Cat Chaser is just what one would expect from Elmore Leonardquirky, peopled with oddball charactersand more twists and turns than a roller coaster.Cleveland Plain DealerA superior example of gritty writing and violent action. New York Times There are numerous reasons why Grand Master Elmore Leonard is considered the coolest, hottest thriller writer in America (Chicago Tribune) and the greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever (New York Times Book Review). Cat Chaser is one of them. A gripping, lightning-paced tale of an ex-soldier-turned Florida motel owner whose dangerous affair with the mistress of a Dominican general in exilea former death squad leaderthreatens to have lethal consequencesespecially when drugs, double-cross, and murderous mob thugs are added into the mix. A classic thriller from crime fiction master who first brought us U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, currently of TVs Justified, Cat Chaser proves once more that when the true greats of mystery and suspense are mentionedJohn D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, Robert Parker, et alElmore Leonard tops the list.

The hero of Cat Chaser, George Moran, isn't looking for trouble but finds it anyway when he winds up in bed with the wife of a drug-dealing mob-connected Dominican cop?vicious, macho and ready to follow George to the ends of the earth, which in this case means Miami.



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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. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty and Out of Sight. The short story "Fire in the Hole," and three books, including Raylan, were the basis for the FX hit show Justified. Leonard received the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He died in 2013.



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"Cat Chaser is just what one would expect from Elmore Leonard—quirky, peopled with oddball characters...and more twists and turns than a roller coaster.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer

"A superior example of gritty writing and violent action.” —New York Times

There are numerous reasons why Grand Master Elmore Leonard is considered "the coolest, hottest thriller writer in America” (Chicago Tribune) and "the greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever” (New York Times Book Review). Cat Chaser is one of them. A gripping, lightning-paced tale of an ex-soldier-turned Florida motel owner whose dangerous affair with the mistress of a Dominican general in exile—a former death squad leader—threatens to have lethal consequences...especially when drugs, double-cross, and murderous mob thugs are added into the mix. A classic thriller from crime fiction master who first brought us U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, currently of TV's Justified, Cat Chaser proves once more that when the true greats of mystery and suspense are mentioned—John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, Robert Parker, et al—Elmore Leonard tops the list.

Titel
Cat Chaser
Untertitel
A Novel
EAN
9780061828751
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
13.10.2009
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Anzahl Seiten
368
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