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    <body><![CDATA[The story of this book revolves around a Florida judge with the nick-name &quot;Maximum Bob&quot; or sometimes &quot;Big&quot;.  As the name implies, he hands out tough sentences.  It's also about a young, attractive probation officer, Kathy Baker, who is the object of several character's affection ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81679416">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't read much mainstream populuar fiction, so perhaps I'm not the best reviewer for this book.  I went into reading <em>Maximum Bob</em> thinking that it would be pretty God-awful yet hard to put down, but I was pleasantly surprised.  <br/><br/>Leonard isn't a great writer, and most of his characters a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3782944">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Enter the world of Elmore Leonard. The setting is Palm Beach County, Florida, where someone places a live ten-foot alligator in the backyard of the bigoted, redneck judge Bob Gibbs--known to all as Maximum Bob--and his wife, Leanne, a former Weeki Wachee mermaid. Not long after that, shots are fired into the judge's house. It doesn't take much figuring to conclude that someone's out to get him and that malefactor isn't going to stop at the second try. There's a long list of suspects: Dale Crowe, who just got an outrageous sentence for a minor crime; his uncle Elvin, a killer on parole, raring to go again; Dr. Tommy Vasco, the drugged out former medical doctor; his equally bizarre friend, Hector; and Dicky Campau, who makes a living poaching alligators. And there are others.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Somehow Kathy Baker, a nifty young probation officer, has got herself in the middle of all this. She's got to avoid two seducers--the judge and a homicidal maniac--and work with a young police officer who interests her for more than professional reasons. Trying to pick out from his assortment of bad guys, sociopaths, and punks the one who's trying to kill the judge is pure entertainment, as only Elmore Leonard, with his ear for the sound and eye for the sight of lowlife, can provide.<br/><br/><br/><em>From the Trade Paperback edition.</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[more fun than funny, tightly plotted but never tense, this book was the definition of pure entertainment... until the end. which hit with a serious and unforeseen force which i'm still having a hard time understanding. it was like sucking on a lollipop and then the second it's gone you realize it ha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76136015">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hard-ass Palm Beach County judge Bob Isom Gibbs enjoys sending even petty offenders away to do hard time -- which has made the list of miscreants who want him dead longer than a fully grown Florida gator's tail. And a good number of his illwishers are probation officer Kathy Baker's clients, including young Dale Crowe and his psycho uncle Elvin. Now, Kathy's got an even more daunting task than keeping BIG's horny hands off her: keeping &quot;Maximum Bob&quot; alive. Because Gibbs's many enemies seem to be willing to go to any lengths -- be it death by amphibian or some more tried-and-true method -- to permanently end the career of an oversexed, racist jurist who's more interested in scoring than in saving his own red neck.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was on vacation and took this off the shelf of free lending books at the resort where we stayed.  It is the sort of thing that is fine for reading at the beach. Kind of like watching a TV cop show.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[truly my favorite quirky characters of all time . . . you have to have grown up around wiki wachi springs to truly enjoy this read]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Enter the world of Elmore Leonard. The setting is Palm Beach County, Florida, where someone places a live ten-foot alligator in the backyard of the bigoted, redneck judge Bob Gibbs--known to all as Maximum Bob--and his wife, Leanne, a former Weeki Wachee mermaid. Not long after that, shots are fired into the judge's house. It doesn't take much figuring to conclude that someone's out to get him and that malefactor isn't going to stop at the second try. There's a long list of suspects: Dale Crowe, who just got an outrageous sentence for a minor crime; his uncle Elvin, a killer on parole, raring to go again; Dr. Tommy Vasco, the drugged out former medical doctor; his equally bizarre friend, Hector; and Dicky Campau, who makes a living poaching alligators. And there are others.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Somehow Kathy Baker, a nifty young probation officer, has got herself in the middle of all this. She's got to avoid two seducers--the judge and a homicidal maniac--and work with a young police officer who interests her for more than professional reasons. Trying to pick out from his assortment of bad guys, sociopaths, and punks the one who's trying to kill the judge is pure entertainment, as only Elmore Leonard, with his ear for the sound and eye for the sight of lowlife, can provide.<br/><br/><br/><em>From the Trade Paperback edition.</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This and all Elmore Leonard's are great as Books on Tape/CD when you're driving distances.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Florida judge “Maximum” Bob Gibbs tries to kill his wife with an alligator, a pretty parole officer catches his eye, and some bumbling but ambitious criminals wreak havoc in the Palm Beach area.<br/><br/>Slightly amusing in its absurdity and characters, the plot isn’t too riveting and the wr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22211551">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[When someone threatens the life of a sexist, racist, hangin' judge, the hardest part is narrowing down the list of suspects.  