( Newsweek ). And U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens ( Pronto ! Riding the Rap ! Fire in the Hole ) is one of Leonard’s most popular creations! thanks in part to the phenomenal success of the hit TV series “Justified.” Leonard’s Raylan shines a spotlight once again on the dedicated! if somewhat trigger-happy lawman! this time in his familiar but not particularly cozy milieu of Harlan County! Kentucky! where the drug dealing Crowe brothers are branching out into the human body parts business. Suspenseful! darkly wry and riveting! and crackling with Leonard’s trademark electric dialogue! Raylan is prime Grand Master Leonard as you have always loved him and always will. ...
