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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... pasture Mr. Baylor drew his .44 Colt revolver , pointed it up in the air , and fired it off . Aaron looked off in that direction , toward the dark mass of the hill , and Son Martin said , " He's telling the rest of them down on the road ...
... pasture , cir- cling wide to get on a line behind the barn , four of them running in a single file , hurrying hunch - shoul- dered , the first one gradually gaining distance on the others . Everybody was watching the four men now . They ...
... pasture , and called out to Dr. Taulbee . She would point to the house and yell out as loud as she could , " He's coming out ! He wants to talk to you ! " There was no response from the hillside , no sign of movement , but Taulbee must ...