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Elmore Leonard

Forfatterbiografi

Elmore Leonard (1925-2013) var en amerikansk forfatter og manuskriptforfatter, kendt for sin solide håndværksmæssige realisme og sin skarpe fornemmelse for dialog. Han skrev først og fremmest inden for krimi- og westerntraditionen, men bevægede sig også mod bynære fortællinger med samme sans for tempo, personer og hverdagsagtige detaljer. En af hans mest kendte romaner er La Brava, der handler om Joe LaBrava og hans konfrontationer med kriminalitet; romanen vandt Edgar Award for Best Novel. Leonard skrev derudover mange titler, som efterfølgende blev bemærket i både bred og faglig offentlighed, og han blev gentagne gange hædret for sit samlede forfatterskab. Blandt udmærkelserne fremhæves PEN USA’s Lifetime Achievement Award og Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award, ligesom han modtog anerkendelser i regi af andre amerikanske litterære institutioner. Hans betydning for litteraturen ligger især i, at han bidrog til at løfte genreprosaen ved at gøre den folkelig og underholdende uden at slippe troværdigheden og det sproglige håndværk.

Bøger af Elmore Leonard

'The Moonshine War'
'The Moonshine War'

Lydbog | Engelsk

Leonard is tops in his field. New Orleans Times-Picayune The great Elmore Leonard, Americas pre-eminent crime fiction writer ( Chicago Tribune ), takes readers back to Prohibition days in the back hills of Kentucky in a rollicking story of guns, greed, a

LaBrava
LaBrava

Lydbog | Dansk

Den tidligere FBI-agent Joe LaBrava har fået nok af det farlige liv og er flyttet til Miami for at komme væk fra sit gamle miljø. Han bor på et lille hotel og bruger sine dage på at tage billeder af mennesker og gadeliv. En dag beder hotellets bestyrer, M

'Ude af øje'
'Ude af øje'

Lydbog | Dansk

Jack Foley er en charmerende bankrøver med manerer og kvindetække. Det lykkes ham endelig at flygte fra fængslet, men det går ikke helt efter planen, for i flugtbilens bagagerum møder han den langbenede og rapkæftede U.S. marshal Karen Sisco, der har til

'52 Pickup'
'52 Pickup'

Bog | Engelsk

From the bestselling author of GET SHORTY and JACKIE BROWN a thriller spiced with blackmail and revenge Detroit businessman Harry Mitchell is a self-made man, happily married for over twenty-two years and a pillar of the community. But then he slips - he

'Glitz'
'Glitz'

Bog | Engelsk

A brilliant story of revenge and counter-revenge in Atlantic City After being shot by a mugger, Lt Vincent Mora is convalescing in Puerto Rico. There he meets Iris, a beautiful young woman who is bored and frustrated, looking for excitement and a new life

'Hombre & Three-Ten to Yuma'
'Hombre & Three-Ten to Yuma'

Bog | Engelsk

Elmore Leonards gritty western Hombre is accompanied here by his famous short story of rough justice and survival, Three-Ten to Yuma, both of which have been made into classic films John Russell, known simply as 'Hombre', is a mysterious loner rai

'Last Stand at Saber River'
'Last Stand at Saber River'

Bog | Engelsk

In the nail-biting western L ast Stand at Sabre River , a Civil War veteran returns home to find a Yankee's private army living on his land, while another enemy waits to strike... Paul Cable has come home to Saber River, Arizona. But things have chang

'Rum Punch'
'Rum Punch'

Bog | Engelsk

From America's top writer of hardboiled crime, the novel that became Tarantino's hit film JACKIE BROWN Jackie, a flight attendant with a serious side hustle, is about to get grounded... Shes just got busted smuggling large amounts of hot money on

'Swag'
'Swag'

Bog | Engelsk

A rollicking tale of the 1970s Detroit criminal underworld from legendary crime writer Elmore Leonard To get ahead in armed robbery, you just need to find the perfect business partner... When auto thief Stick steals a maroon 73 Camaro from Franks used car

'The Switch'
'The Switch'

Bog | Engelsk

A rip-roaring caper novel by bestselling crime author Elmore Leonard 'This chaotic, blackly comic story is carried aloft on Leonards cool, easy prose' - The Observer Ordell and Louis have picked the wrong woman to kidnap They thought it would be e

'52 Pickup'
'52 Pickup'

Bog | Engelsk

From the bestselling author of GET SHORTY and JACKIE BROWN a thriller spiced with blackmail and revenge. Detroit businessman Harry Mitchell is a self-made man, happily married for over twenty-two years and a pillar of the community. But then he slips - he

'The Switch'
'The Switch'

Bog | Engelsk

Ordell Robbie and Louis Gara have lots in common - time in the same gaol, convictions for auto theft, and a grand plan. They're going to snatch the wife of a Detroit developer and collect some easy ransom money. At least that's what they think...

