Moment of Vengeance and Other Stories - Softcover

Leonard, Elmore

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060724285 ISBN 13: 9780060724283

Publisher: Mariner Books, 2006

Synopsis

Before he brilliantly traversed the gritty landscapes of underworld Detroit and Miami, the incomparable Elmore Leonard wrote breathtaking adventures set in America's nineteenth-century western frontier--elevating a popular genre with his now-trademark twisting plots, rich characterizations, and scalpel-sharp dialogue.There is a moment when obsession, rage, and destiny come together at the end of a shotgun barrel--when wrongs, actual or perceived, are addressed with violence, and the awesome power of life or death rests in a trigger finger. In seven magnificent stories of sins, crimes, conscience, and savage retribution, the New York Times-bestselling master carries us back to an untamed time and place where a simple transgression most often proved fatal . . . and the only true justice lived in the hands of the gunman.

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Review:

"Even the earliest of his western yarns show Leonard to be a master storyteller."--Los Angeles Times

"Leonard has penned some of the best western fiction ever."--USA Today

Even the earliest of his western yarns show Leonard to be a master storyteller. --Los Angeles Times"

Leonard has penned some of the best western fiction ever. --USA Today"

-Even the earliest of his western yarns show Leonard to be a master storyteller.---Los Angeles Times

-Leonard has penned some of the best western fiction ever.---USA Today

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060724285
• ISBN 13: 9780060724283
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 240