Ordell Robbie and Louis Gara hit it off in prison, where they were both doing time for grand theft auto. Now that they're out, they're joining forces for one big score. The plan is to kidnap the wife of a wealthy Detroit developer and hold her for ransom. But they didn't figure the lowlife husband wouldn't want his lady back. So it's time for Plan B and the opportunity to make a real killing -- with the unlikely help of a beautiful, ticked-off housewife who's hungry for a large helping of sweet revenge.
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“An absolute master.” (The Detroit News )
“The greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever!” (The New York Times Book Review )
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Elmore Leonard has written more than forty books during his highly successful writing career, including the bestsellers Road Dogs, Up in Honey’s Room, The Hot Kid, Mr. Paradise, Tishomingo Blues, and the critically acclaimed collection of short stories When the Women Come Out to Dance. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty, Out of Sight, and Be Cool. Justified, the hit series from FX, is based on Leonard’s character Raylan Givens, who appears in Riding the Rap, Pronto, the short story “Fire in the Hole,” and now Raylan. Leonard is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America. He lives in Bloomfield Village, Michigan.
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Uninspired, Formulaic,
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I really like Elmore Leonard and have enjoyed and respected much of his work. But when reading this book I felt that Elmore had really mailed it in this time. The big "surprise" ending comes as no surprise, and the book fizzles rather than sizzles. In this book, the characters are more like cartoons than people. All in all, I was disappointed, and was glad when it was over so I could read something better.
Just so you know I'm not an Elmore basher, I just finished reading "The Hot Kid" and loved it.
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Not as good as Leonard usually writes,
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This one just seemed rushed to me. Usually when I read Leonard, I end up feeling like one of the characters. He makes you really feel his story with his characterizations and dialogue. Just too generic and formulaic. My wife read the blurb on the back and said "sounds like alot of other books" and she ended up being right. I like Rum Punch much better because it was more complex and we saw more of the same characters but got deeper into them.
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Kidnapped Wife Finds Herself,
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Two small time hoods decide they can get away with kidnapping the wife of a wealthy businessman and scoring $1,000,000 ransom. They hook up with a rent-a-cop who collects Nazi memorabillia. While being held hostage the victim comes to the realization that her life as a wife, mother and country club goer was quite empty. She decides to go over to the hoodlums. Kind of like a Stockholm syndrome situation. A decent but not particularly gripping read.
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MICKEY SAID,I'll drive. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fat policeman, tennis camp, big black guy, golf cap Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Jesus Christ, Billy Darwin, Cedric Walker, Marshall Taylor, Grand Prix, Richard Edgar Monk, Frank Dawson, Woodward Avenue, Ordell Robbie, Randy Dixson, Ray Shelby, State Fair, Dennis Lenahan, Fairway Manor, Louis Gara, Mickey Dawson, Richard Nixon, Empire State Building, Fort Lauderdale, King's Inn, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tyra Taylor, Willis Show Bar New!
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MICKEY SAID,I'll drive. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fat policeman, tennis camp, big black guy, golf cap Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Jesus Christ, Billy Darwin, Cedric Walker, Marshall Taylor, Grand Prix, Richard Edgar Monk, Frank Dawson, Woodward Avenue, Ordell Robbie, Randy Dixson, Ray Shelby, State Fair, Dennis Lenahan, Fairway Manor, Louis Gara, Mickey Dawson, Richard Nixon, Empire State Building, Fort Lauderdale, King's Inn, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tyra Taylor, Willis Show Bar New!
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