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Pronto (Raylan Givens #1)

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The feds want Miami bookmaker Harry Arno to squeal on his wiseguy boss. So they're putting word out on the street that Arno's skimming profits from "Jimmy Cap" Capotorto--which he is, but everybody does it. He was planning to retire to Italy someday anyway, so Harry figures now's a good time to get lost. U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens knows Harry's tricky--the bookie ditched h...more

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Published June 4th 2002 by HarperTorch (first published 1993)

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Apr 22, 2011 Amanda rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: kick-ass

Why did I love this book? Two words: Raylan Givens, my favorite kick ass modern day cowboy with a fondness for ice cream.

Pronto, however, is not exclusively Raylan's story, though he figures as a prominent character once he does arrive on the scene. This is actually the story of Harry Arno, a bookie who has decided that in one more year he's going to retire and go to Italy. Italy holds a special place in Harry's heart because he once shot a deserter there during World War II and it was there th...more Why did I love this book? Two words: Raylan Givens, my favorite kick ass modern day cowboy with a fondness for ice cream.

Pronto, however, is not exclusively Raylan's story, though he figures as a prominent character once he does arrive on the scene. This is actually the story of Harry Arno, a bookie who has decided that in one more year he's going to retire and go to Italy. Italy holds a special place in Harry's heart because he once shot a deserter there during World War II and it was there that he saw Ezra Pound (not once, but twice!). This leads to a peculiar obsession for a man like Harry--he's an expert on Ezra Pound (the English teacher in me loved this quirky little twist), can quote lines and reads Pound biographies despite the fact that he doesn't really understand his poetry (does anyone, really? And if you thought to yourself, "Why, yes, yes I do", then I think you're a damn liar). It's also amusing how his fixation on Pound affects those around him (his girlfriend, Joyce, memorizes all of the terrible things about ol' Ezra and even Raylan, after being assigned to escort Harry, goes to the library and checks out some of Pound's poetry, though he's puzzled by everything he reads and soon gives up). But I digress.

Harry's plan seems simple and obtainable, but, in true Leonard fashion, things go caddiwompas. The police want to bring down Harry's boss, Jimmy Cap, a 350 lbs. mob boss with a penchant for butterflies and sun tanning. So what do they do? They indirectly inform Jimmy that Harry's been skimming from him. The problem is that Harry has been skimming--for years, in fact. Jimmy Cap puts out a hit on Harry and, ciao, baby, Harry decides to move up his retirement date and leave the country. Raylan Givens is the U.S. Marshal who decides to go to Italy and try to save Harry from himself and from the hitman he knows has followed Harry.

I will readily admit to knowing nothing about the character of Raylan until watching Justified on FX. On the series, Raylan is a BAMF in a Stetson. That's played down a bit in the book, but I enjoyed it just the same. In the novel Raylan comes off as being a few bricks shy of a load, a good ol' boy in over his head, until you begin to realize that's the persona he's trying to project. It catches people off-guard and gives him an edge. No one knows exactly how to take him, but, make no mistake, Raylan is smarter than your average bear and is capable of extreme violence if necessary. If Raylan has a flaw it's that his sense of justice is so old school black and white that it creates a type of naiveté. In a world where words mean little, Raylan still expects a promise to mean something (after all, it's his willingness to take Harry Arno's word that allows Harry to elude Raylan's grasp twice and thwart his hopes of a promotion with the Marshals service). With his Old West code of ethics and hardscrabble Kentucky coal mining background, Raylan is a complex and entertaining character who makes for an intriguing juxtaposition with the world of Miami's crime syndicate. I'll definitely be reading Riding the Rap and tracking down the Raylan Givens' short stories to sustain me until the next season of Justified.
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May 16, 2010 Matt rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Love the FX series JUSTIFIED made from these books. Figured I'd check them out.

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Just finished reading the entire book, and was pretty satisfied. I've never really read much of Leonard's work, but from seeing many of the films he's inspired I gather that he specializes in a mix of humorous/deadly serious crime stories-- heroes with feet of clay, villains who you love to hate, everyone with character flaws that drive the plot. In that respect, PRONTO is more of the same.

One thing that did giv...more Love the FX series JUSTIFIED made from these books. Figured I'd check them out.

