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by Elmore Leonard

1990•Crime•304 pages

Taste attributes: crimecomedyheistfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearfool triumphantunlikely connectionsall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeAn unsavoury, pacy crime novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like pace over patience.

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

Mob-connected loanshark Chili Palmer is sick of the Miami grind -- plus his "friends" have a bad habit of dying there. So when he chases a deadbeat client out to Hollywood, Chili figures he might like to stay. This town with its dreammakers, glitter, hucksters, and liars -- plus gorgeous, partially clad would-be starlets everywhere you look -- seems ideal for an enterprising criminal with a taste for the cinematic.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

CrimeComedyHeistFool triumphantUnlikely connectionsAll consuming quest

Subjects

Motion picture producers and directorsMotion picture industryMotion picture industry in fictionMystery and detective storiesDetective and mystery storiesMafiaMotion picture actors and actresses

Details

Author
Elmore Leonard
Published
1990
Pages
304
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