Leonard s has crafted a novel with his usual ear for fantastic and witty dialogue and fast, descriptive and fluent prose. Elmore leonard 192520 was an american author and screenwriter of westerns, thrillers, and crime novels. Better known as novelist and screenwriter elmore leonard, he joined the navy after graduating from high school and served in the south pacific. Despite knowing the story, leonard s writing style and the heist plot kept me captivated the whole way through.
It moves along at a very quick pace yet manages to develop the characters and their motivations quite well. Rum punch elmore leonard ebook harpercollins publishers. I picked up a copy of rum punch from a place i was staying on a recent vacation. Elmore leonard has been writing since the early 50s and. Elmore coen does seem like his character is a nod to elmore leonard, but the series does not take place before 20. But it is time to drop the qualification of genre, argues philip hensher. Most of the story is set in west palm beach, florida.
If it sounds like writing, says elmore leonard, i rewrite it. But the man also wrote westerns like he was the bastard son of charles portis and sergio leone. Leonard is best known for his early western novels as well as crime fiction and suspense thrillers. Dec 02, 2004 buy rum punch new ed by leonard, elmore isbn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Returning from service, he enrolled in the university of detroit and worked as an. Rum punch ebook by elmore leonard 9780061833052 rakuten. The inimitable elmore leonard follows up his bestseller maximum bob with a punch rum punch where a gun dealer, a flight attendant, and a bail bondsman make interesting bedfellows. Elmore leonard wrote 45 novels and nearly as many western and crime short stories across his highly successful career, which spanned more than six decades. Elmore leonard s plots are always simple and compete and his characters are always three dimensional. This book, like all of leonard s work was a page turner. Read rum punch a novel by elmore leonard available from rakuten kobo. In fact, people magazine calls it, leonard s best work. The plot is confusing to follow at first, but it works out. Elmore leonard is wellknown for his crimeridden mysteries, and deservedly so. Few writers are as alive to the sound of human speech as elmore leonard. As with other elmore leonard books, this one is a very easy read with no filler. Rum punch is classic elmore leonard the electrifying thriller that served as the basis for the acclaimed film jackie brown by director quentin tarantino, starring pam grier, robert deniro, and samuel l.
From americas top writer of hardboiled crime, the novel that became tarantinos hit film jackie brown. In novels like get shorty, rum punch and out of sight, leonard has established himself as a master stylist, and while his characters may be lowlifes, his books are received and admired in the highest circles. Many of his books have been made into movies, including get shorty and out of sight. His characters talk, and rarely stop talking, for every imaginable reason. He began his careers in the 1950s writing pulp westerns, but was not widely known until the publication of his 1985 book glitz. Elmore leonard s rum punch which was the basis of quentin tarantinos jackie brown is a pageturner in the truest sense of the word its hard to put down.
Paradise, tishomingo blues, and the critically acclaimed collection of short stories fire in the hole. Having somehow missed it among all the elmore leonard i had read, having also solid reason to believe it would lie neglected on the shelf where i found it, i decided to give it a new home. Notably inspired by higginss the friends of eddie coyle, 1972, leonard was an adept dialogue writer and master of the tight scene. Elmore leonard is a crime novelist whose legacy will live on for decades to come. Some of his best known books include get shorty, out of sight, and rum punch. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Dec 10, 2015 swag by elmore leonard in djvu, epub, fb3 download ebook. Elmores legacy lives on, and the memory of his life is survived by five children, grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren. He brilliantly reaffirms his right to the title of americas finest crimefiction writer. Sign up for bookperkdaily bookish finds, fantastic deals, giveaways, and more. Rum punch is a story of crime, deceit, betrayal, and murder, centering on ordell robbie, a ruthless arms dealer who uses stewardess jackie burke to smuggle money into the country. Rum punch is classic elmore leonard the electrifying thriller that served as the basis for the acclaimed film jackie brown by director quentin tarantino, starring pam.
