The Moonshine War"The finest thriller writer alive." -- "The Village Voice." "Mr. Leonard dazzles as he sprinkles his work continually with unexpected convolutions. . . his people are real, with nary a stereotype in the pack." -- "The New York Times Book Review." It was Prohibition, and a big, hell-raising Son Martin had himself something special: $125,000 worth of Kentucky's finest home-made whiskey, no one was going to steal it. Because when it came to shooting, fighting, and outsmarting the Big Boys, Son Martin wasn't just good. He was bad . . .dangerous. . . and deadly. "An absolute master." -- "The Detroit News." "Elmore Leonard is the real thing. . . .he raise the hard-boiled suspense novel beyond the limits of the genre. . .he paints an acute picture of the world that is all too real and recognizable" -- "The Washington Post." |
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... Lyons , who came through Marlett once a month with his sam- ple case of drugs and pharmaceuticals . She had dated Alvin Lyons whenever he came to town : thirteen dates with him before they became engaged and eleven more before she ...
... Lyons for an explanation . " Is that her father ? " " Her husband , " Kay Lyons said . " Dr. and Mrs. Em- mett Taulbee , from Louisville . " She began going through a stack of mail that must have come in , Lowell decided , while he was ...
... Lyons and walk out . Lowell didn't offer to help him with the suitcase . He watched him go through the door before he turned to Mrs. Lyons . " Did he say where he was going ? Back to Frank- fort ? " " I didn't ask . " " It seems funny ...