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Title: The Bounty Hunters by Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0-380-82225-3 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 02 April, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.91 (11 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good showing by Leonard
Comment: It isn't very often that I get time to read fiction anymore, but when I read a good book I feel a certain responsibility to let people know about it. I'm James Drury, and I've played in plenty of Western shows myself. For those of you who don't know me I portrayed The Virginian on NBC television for many years. So I hope that qualifies me to leave a review on a Western book. Of course I could say the same thing about any Elmore Leonard book I've had the pleasure of reading, but the Bounty Hunters was great. It was short and to the point, but Leonard has this way of giving you such a great feel for the country and old West settings it just makes the book pleasant. He excels at making us see what he does in very few words. I have read all of the Western novels of Kirby Jonas on audio, and while I of course think he is my favorite author of Westerns, I have to say I have never read a bad Elmore Leonard book, and The Bounty Hunters is no exception. I don't know Leonard's history as far as how he does his research. I know Kirby Jonas lived in southeast Arizona when he was working on his first books, however, and it seems to me that Leonard has done a large amount of work in getting the facts about the Arizona and Mexico country down pat. I guess I've gotten into the habit of comparing every Western author not to Louis L'Amour but to Kirby Jonas, and although I would never put Leonard above Jonas I would sure say his books would "do to ride the river," with Jonas', so to speak. Give the Bounty Hunters a try. Right now I'm starting into Escape from Five Shadows, and it already holds great promise!
Rating: 5
Summary: Mighty Fine read...
Comment: In general I do not read Elmore Leonard. So I approached this book w/some tepidation.Not to worry... 2 old friends wind up on opposite sides when a mining company wants to run some landowners off their property. Sure it's a standard western plot, but it comes alive in Leonard's capable hands. More details about the plot can be garnered from other reviews. The book has a feeling of great authenticity. The lead characters are both very well drawn ( you can see them in your mind & their actions are consistent w/their character.). The plot moves at a fast clip. I wish Leonard would return to Western writng. this book is availablle by itself, or in one of his Western Roundups.
Rating: 5
Summary: Elmore Leonard is a master at Western stories
Comment: I have gotten hooked on Leonard's earlier works. His sense of timing and character development are excellent.
He is a great story teller. His subject matter is always plausible. He takes average everyday people and makes them interesting characters.
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Title: Valdez Is Coming by Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0380822237 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 05 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Unknown Man #89 by Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0060082216 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Hombre by Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0380822245 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 05 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Escape from Five Shadows by Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0060013486 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Law at Randado by Elmore Leonard ISBN: 0060013494 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 02 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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