Mr Paradise

"Sharp as an ice pick....You will love this excellent book." -- New York Times Book Review Elmore Leonard is the undisputed master, the "King Daddy of crime writers" ( Seattle Times ), in the august company of the all-time greats of mystery/noir/crime fiction genre: John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, et al. The creator of such unforgettable classics as Stick, Out of Sight, and Get Shorty --not to mention the character of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, lately of TV''s hit series Justified --Leonard is in fine form with Mr. Paradise . A riveting Detroit-based thriller enlivened by Leonard''s trademark razor-sharp dialogue, Mr. Paradise follows a smart Victoria''s Secret model''s attempt to score big after surviving a double murder in a millionaire''s mansion...with a lonely cop acting as spoiler.

Product details

• Authors: Elmore Leonard
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.01.2004
• EAN: 9780060083953
• ISBN: 978-0-06-008395-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 240 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: General, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Thrillers / Legal, FICTION: Thrillers / General, FICTION: Romance / Suspense, FICTION: Crime, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, FICTION: Satire, FICTION: Legal