Name: Swag
SKU: 19396005
Price: 582.00 TWD
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Author: Elmore Leonard

Type

Physical Book

Author

Elmore Leonard

Publisher

Mariner Books

Year

2012

Language

English

Pages

256

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1x13.2x1.8 cm

Weight

0.18 kg.

ISBN

0062227866

ISBN13

9780062227867

Synopsis "Swag"

This "brilliant caper" (New York Times) from bestselling author Elmore Leonard is a rollicking tale of modern urban crime featuring a cast of small-time criminals with big-time dreams.Ernest Stickley Jr. figures his luck's about to change when Detroit used-car salesman Frank Ryan catches him trying to boost a ride from Ryan's lot. Frank's got some surefire schemes for getting rich quick--all of them involving guns--and all Stickley has to do is follow "Ryan's Rules" to share the wealth.But sometimes rules need to be bent, maybe even broken to succeed in the world of crime, especially when the "brains" of the operation knows less than nothing.

Elmore Leonard

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Elmore Leonard (1925-2013) was an American writer and screenwriter, recognized as one of the most outstanding authors of contemporary noir fiction. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he served in the United States Navy during World War II and later studied Literature at the University of Detroit. He began his literary career writing Western novels, but later specialized in the crime and suspense genre, creating stories that explore the complexity of human nature.

Among his most notable works are "Hombre" (1961), "LaBrava" (1983), "Rum Punch" (1992), and "Get Shorty" (1996). These novels have been adapted into film and television, consolidating his legacy in popular culture. Leonard received several awards throughout his career, including the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel in 1984 for "LaBrava" and the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in 1986 for "City Primeval".

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