The enduring appeal of elmore leonard and deputy us marshal raylan givens. Rum punch is classic elmore leonardthe electrifying thriller that served as the basis for the acclaimed film jackie brown by director quentin tarantino, starring. Rum punch is classic elmore leonardthe electrifying thriller that served as the basis for the acclaimed film jackie brown by director quentin tarantino, starring pam grier, robert deniro, and samuel l. He was buried in a cemetery in bloomfield, michigan. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures.
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. Rum punch is a fastpaced, welldrawn story that brings together old crooks and makes new ones. In fact, people magazine calls it, leonards best work. Aug 23, 20 picking the 10 best elmore leonard novels is a mugs game, but im willing to share my own personal top 10, if you bear in mind that i havent read all of leonard s books the moonshine war. Many of his books have been made into movies, including get shorty, out of sight, and rum punch, which became quentin tarantinos jackie brown. Many of his novels have been adapted to film, including mr. Oct, 2009 leonards story of a notaltogetherblameless flight attendant on the run from her vicious gunrunning sometime employer who sees her as a troublesome loose end, rum punch is the king daddy of crime writers seattle times at his sharpest and most ingeniously entertaining. Jan 27, 2012 elmore leonard is regarded as the greatest american crime writer, surpassing even raymond chandler. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Oct 18, 2011 elmore leonard s rum punch which was the basis of quentin tarantinos jackie brown is a pageturner in the truest sense of the word its hard to put down. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards.
A storyteller with a crazy imagination mixed in with personal experiences. I loved the movie, get jackie brown, but unsurprisingly, the book, rum punch was better. Majestyk, get shorty, rum punch as jackie brown and be cool. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read rum punch. Hombre, leonard s fifth novel, received heaps of praise when it was published in 1961, and is now considered a classic of the western genre. What a guy what a teller of wild and wonderful and, most of all, raunchy tales.
Elmore leonard wrote some of the classic crime novels of the twentieth century. Elmore leonard books list of books by author elmore leonard. Elmore leonard has written more than three dozen books including cuba libre, rum punch, and get shorty, and numerous screenplays. Why these 10 books are the best elmore leonard wrote the.
Elmore leonard, by david geherin continuum useful links and work online work online excerpt. Read rum punch by elmore leonard available from rakuten kobo. Elmore leonard audio books, best sellers, author bio. Aug 23, 20 jackie brown was adapted from leonard s 1992 novel rum punch which he said was the best adaptation of his work to date, and one of the best screenplays he had ever read.
Elmore leonard the worlds coolest crime writer has an uncanny ear for wry dialogue and a deep belief in lives with second acts. There is a line in an elmore leonard novel, rum punch, which was turned into the hollywood film. Ordell robbie makes a fine living selling illegal highpowered weaponry. Leonard s story of a notaltogetherblameless flight attendant on the run from her vicious gunrunning sometime employer who sees her as a troublesome loose end, rum punch is the king daddy of crime writers seattle times at his sharpest and most ingeniously entertaining.
Rum punch 2004 read online free book by elmore leonard. Shop amongst our popular books, including 168, elmore leonard, fire in the hole and more from elmore leonard. Sep 28, 1999 elmore leonard the worlds coolest crime writer has an uncanny ear for wry dialogue and a deep belief in lives with second acts. The trouble is, its stuck in the bahamas, and slick, middleaged gun. Elmore leonard is an american novelist as well as a screenwriter. Leonard handles events which occur, are narrated, and then retold in other novels. Rum punch is a 1992 novel written by elmore leonard. His funeral service was held at holy name church in birmingham, michigan. Elmore leonard wrote more than forty books during his long career, including the bestsellers raylan, tishomingo blues, be cool, get shorty, and rum punch. The celebrated 22nd chapter of rum punch, with bags containing various sums of money, or none, being passed and. Some of his bestsellers include road dogs, up in honeys room, the hot kid, mr.
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