{"title":"Elmore Leonard","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"picket-line-the-lost-novella-paperback","title":"Picket Line: The Lost Novella - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is the best of a magnificent writer's magnificent books.\"--Tim O'Brien, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Things They Carried \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first major release in nearly a decade from the late, best-selling Elmore Leonard--\"the greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever!\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e): \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePicket Line\u003c\/em\u003e is the never-before-published, prescient story of a budding agricultural strike in Texas, the racial tension brewing in the fields, and what happens when brutality from \"the man\" goes unchecked.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"If a man comes out of the field and goes on the picket line, even for one day, he'll never be the same\u003c\/em\u003e...\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChino and Paco Rojas seem well-mannered, at least for Chicanos, to the white cops that pull them over for littering on the long drive from California to Trinity, Texas. So well-mannered, in fact, that Captain Frank McKellan lets them off with a warning and recommends them a job at Stanzik Farms, the largest independent melon grower in the area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Chino and Paco didn't drive all this way for work. Instead, Chino is looking for a mysterious man, Vincent Mora, whose new Valley Agricultural Workers Association is causing a scene striking against the farm owners. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStanzik's fields and Mora's union bring together a cast of unlikely characters: Connie Chavez, a former picker and blossoming revolutionary who leads with a bullhorn and a fearless mouth; Bud Davis, a white Xavier University student working for spending money; Harold Ritchie, a local marine-turned-cop; Luis Tamez, a striker whose grandson served with Harold in Vietnam; and many more, including the pragmatic Chino, who finds himself pulled irrevocably into the cause. Some are neighbors, others just passing through. Some know each other well, or at least thought they did...before the picket line. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis never-before-published gem from master storyteller Elmore Leonard describes the early days of an unprecedented farmers' movement; the complex cast of Chicanos, Anglos, and migrants that impact the union; and the careful balance of passion, patience, and pure, stupid guts that it takes to hold the line. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101238497503,"sku":"9780063498785","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/cVMRbbXoKU9780063498785.webp?v=1781068532"},{"product_id":"road-dogs-paperback","title":"Road Dogs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eRoad Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e is terrific, and Elmore Leonard is in a class of one.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Dennis Lehane, author of \u003cem\u003eShutter Island \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Mystic River\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You know from the first sentence that you're in the hands of the original Daddy Cool....This one'll kill you.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Stephen King\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eElmore Leonard is eternal. In \u003cem\u003eRoad Dogs, \u003c\/em\u003e the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award winner and \"America's greatest crime master\" (\u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e) brings back three of his favorite characters--Jack Foley from Out of Sight, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eCundo Rey from La Brava, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eand Dawn Navarro from Riding the Rap--\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003efor a twisting, explosive, always surprising masterwork of crime fiction the \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e calls, \"a sly, violent, funny and superbly written story of friendship, greed, and betrayal.\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack Foley and Cundo Rey are road dogs: trusted jailhouse comrades watching each other's back. They're so tight, Cundo's using his own money and his shark lady lawyer to get Foley's sentence reduced from thirty years to three months. And when Jack gets out, the wealthy Cuban criminal wants him to stay in Cundo's multimillion dollar Venice Beach house--right across from the one where Cundo's common-law wife, professional psychic Dawn Navarro, resides. There will certainly be some payback expected, though Jack can't figure out what. Sexy Dawn's intentions are a lot clearer. But Cundo's coming home earlier than anticipated, and Jack smells a double-cross cooking--the kind that could turn a road dog into road kill.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101541601503,"sku":"9780061985706","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/QkZIdW9maGxjb2N2UFg2cFZxTnI2QT09.webp?v=1781071687"},{"product_id":"charlie-martz-and-other-stories-the-unpublished-stories-paperback","title":"Charlie Martz and Other Stories: The Unpublished Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of fifteen stories, eleven of which have never been previously published, from the early career of bestselling American master Elmore Leonard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver his long and illustrious career, Elmore Leonard was recognized as one of the greatest crime writers of all time, the author of dozens of bestselling books--many adapted for the big screen--as well as a master of short fiction. A superb stylist whose crisp, tight prose crackled with trademark wit and sharp dialogue, Leonard remains the standard for crime fiction and a literary model for writers of every genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarked by his unmistakable grit and humor, the stories in \u003cem\u003eCharlie Martz and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e--produced early in his career, when he was making his name particularly with westerns--reveal a writer in transition, exploring new voices and locations, from the bars of small-town New Mexico and Michigan to a film set in Hollywood, a hotel in Southern Spain, even a military base in Kuala Lumpur. They also introduce us to classic Leonard characters, some who recur throughout the collection, such as aging lawman Charlie Martz and weary former matador Eladio Montoya.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevoted Leonard aficionados and fans new to his fiction will marvel at these early works that reveal an artist on the cusp of greatness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Elmore Leonard is a classic of one.\"--Dennis Lehane\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver his long and illustrious career, Elmore Leonard was recognized as one of the greatest crime writers of all time, the author of dozens of bestselling books--many adapted for the big screen--as well as a master of short fiction. 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