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Duell McCall ist ein richtiger Cowboy. Sein Auftrag lautet, eine Rinderherde zur Stadt bei den Minen zu treiben. Auf dem Weg dorthin gerät er in eine wilde Schießerei, der er nur knapp entkommt. In der Stadt angekommen, lernt er die hübsche Nora Malloy kennen, deren Vater einem hinterlistigen Mord zum Opfer wird.Duell gerät in eine Falle und wird fälschlicherweise des Mordes an Malloy angeklagt, eingesperrt und brutal zusammengeschlagen. Aber ...

Joe LaBrava first fell in love with femme fatale movie queen Jean Shaw in a darkened theater when he was twelve. Now he's finally meeting his dream woman in the flesh, albeit in a rundown Miami crisis center. Cleaned up and sober, though, she still makes LaBrava's heart race. And now that Jean's being terrorized by redneck thug Richard Nobles and his slimy Marielito partner Cundo Rey, Joe has a golden opportunity to play the hero. Or he could ...

Loan shark Chili Palmer didn't say anything when Ray Bones stole his leather jacket from Vesuvio's in Miami. He just went to Ray's house, broke his nose, took the jacket, and left. Twelve years later, on account of his boss getting whacked, Chili finds himself working for Bones and ordered to collect on a bad debt from Leo Devoe, a guy who died in a plane crash. But it turns out Leo isn't dead, he's in Las Vegas with the $300, 000 the airline ...

World-class gentleman felon Jack Foley is busting out of Florida's Glades Prison when he runs head on into a shotgun-wielding Karen Sisco. Suddenly he's sharing a cramped car trunk with the classy, disarmed federal marshal and the chemistry is working overtime--and as soon as she escapes, he's already missing her. But there are bad men and a major score waiting for Jack in Motown. And the next time his path crosses Karen's, chances are she's g...

In Sinola im mexikanischen / amerikanischen Grenzgebiet haben die reichen Rinderbarone das Sagen. Auch Sheriff Mitchell und Richter Hern liefern mit ihrem Verhalten nahezu täglich den Beweis dafür, daß den Mächtigen auch das Recht gehört. Als der mexikanische Bandit Chama mit seinen Komplizen gewaltsam zwei Landsleute aus dem Gefängnis befreit, rettet der Gunman Joe Kidd dem Richter das Leben. Doch nur zögernd läßt er sich danach von Großgrund...

In Sinola im mexikanischen / amerikanischen Grenzgebiet haben die reichen Rinderbarone das Sagen. Auch Sheriff Mitchell und Richter Hern liefern mit ihrem Verhalten nahezu täglich den Beweis dafür, daß den Mächtigen auch das Recht gehört. Als der mexikanische Bandit Chama mit seinen Komplizen gewaltsam zwei Landsleute aus dem Gefängnis befreit, rettet der Gunman Joe Kidd dem Richter das Leben. Doch nur zögernd läßt er sich danach von Großgrund...

Suc romanlarinin büyük ustasi Elmore Leonarddan, sinema dünyasinda gecen, sürprizlerle dolu bir macera. Tefeciler icin calisan Chili Palmer, Miamiden ve borcunu ödemeyip ortadan kaybolan talihsizlerin pesinde kosmaktan bikmistir. Isi geregi yolu Hollywooda düsünce, burada kalip basindan gecen hikayeleri sinema dünyasinda degerlendirmeye karar verir. Chilinin kaderi, ikinci sinif filmlerin ünlü yapimcisi Harry Zimmle ve yildizi sönmüs eski oyun...

Get Shorty's Chili Palmer is back in Be Cool, a classic novel of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard. But this time it's no more Mr. Nice Guy.After a smash hit and a flop, B-movie-producer Chili Palmer is looking for another score. Lunching with a record company executive, Chili's exploring a hot new idea--until the exec, a former "associate" from Chili's Brooklyn days, gets whacked.Segue from real life to reel life....

Wrongly convicted and imprisoned in the brutal labor camp  at Five Shadows, Corey Bowen is an innocent man. The camp is run by a sadistic embezzler willing to kill to keep his scheme going. But Bowen is determined to break out or die trying. The trackers have already caught him once, dragged him back through the mesquite and rocks, and beat him near death after his last attempt. This time, he’ll have help from a lady with murder on her mind an...

Georgeanne Howard, charm school graduate and Southern belle extraordinaire, leaves her fiance at the altar when she realizes that she just can't marry a man old enough to be her grandfather, no matter how rich he is. John Kowalsky unknowingly helps her escape, and only when it's too late does he realize that he's absconded with his boss's bride. At the height of his hockey career, this bad boy isn't looking to be anybody's savior but his own, ...

From New York Times Bestselling Author Elmore Leonard come two of his early, beloved westerns–now collected in one volumeLAST STAND AT SABER RIVERA quiet, haunted man, Paul Cable walked away from a lost cause hoping to pick up where he left off, but things have changed in Arizona since he first rode out to fight for the Confederacy. Two brothers—Union men—have claimed his spread, and they’re not about to give it back, leaving Cable and his fam...

From New York Times Bestselling Author Elmore Leonard come two of his early, beloved westerns-now collected in one volumeGUNSIGHTSTogether, Brendan Early and Dana Moon have tracked down Apaches and gunned down scalp hunters to become Arizona legends. But now they find themselves fierce adversaries in what newspapers are calling The Rincon Mountain War. Brendan and a gang of mining company gun thugs are dead set on running Dana and the "People ...

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Library of America presents a definitive collection of classic Westerns by America's master modern crime writer One of the great storytellers of our time, Elmore Leonard perfected his craft writing Westerns, a genre he loved. These tales--some adapted into such outstanding films as Hombre, Valdez Is Coming, and 3:10 to Yuma--are unexcelled for their wiry tautness, sharp characterizations, and jolts of unexpected humor. For sheer stripped-down ...

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Con la chiusura delle miniere di carbone che ne avevano alimentato l'economia, il Kentucky si regge ormai sul traffico di droghe leggere. Cento libbre di marijuana possono fruttare fino a 300000 dollari: spiccioli, però, in confronto a quanto si ricava da un corpo, specie quando lo si vende a pezzi. A Dickie e Coover Crowe sono bastati due calcoli per capire che il traffico d'organi è la strada migliore da prendere, ma i due fratelli non hanno...

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