'City Primeval'
'City Primeval'

Bog | Engelsk

'As gritty and hard-driving a thriller as you'll find . . . The action never stops, the language sings and stings' Washington Post Clement Mansell knows how easy it is to get away with murder. The crazed killer is back on the Detroit streets -

'La Brava'
'La Brava'

Bog | Engelsk

A vintage title by Elmore Leonard - The New York Times bestselling author of Be Cool and Get Shorty Photographer Joe LaBrava specialises in capturing the soul of Miami's street life - and since he used to do dirty jobs for the Government, he understan

'Glitz'
'Glitz'

Bog | Engelsk

'The night Vincent was shot he saw it coming...' After being shot by a mugger, Lt. Vincent Mora is convalescing in Puerto Rico. There he meets Iris, a beautiful young woman who is bored and frustrated, looking for excitement and a new life. Then s

'Gold Coast'
'Gold Coast'

Bog | Engelsk

A gripping mob thriller from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of BE COOL and GET SHORTY. Gorgeous widow Karen DiCilia just found out what it really means to be married to the mob. Her Mafia husband Frank left her millions and a Florida Gold Coast man

'Pronto'
'Pronto'

Bog | Engelsk

A tale of taut suspense from 'the best writer in crime fiction today' [USA Today] Harry Arno runs a South Miami Beach gambling operation. To protect his position, he was forced to cut a deal with the local muscle, Jimmy Capotorto (Jumbo Jimmy Cap)

'Out of Sight'
'Out of Sight'

Bog | Engelsk

OUT OF SIGHT was made into the highly-acclaimed movie starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez. Jack Foley was busting out of Florida's Glades Prison when he ran head-on into Karen Sisco with a shotgun. Suddenly the world-class gentleman felon was s

'Freaky Deaky'
'Freaky Deaky'

Bog | Engelsk

An explosive thriller from the 'greatest living writer of crime fiction' [NEW YORK TIMES]. Way back when revolution was the thing, bombs were Robin Abbott and Skip Gibbs's bag - until they were sent to prison. Now they're out and looking t

'Rum Punch'
'Rum Punch'

Bog | Engelsk

From America's top writer of hardboiled crime, the novel that became Tarantino's hit film JACKIE BROWN. Ordell Robbie makes a fine living selling illegal high-powered weaponry to the wrong people. Jackie Burke couriers Ordell's profits from Fr

'Gold Coast'
'Gold Coast'

Bog | Engelsk

"Lean, mean, darkly funny." -- Boston Globe "A zingy thriller by the master of hard-boiled suspense." -- Dallas Morning News "Elmore Leonard may be the greatest crime novelist in the world," declares the Seattle Times , and t

'Riding the Rap'
'Riding the Rap'

Bog | Engelsk

"Wicked and irresistible....Elmore Leonard is a literary genius." -- New York Times Book Review Before U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens began electrifying TV viewers across America (in the hit series Justified ), he "starred" in Elmore Leona

'Split Images'
'Split Images'

Bog | Engelsk

"Constant action and top-notch writing." -- New York Times A Palm Beach playboy who amuses himself with murder finds himself on a collision course with a vacationing Motown cop in Elmore Leonard's Split Images --a gripping and electrifying e

'Cuba Libre'
'Cuba Libre'

Bog | Engelsk

"A wild ride through Cuba during the Spanish-American War." -- Miami Herald "Not only his finest novel but one that transcends the limits of its genre and is worthy of being evaluated as literary fiction." -- Houston Chronicle Before G

'The Complete Western Stories'
'The Complete Western Stories'

Bog | Engelsk

A bull's-eye of a short fiction collection that spans the master's career. In 1950, fresh out of college and keen to make his name as a writer, Elmore Leonard decided he needed to pick a market, a big one, which would give him a better chance to b

'Raylan'
'Raylan'

Bog | Engelsk

"Elmore Leonard can write circles around almost anybody active in the crime novel today." -- New York Times Book Review With more than forty novels to his credit and still going strong, the legendary Elmore Leonard has well earned the title, &qu

Pronto
Pronto

Bog | Engelsk

"Speedy, exhilarating, and smooth. Nobody does it better." -- Washington Post "The man knows how to grab you--and Pronto is one of the best grabbers in years." -- Entertainment Weekly Fans of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of the hit TV se

Raylan
Raylan

Lydbog | Engelsk

Elmore Leonard can write circles around almost anybody active in the crime novel today. New York Times Book Review With more than forty novels to his credit and still going strong, the legendary Elmore Leonard has well earned the title, Americas greatest

'Pronto'
'Pronto'

Lydbog | Engelsk

Speedy, exhilarating, and smooth. Nobody does it better. Washington Post The man knows how to grab youand Pronto is one of the best grabbers in years. Entertainment Weekly Fans of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of the hit TV series Justified are in for a ma

'Elmore Leonard: Four Novels Of The 1980s'
'Elmore Leonard: Four Novels Of The 1980s'

Bog | Engelsk

The definitive edition of America's modern master of crime fiction continues with four classic novels widely considered his best, presented in one volume for the first time with behind-the-scenes accounts of their genesis by editor Gregg Sutter, Leona

'Elmore Leonard'
'Elmore Leonard'

Bog | Engelsk

The definitive edition of an American master of crime fiction culminates with four modern classics. In Get Shorty, a Miami loan shark with an idea for a movie finds a way to break into Hollywood as a producer, the perfect setup for Elmore Leonard's br