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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... tonight , every- body welcome . " Son walked along the edge of the grave mound that was covered with stones , to be moving , doing some- thing . He put his hands in his back pockets . It was getting chilly . Maybe he should have put on ...
... tonight . The doc- tor said the man couldn't be moved , but this little fel- low insisted his friend wanted to go to Louisville to see his own doctor . Mr. Baylor asked him if he had the man's name and address . The doctor said yes , 142.
... tonight . Finish the job . ” " I was thinking that , " Dual said . " Or start on Son Martin and quit wasting our time . ” " You think you can bust him ? ” " We go over there again I'll take care of him . Both of them . " " Both of who ...