Description
Description
The undisputed master of the crime novel strikes again with this powerfully entertaining story, set in 1920s Oklahoma, that introduces one of the toughest lawmen ever to come out of the west. . . .
Carlos Webster was 15 the day he witnessed his first murder--but it wouldn't be his last. It was also his first introduction to the notorious gunman, Emmet Long. By the time Carlos is 20, he's being sworn in as a deputy United States marshal and now goes by the name Carl. As for Emmet, he's robbing banks with his new partner, the no-good son of an oil millionaire.
Carl Webster and Emmet Long may be on opposite sides of the law but their long-time game of cat and mouse will turn them both into two of the most famous names in crime and punishment.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
Praise for MR.PARADISE: "The dialogue and the characters crackle ...MR. PARADISE is a perfect crime caper from a master." - Detroit Free Press
"Smart writing about dumb crooks." - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"...Rips along like a bandit's getaway car...THE HOT KID is Leonard at his best." - Tulsa World
"His 40th crime novel--and he just keeps getting better and better. " - Deseret News
"THE HOT KID brims with the sly humor, sparse prose and razor dialogue we expect from the master" - Los Angeles Times Book Review
"The HOT KID is Elmore Leonard- a master- at his best." - Oklahoma City Oklahoman
"Elmore Leonard unspools the definitive portrait of 1930s lowlife" - Boston Sunday Globe (Stephen King)
"This is a novel that... is all about style, literary and otherwise." - New York Times Book Review
Clear, fast-paced and masterfully structured." - Philadelphia Inquirer
"Wonderfully funny and hair-raising...THE HOT KID is splendid." - Providence Sunday Journal
"No one is Leonard's equal." - Chicago Tribune
"...delivers the goods in a top-notch amalgam of sagebrush western and mob drama." - Lexington Herald-Leader
"...expertly crafted, deftly balanced." - Houston Chronicle
"There's nothing Elmore Leonard doesn't know about stylish writing, and THE HOT KID is him at his compressed best." - Detroit Free Press
"The writing is pitch-perfect throughout...it's all pure Leonard, and that means it's pure terrific." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Crime fiction's greatest living practitioner." - Washington Post Book World
"His books defy classification ...What Leonard does is write fully realized novels." - Dallas Morning News
"Smart writing about dumb crooks." - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"...Rips along like a bandit's getaway car...THE HOT KID is Leonard at his best." - Tulsa World
"His 40th crime novel--and he just keeps getting better and better. " - Deseret News
"THE HOT KID brims with the sly humor, sparse prose and razor dialogue we expect from the master" - Los Angeles Times Book Review
"The HOT KID is Elmore Leonard- a master- at his best." - Oklahoma City Oklahoman
"Elmore Leonard unspools the definitive portrait of 1930s lowlife" - Boston Sunday Globe (Stephen King)
"This is a novel that... is all about style, literary and otherwise." - New York Times Book Review
Clear, fast-paced and masterfully structured." - Philadelphia Inquirer
"Wonderfully funny and hair-raising...THE HOT KID is splendid." - Providence Sunday Journal
"No one is Leonard's equal." - Chicago Tribune
"...delivers the goods in a top-notch amalgam of sagebrush western and mob drama." - Lexington Herald-Leader
"...expertly crafted, deftly balanced." - Houston Chronicle
"There's nothing Elmore Leonard doesn't know about stylish writing, and THE HOT KID is him at his compressed best." - Detroit Free Press
"The writing is pitch-perfect throughout...it's all pure Leonard, and that means it's pure terrific." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Crime fiction's greatest living practitioner." - Washington Post Book World
"His books defy classification ...What Leonard does is write fully realized novels." - Dallas Morning News
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Mariner Books
Pub date:
2013-08-13
Length:
400 pages
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