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Miami loan shark Chili Palmer is ice-cool, whether he’s retrieving stolen property or collecting money for the mob.

It doesn't come together in a compelling way, stranding certain characters and letting ideas buzz away, but it's an old neon sign and still completely enchanting to watch. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.Elmore Leonard wrote forty-five novels and nearly as many western and crime short stories across his highly successful career that spanned more than six decades. I picked up a copy of this novel for a couple of bucks because it looked like a quick, easy read - this is the first Elmore Leonard novel I have read.

In 1995, the novel was adapted into an eponymous film, and in 2017 it was adapted into a television series of the same name. Chili’s pursuit of a mark who’s behind in his payments takes him first to Las Vegas, and then to Hollywood and horror-film producer Harry Zimm.

A prolific author whose work is widely known but whose name remains under the radar, Elmore Leonard was the master of the popular crime genre, embracing mid-century noir and Americana. His list of clients includes Time, Rolling Stone, Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker and Playboy, plus numerous advertising and design firms. The first adventure in the Folio Society editions of ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ series, Enid Blyton’s The Enchanted Wood features Jonathan Burton’s enchanting illustrations and a new introduction by Michael Morpurgo.

In a meeting with Bo, Harry and Chili tell them that their investment in Freaks is sound but they are making another movie first. Without realizing it, Chili essentially begins pitching his story as it’s happening to Michael, and the short actor pounces on the idea of playing a loan shark.

Thank god there are enough sane crime fiction fans who have elevated Elmore to the position at the top that he deserves. Chili discusses office politics with his bookkeeping partner Tommy Carlo, who drives Chili to visit Bones and pleads with him not to say anything. He finds a way of drawing you in, keeping you hooked and telling a compelling story that you won’t be able to put down. Mary Shelley's darkly disturbing tale is illustrated by Angela Barrett and newly introduced by Richard Holmes. It is very interesting that during the script discussions, all the Hollywood types were rooting for the Leo character.

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