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Just finished reading the entire book, and was pretty satisfied. I've never really read much of Leonard's work, but from seeing many of the films he's inspired I gather that he specializes in a mix of humorous/deadly serious crime stories-- heroes with feet of clay, villains who you love to hate, everyone with character flaws that drive the plot. In that respect, PRONTO is more of the same.

One thing that did give me pause was the character of Harry Arno. He seems to be set up as the main character, and for the first third of the book I was definitely rooting for him to succeed. Unfortunately, his character takes a massive turn once he reaches Italy-- he becomes an unpleasant, ignorant, paranoid blow-hard and never really recovers from that. As I mentioned earlier, I know that giving his characters flaws is something of a Leonard trademark, but it really took away from my enjoyment a bit.

To get to the heart of the matter, I'm coming at this as a fan of the Raylan Givens character as portrayed in the FX series JUSTIFIED. In that respect, PRONTO does hold up pretty well. Givens is more or less the same guy we've seen on TV this season, with a few twists here or there (the book version has two kids, was in the military during Viet Nam, is in his 40s, etc.). He's also very much the same-- same code of behavior, same hat, same easy-going style.

Part of the fun for me was seeing how scenes from the TV series were inspired by the book. The finale of the book was essentially the first five minutes of the first episode of the TV show ("you have twenty-four hours to get out of town"), and the scene where he tells a mafioso he'll shoot him if he takes another step also made its way onto a later episode.

That said, the globe-trotting Mafia story felt like a bit of a weird fit for the Raylan we've seen on TV (who so far has mostly being involved with Kentucky rednecks). It does work, though, so I feel confident that if you're a fan of the show you'll also enjoy the book.

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Mar 05, 2012 Mike (the Paladin) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This wasn't a bad book, it bogged down badly in the middle...as I've noticed isn't all that unusual in some mystery, thriller or even action books. I suppose it didn't help that I really didn't care for any one of the characters in this novel except possibly for the Marshal (Raylan). Harry a ne'er-do-well thieving has-been crook who(may be called the main character) uses everyone he can etc. Joyce, who lets herself be used and has some mysterious "love" (using the word loosely) for Harry...Tommy...more

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May 10, 2013 Jonathan Janz rated it 5 of 5 stars

Elmore Leonard is my second-favorite author next to Stephen King. Given (no pun intended!) that fact, that I loved Pronto will come as no surprise. What is surprising is how deftly Leonard switches settings in this tale. We begin in Miami, head over to Italy for a substantial chunk of the novel, then return to Miami. And all the while, Leonard is juggling characters, their motivations, and their desires. Making this juggling act an even greater feat is the fact that the characters' motivations a...more

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Mar 31, 2013 David Thalberg rated it 4 of 5 stars

I've read a few Elmore Leonard books, including the "Get Shorty" "series". He is known as one of America's greatest writers and I agree. His character development is flawless - they are often very "pulp" characters, living in a world far different than my own. His "bad guys" have heart and his "good guys" all have major flaws, leading them to enter a world of turbulence.

Of course I am a fan of the TV show, "Justified," so it was time to read the original Rayland Givens story, "Pronto.". I was s...more

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Nov 08, 2012 David Agranoff rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: crime

Been a few years since I read an Elmore Leonard novel and I thought I was a bit overdue. I’ll admit a lot of my interest was to read a novel with Raylan Givens – the character made famous by the FX TV series Justified.

I had mixed feelings about the first season of the show. I thought it had good moments but ultimately uneven. So I didn’t watch the second season, but I accidently ended up watching the third season and was blown away by how much the show had improved. For one thing season three h...more

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Nov 08, 2012 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Stephen King has written a monthly column for Entertainment Weekly for years now. Every so often he writes about his love for audiobooks and recommends some great ones. One name that he has mentioned frequently is Elmore Leonard. He says Leonard writing is even better in audio than on the page. So for my first book by Leonard I just had to try the audio version.

