Road Dogs

Elmore Leonard

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Publisher:: Orion Publishing Co, 06/2011
Binding:: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Language:: Englisch
ISBN-13:: 9780753826645
Item number:: 5933927
Volume:: 272 Pages
Copyright-Jahr:: 2010
Weight:: 258 g
Format:: 197 x 133 mm
Thickness:: 21 mm
Release date:: 9.6.2011
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Short description

The legendary NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author returns with three of his favourite characters, each one out to win, in a fast-moving plot that's one of his best.

Description

Every prison inmate needs a Road Dog - someone to watch their back, someone they can trust on the inside and out. For wealthy Cuban criminal Cundo Rey, that person is Jack Foley: charmer, ladies' man and infamous bank robber.
With the services of a shark attorney and a whole heap of cash, Cundo engineers his buddy's early release, and Jack is soon living large in Cundo's house in Venice Beach, enjoying the attentions of his sexy wife, Dawn. But Dawn has ulterior motives and a plan: to relieve her husband of his considerable fortune... and she needs Jack's help. But with Cundo's release imminent and rogue FBI agent Lou Adams on his tail, just who can Jack trust if he's to pull off the biggest score of his life...?

Blurb

With friends like these...A thrilling tale of deception and trust which reunites three of Leonard's favourite characters.

Biography

Über die genaue Anzahl von Elmore Leonards Romanen gibt es uneinheitliche Angaben. Es sind etwa so viele wie Lebensjahre: 75. Einigkeit herrscht allerdings über die Qualität. Leonard war einer der erfolgreichsten amerikanischen Autoren, und die "New York Times" nannte ihn schlicht den "größten lebenden Kriminalautor". Etliche seiner Romane wurden mit Publikums- und Kritikererfolg verfilmt, darunter "Schnappt Shorty (mit John Travolta, Gene Hackman und Danny De Vito), "Zuckerschnute" ("Out of Sight") mit George Clooney und Jennifer Lopez. Quentin Tarantinos "Jackie Brown" basiert auf "Rum Punch". Elmore Leonard war fünffacher Vater und neunfacher Großvater und lebte mit seiner zweiten Frau in Birmingham, Michigan. Im Jahr 2012 wurde er mit der National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters ausgezeichnet. Elmore Leonard verstarb 2013 im Alter von 87 Jahren.