Also, an alligator eats a small dog.  I have to be honest, this book could have been a lot lower than Leonard's remarkably high standard of writing and I would still love it ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15368403">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book. It was a really good, quick read. The story was compelling and is exactly the kind of book I really enjoy. It was a cop story. I love cop stories. I really cared about all of the characters. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this years ago, but since I am a prosecutor, I had to add this.  Maximum Bob is the nickname of a judge in this book, but it would make a great nickname for a prosecutor.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Enter the world of Elmore Leonard. The setting is Palm Beach County, Florida, where someone places a live ten-foot alligator in the backyard of the bigoted, redneck judge Bob Gibbs--known to all as Maximum Bob--and his wife, Leanne, a former Weeki Wachee mermaid. Not long after that, shots are fired into the judge's house. It doesn't take much figuring to conclude that someone's out to get him and that malefactor isn't going to stop at the second try. There's a long list of suspects: Dale Crowe, who just got an outrageous sentence for a minor crime; his uncle Elvin, a killer on parole, raring to go again; Dr. Tommy Vasco, the drugged out former medical doctor; his equally bizarre friend, Hector; and Dicky Campau, who makes a living poaching alligators. And there are others.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Somehow Kathy Baker, a nifty young probation officer, has got herself in the middle of all this. She's got to avoid two seducers--the judge and a homicidal maniac--and work with a young police officer who interests her for more than professional reasons. Trying to pick out from his assortment of bad guys, sociopaths, and punks the one who's trying to kill the judge is pure entertainment, as only Elmore Leonard, with his ear for the sound and eye for the sight of lowlife, can provide.<br/><br/><br/><em>From the Trade Paperback edition.</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of Elmore Leonard's best books.  He veers into Hiaasen's territory - Florida is such a big satire target.  As usual, it's a propulsive read; the dialogue crackles.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hard-ass Palm Beach County judge Bob Isom Gibbs enjoys sending even petty offenders away to do hard time -- which has made the list of miscreants who want him dead longer than a fully grown Florida gator's tail. And a good number of his illwishers are probation officer Kathy Baker's clients, including young Dale Crowe and his psycho uncle Elvin. Now, Kathy's got an even more daunting task than keeping BIG's horny hands off her: keeping &quot;Maximum Bob&quot; alive. Because Gibbs's many enemies seem to be willing to go to any lengths -- be it death by amphibian or some more tried-and-true method -- to permanently end the career of an oversexed, racist jurist who's more interested in scoring than in saving his own red neck.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think this book marked the turning point for Leonard.  Still good, but not so great.  Funny (which can be a fine part of a mystery novel), but not masterful.  ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Maximum Bob]]>
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    <![CDATA[Enter the world of Elmore Leonard. The setting is Palm Beach County, Florida, where someone places a live ten-foot alligator in the backyard of the bigoted, redneck judge Bob Gibbs--known to all as Maximum Bob--and his wife, Leanne, a former Weeki Wachee mermaid. Not long after that, shots are fired into the judge's house. It doesn't take much figuring to conclude that someone's out to get him and that malefactor isn't going to stop at the second try. There's a long list of suspects: Dale Crowe, who just got an outrageous sentence for a minor crime; his uncle Elvin, a killer on parole, raring to go again; Dr. Tommy Vasco, the drugged out former medical doctor; his equally bizarre friend, Hector; and Dicky Campau, who makes a living poaching alligators. And there are others.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Somehow Kathy Baker, a nifty young probation officer, has got herself in the middle of all this. She's got to avoid two seducers--the judge and a homicidal maniac--and work with a young police officer who interests her for more than professional reasons. Trying to pick out from his assortment of bad guys, sociopaths, and punks the one who's trying to kill the judge is pure entertainment, as only Elmore Leonard, with his ear for the sound and eye for the sight of lowlife, can provide.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not one of Leonard's best. Too many characters to focus on, which makes it hard to determine who the protagonists and antagonists are. Surprisingly not good.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hard-ass Palm Beach County judge Bob Isom Gibbs enjoys sending even petty offenders away to do hard time -- which has made the list of miscreants who want him dead longer than a fully grown Florida gator's tail. And a good number of his illwishers are probation officer Kathy Baker's clients, including young Dale Crowe and his psycho uncle Elvin. Now, Kathy's got an even more daunting task than keeping BIG's horny hands off her: keeping &quot;Maximum Bob&quot; alive. Because Gibbs's many enemies seem to be willing to go to any lengths -- be it death by amphibian or some more tried-and-true method -- to permanently end the career of an oversexed, racist jurist who's more interested in scoring than in saving his own red neck.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not always a Leonard fan, but have slogged my way through a few of his more popular books.  I really enjoyed this one, more than I thought I would.]]></body>
    
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