Harry is a bookie in Miami when his shady mafia boss decides to have him whacked. He heads to Italy to escape and is pursued by his gir...more

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Jun 16, 2012 Patrick rated it 4 of 5 stars

It's so hard to read a book about Raylan Givens without thinking of the TV show. Yes, I realize he first appeared in written form, I didn't see him there first! So, it took some shaking of the head to get rid of Timothy Oliphant and get the book's Raylan in my head. (I never could shake my head that hard. Oliphant was always there a little bit.) Anyway, Raylan in this book is a bit more of a screwup than the show's version. He also has kids. The kids I just forgive as a change in formats. The sc...more

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Feb 20, 2012 Megan O'Neill rated it 5 of 5 stars

I hadn't heard of Elmore Leonard before I started reading Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone series, in which the intrepid heroine occasionally indulges herself by reading "the latest." Upon finding out that the television series Justified is based on one of his characters, I decided to give at least the Raylan-centric novels a try.

I. Am. So. Glad. I. Did.

Leonard's dialogue is realistic and fluid, natural every step of the way. The plot is succinct but engaging. The characters are well-drawn and char...more

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Mar 23, 2010 Sheila rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read2010

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Feb 06, 2012 Mohammed rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, hardboiled-detective, elmore-leonard, library-books

I wondered often before i started reading this novel if the literary Raylan Givens was a minor Leonard character and not as well done as tv version played by Timothy Olyphant in Justified. Raylan in the tv show is ice cool character wonderfully written, played so well by an actor that reminded me of Clint Eastwood and not because of the modern Cowboy thing.

Raylan in this book is just as great as a character, he carried the book in the same cool,hardboiled manner and he was mildly amusing with hi...more

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Jan 30, 2012 Casey rated it 3 of 5 stars

I came to the “Justified” party a bit late, but it didn’t take long for me to get caught up in the cult of Raylan Givens. He’s a bad ass cowboy full of swagger, stuck in modern day Kentucky. Kicking ass, taking names and making the U.S. Marshall’s resemble what they used to be back in the Western’s of yore.

I wasn’t aware of the fact at first that the show was based on a character from Elmore Leonard. It really made sense once I knew though. I’ve always enjoyed the author’s crime capers that wer...more I came to the “Justified” party a bit late, but it didn’t take long for me to get caught up in the cult of Raylan Givens. He’s a bad ass cowboy full of swagger, stuck in modern day Kentucky. Kicking ass, taking names and making the U.S. Marshall’s resemble what they used to be back in the Western’s of yore.

I wasn’t aware of the fact at first that the show was based on a character from Elmore Leonard. It really made sense once I knew though. I’ve always enjoyed the author’s crime capers that were converted to film and “Justified” seemed to really fit the style I can to know. The one caveat; I had never read an Elm ore Leonard novel before! I figured that since there were three books listed as Raylan Givens stories, what better place to start?

“Pronto” tells the story of Harry Arno, an aging Miami Bookie looking to get out of the biz. His mob connections don’t really retirement easy for him. After the feds plant stories that Harry has been skimming off the top of his bosses profits, Jimmy Cap and his thugs start to clamp down and Harry finds himself facing and good old fashioned whack job. Not quite the retirement Harry had in mind.
Enter Raylan Givens and the U.S. Marshalls, brought in to help keep Harry alive. Raylan sets up post to keep an eye on things, but Harry isn’t too keen on having him around. Much like the first time Harry and Raylan met six years earlier. That time, Raylan was taking Harry in for a Grand Jury testimony and Harry slipped his grasp. Harry gives Raylan the slip again and slips off to Italy to while away his retirement years.

The most apparent thing I noticed as I dove into the pages of “Pronto”; this isn’t quite “Justified”. That’s not to say it’s a bad story, it’s just a matter of not quite living up to what I had envisioned when I heard there was a Raylan Givens novel. For starters, the book has nothing to do with Harlan County. IN fact, a large chunk of it takes place in Italy. It does have the seed of what eventually grows into Timothy Olyphant’s Raylan Givens in it. He’s still rootin’ tootin’ and doing his own version of modern cowboy; he’s just doing it in sunny Miami and later in picturesque Italy.

