Gold Coast [Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Elmore Leonard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 13, 1995

Gorgeous widow Karen diCilia just found out what it really means to be married to the mob.  Her mafia husband Frank left her millions and a Florida Gold Coast mansion.  He also left orders that she'd lose everything the day she slept with another man.  With his boys as enforcers, Karen was soon a lonely lady.  Then she meets Detroit's Cal Maguire, a sexy, street-smart ex-con with a scam to get Karen her money and freedom . . . or get them both killed.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"with the customary jaw-dropping plot developments... [this] is Leonard with all guns firing" GOOD BOOK GUIDE --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Gorgeous widow Karen diCilia just found out what it really means to be married to the mob. Her mafia husband Frank left her millions and a Florida Gold Coast mansion. He also left orders that she'd lose everything the day she slept with another man. With his boys as enforcers, Karen was soon a lonely lady. Then she meets Detroit's Cal Maguire, a sexy, street-smart ex-con with a scam to get Karen her money and freedom . . . or get them both killed. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Books on Tape, Inc.; 1st edition (September 13, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0788702572
• ISBN-13: 978-0788702570
• ASIN: 0736631607
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,597,667 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Elmore Leonard has written more than forty novels, including bestsellers Up in Honey's Room, The Hot Kid, Mr. Paradise, Tishomingo Blues, Pagan Babies, and Glitz. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty and Out of Sight. He lives with his wife, Christine, in Bloomfield Village, Michigan.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars gold coast keeps it intresting, April 7, 2000

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avdr (san diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gold Coast (Paperback)

gold coast may not be one of leonards best but it satisfies the crime novel fan.the plot is pretty good considering its been seen before.the ending i must say is surprising.it also has a few funny moments to keep you in good humor.good book but not leonards best.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Elmore Leonard's doesn't seem up to par in this one, September 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Gold Coast (Paperback)

This is a good book,alot of people will like this one a sort of quirky, crimefilled romance... but when compared to Leonard's other books it seems bad. Something just didn't click (for me) with the characters in this novel.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars good premise, weak ending, August 30, 2005

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Dirty Dutch "Dirty Dutch" (IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gold Coast (Mass Market Paperback)

Like many Leonard novels, this one had a great beginning, great introduction of characters, etc. but it just fumbles apart by the end. There's so much pointless and confusing plotting in the last 50 pages that I got tired of trying to figure out what was going on. By the end, none of it mattered anyway. Still some good parts and funny exchanges but I have a hard time recommending it. It's disappointing to spend time on something like this and get cheated with a slack ending.