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The revered New York Times bestselling author, recognized as “America’s greatest crime writer” (Newsweek), brings back U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, the mesmerizing hero of Pronto, Riding the Rap, and the hit FX series Justified.
With the closing of the Harlan County, Kentucky, coal mines, marijuana has become the biggest cash crop in the state. A hundred pounds of it can gross $300,000, but that’s chump change compared to the quarter million a human body can get you—especially when it’s sold off piece by piece.
So when Dickie and Coover Crowe, dope-dealing brothers known for sampling their own supply, decide to branch out into the body business, it’s up to U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens to stop them. But Raylan isn’t your average marshal; he’s the laconic, Stetson-wearing, fast-drawing lawman who juggles dozens of cases at a time and always shoots to kill. But by the time Raylan finds out who’s making the cuts, he’s lying naked in a bathtub, with Layla, the cool transplant nurse, about to go for his kidneys.
The bad guys are mostly gals this time around: Layla, the nurse who collects kidneys and sells them for ten grand a piece; Carol Conlan, a hard-charging coal-mine executive not above ordering a cohort to shoot point-blank a man who’s standing in her way; and Jackie Nevada, a beautiful sometime college student who can outplay anyone at the poker table and who suddenly finds herself being tracked by a handsome U.S. marshal.
Dark and droll, Raylan is pure Elmore Leonard—a page-turner filled with the sparkling dialogue and sly suspense that are the hallmarks of this modern master.
Raylan: A Novel (Raylan Givens) Reviews
Raylan: A Novel (Raylan Givens) Reviews
| 20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:  Back on Track, This review is from: Raylan: A Novel (Raylan Givens) (Hardcover) Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program ( What's this?) In the eternal argument about the chicken and the egg, the crux is on which came first. Similarly, those who read Elmore Leonard's new novel, Raylan, may wonder which came first, the novel or the second season of the TV show Justified (also featuring recurring Leonard protagonist, U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens). There are clear similarities between the two, enough to make you wonder whether the TV show inspired the novel or vice versa. But there are also significant difference, making the book its own experience. It's as if a duck came out of the chicken's egg: you'd still have a bird, but you wouldn't mistake one for the other.As the book kicks off, Raylan must contend with low-level (and low-intelligence) dope dealers Dickie and Coover Crowe (the equivalent of the Bennett brothers in the show). The two have expanded into stealing kidneys from people and then selling them back to the victims, a plot that obviously has others with more brains involved. The Crowe... Read more 15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:  For me, not a page turner, By This review is from: Raylan: A Novel (Raylan Givens) (Hardcover) Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program ( What's this?) Very hard, even intimidating, to be writing a review of a book by the master of crime fiction, long one of my favorite writers. If I could gush, this would be an easier assignment.This book is basically two separate novellas, though the second one kind of diverges and can be counted as two stories also (for a total of three; such a deal!). Raylan makes a great character in a TV series, especially portrayed by an excellent actor. But this book barely glances at Raylan as a character. In fact, in RAYLAN, the title character is sketchily formed, completely flat, relying entirely on the readers to use the TV character as a stand in. Narrative is minimal, as the story is told almost 100% by dialog, some zesty, but not enough to make this a compelling read. The topics, organ theft, strip mining of mountain tops, and a talented youth becoming a pro poker player, are reasonably current, but the villains are portrayed too cartoonishly, too... Read more 5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:  Wonderful character development, By This review is from: Raylan: A Novel (Raylan Givens) (Hardcover) Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program ( What's this?) This is not a book that is heavy on plot; it is heavy on character development. I have not seen the tv show "Justified", nor have I read any other books by this author. However, neither of those is required in order to enjoy this book. There is not much in the way of mystery, but I found that I was not really all that concerned with it because I was too wrapped up in the characters. Each character is complex and the setting is very well developed. I found myself drawn into the story and I felt immersed in the setting. If you enjoy lots of action and complex characters you will likely enjoy this book. Now I want to see "Justified" to see if I will enjoy it as much as I did this book. |
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