Elmore Leonard
Born 11 October 1925 · Died 20 August 2013
Elmore John Leonard Jr. was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were Westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures. --Wikipedia
Quotes
“If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.”
Newsweek April 22, 1985 “I leave out the parts that people skip.”
When asked about the popularity of his detective novels, quoted by William Zinss “After 58 years you'd think writing would get easier. It doesn't. If you're lucky, you become harder to please. That's all right, it's still a pleasure.”
"Making It Up as I Go Along", AARP Magazine 52 4A , July/August 2009 “What do you tell a man with two black eyes? Nothing, he's already been told twice.”
Darryl, Be Cool 1999
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Books by Elmore Leonard in order
Books by Elmore Leonard in the order they were published, from The Big Bounce (1969) to Raylan (2012).
- 1The Big Bounce
The Big Bounce1969 - 2Valdez Is Coming
Valdez Is Coming1969 - 3Fifty-two Pickup
Fifty-two Pickup1974 - 4The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories
The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories1975 - 5Tishomingo Blues
Tishomingo Blues1975 - 6The Switch
The Switch1978 - 7City Primeval
City Primeval1980 - 8Gold Coast
Gold Coast1980 - 9Hombre
Hombre1980 - 10LaBrava
LaBrava1983 - 11Bandits
Bandits1987 - 12Freaky Deaky
Freaky Deaky1988 - 13Killshot
Killshot1989 - 14Get Shorty
Get Shorty1990 - 15Maximum Bob
Maximum Bob1991 - 16Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown1992 - 17Pronto
Pronto1993 - 18Riding the Rap
Riding the Rap1995 - 19Out of Sight
Out of Sight1996 - 20Cuba Libre
Cuba Libre1998 - 21Be Cool
Be Cool1999 - 22When the Women Come Out to Dance
When the Women Come Out to Dance2002 - 23The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard
The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard2004 - 24Raylan
Raylan2012