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Killshot

By: Elmore Leonard
Narrated by: Ron McLarty
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Ironworker Wayne Colson and his spirited wife Carmen are witnesses to a shakedown scam — witnesses who must be eliminated. Enter Armand Degas (a.k.a. Blackbird), the brains of the operation, and his partner Richie Nix, an ex-con whose highest goal is to rob a bank in every state. After the Colsons enter the Federal Witness Security Program, a lively chase ensues — with two bumbling but determined killers on Wayne and Carmen's trail.

With its dead-on dialogue, memorable characters, and absolute authenticity, Killshot is one of Elmore Leonard's all-time great novels.

©2009 Elmore Leonard (P)2003 Phoenix Books, Inc. Action & Adventure Crime Crime Thrillers Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense True Crime Thriller Fiction Suspense
Brilliant Characters • Masterful Dialogue • Suspenseful Plot • Insightful Storytelling • Vivid Details • Perfect Reading
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And superbly narrated by Ron McLarty. I’ve listened to many Leonard’s, and McLarty is right up there with Atkins Howard (e.g., “The Hot Kid”). As usual, Leonard beautifully draws his characters, with a lowlife murderous punk and a Mafia hitman on one side, and a happily married working class couple on the other. Highly recommend.

Another superbly written Elmore Leonard

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For some reason, the quality of the recording isn't good at all in some places and is quiet even at full volume. This doesn't ruin the book at all, but it's a tad irritating. Great book otherwise.

Great book with one annoyance.

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Sounded like narrator was reading from under a mask. Had to turn up volume just to hear voice clear enough to understand.
Good story though. Reminded me of Fargo.

Good Story/Bad Sound Quality

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The sound quality wasn’t great, but the narrator still does a good job. The story is still great, one of Elmore’s best. Definitely worth a listen

The book is great, the audio on this isn’t

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One of the best mysteries I’ve ever come across and I’ve read many. Leonard is a brilliant writer and the characters came alive. So many telling details. So much suspense. Holds together brilliantly. Bravo.

Stunning. So well done. Narrator was great.

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The narrator does a good job, but the story is pretty flimsy and mundane. I wouldn't recommend.

Just average.

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Perfect, every detail in place, the master takes his time and tells the whole story.

Early Leonard

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Not a fantastic Leonard, but still a very good one. Leonard is the master of defining 5-7 good characters, setting them all in motion and writing great dialogue as they orbit closer and closer and eventually either crash into one another or find an unnatural equilibrium. This story is basically a cat & mouse game between two bizarre criminals (One an impulsive shit-talker = Richie Nix. One an French/Ojibway Indian hit man = Armand Degas, Aka Blackbird, Aka Bird) and a middle-aged couple that probably needs to read Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love. They aren't a bad couple. They probably just need a bit of marriage counseling. Oh, and they probably need her mother to move or die.

One of the great things about good or great Leonard novels is not even the main cast of characters but his ability to breath life into bit players. He has a gift for dialogue and a talent for capturing essentials about the human condition in funky misfit characters.

I'll leave my review there because if I write any more I'm tempted to expand into the nature of bureaucracy, the character of local cops, or feminism in crime novels and might just give too much of the plot away. And the surprised and twists are one of the real reasons to read Leonard.

You can't lose something you don't have.

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I sure miss Leonard . His books are always entertaining and he is the master of dialogue

Always enjoyable

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This book gives you a very good feel of living other people’s lives. It is easy to be involved in their activities. The mother in law is annoying but all the other characters including the bad guys are believable

Characters.were very realistic in both actions and dialogue

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