Pushing my unfair expectations aside, “Pronto” is still a solid little crime novel from Elmore Leonard, who is an expert at the crime novel. It has a slower pace that I would normally expect from such a book, but that gives us more time to sink our teeth into the characters, which is what this book is really about. It’s not some upbeat and hip caper where you watch the crook’s elaborate plan to abscond with millions of dollars; it’s about that crook himself. He’s a bit crotchety, yet still endearing in that he’s never done anything too horrible. After all, he’s just ripping off the mob, so who cares, right? The characters that he surrounds himself are well developed too. Joyce, the ex-stripper and now fashion model loves Harry, but she’s had about all she can stand of this mob nonsense. Even the late coming Robert Gee makes you feel for him and a short number of pages.

The real highlight comes from watching Raylan face off against the want-to-be hitman Tommy Bucks, sent to take care of Harry when the plot first starts to unfold. Tommy Bucks, coming from the motherland in Italy, sees the modern crime family to be a mess. He has visions of doing things the old way, which means making a name for yourself with violence and a cold hard edge. He’s single minded in his pursuit, which plays directly off of Raylan Givens and his single minded pursuit of doing what’s right. Together, you have two stony men trying to put tough guy each other and it makes for a pretty fun read.

Plot wise, nothing too unexpected happens in the course of “Pronto”. Things go by the numbers for the most part and it’s easy to see where things are going to end. With great characters and development going on, this works out to make for an entertaining story. It can make for a slow read at times though. There are some plodding stretches as we read along with Harry’s internal struggles, trying to make up his mind on how to handle his impending doom. Again, this is great for character development, but when you come into the book expecting something along the lines of the TV show; it takes some adjustment to get used to. Sure, they’re unfair expectations, but they’re expectations all the same.

If you’re looking for “Justified” the novel; this probably won’t trip your trigger. If you’re up for some great characters and the birth of Raylan Givens, then you should give it a read. I felt it was time well spent and a nice little romp. I can definitely see myself picking up the other two books in the not to distant future.

As an side; while I say this is pretty far removed from “Justified”, I think it is pretty safe to assume that “Pronto” could be seen as the prequel to the first episode. I have yet to go back and verify, but I think it’s a pretty easy logical jump to say that this book ends where the first ten minutes of the pilot episode begins. Without giving too many spoilers, for you diehard fans out there: I’d say the ending of “Pronto” is loosely what lands Raylan Givens back in Harlan County in the TV series.
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Feb 01, 2013 Gabby rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, crime, 2013, series

The thing about Elmore Leonard's books, that thing that makes me want to read him even when the story drags on much longer than it needs to, is his characters and the dialog they have with each other. Leonard's people are like none I know or have ever met, and I find them fascinating, often hilarious, and more often than that, surprising. That's why I stuck with Pronto even though at times it was meandering off in left field somewhere going on and on about Ezra Pound. I got interested in the cha...more

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Sep 29, 2012 wally rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: leonard

this will be the...14th from leonard...a raylan givens story...28 chapters t'would appear...dedicated, "for joan, always"...i've read at least one other raylan givens story...maybe two others...this one begins:

one evening, it was toward the end of october, harry arno said to the woman he'd been seeing on and off the past few years, "i've made a decision. i'm going to tell you something i've never told anyone before in my life."

joyce said, "you mean something you did when you were in the war?"

onw...more

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May 19, 2013 Jim rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, mystery-thriller

This is a great introduction to Raylan & ends about where the TV series 'Justified' begins, although there was quite a change for TV. Still, the basics are there & it paints a thorough picture of Raylan's personality. He's a wonderful character, too. His laconic yet tenacious style coupled with a twisty, thrilling plot is so satisfying.

As an audio book, it was pretty well read. The reader did some voices & all were intelligible yet distinct & fit the characters well. He did rush...more

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May 14, 2013 Bill.gilles rated it 1 of 5 stars

For you Raylan lovers, get prepared for the best character development to be invested in a bookie, who's character is then left to rot as Leonard attempts to build the Raylan character - one you'll hardly recognize. You'll also have to wade through Leonard's obtuse use of style and spacing. He's clearly trying way to hard to be distinct and hip - but is simply annoying.

Justified is one of the greatest shows on TV and Raylen Givens is a fantastic character. And while I'm sure its not completely...more

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Apr 18, 2013 Josh Duggan rated it 3 of 5 stars

With Pronto being the book in which Raylan Givens was first introduced, it made as much sense as any other book when choosing a re-entry point for Elmore Leonard, who I had not read since the late 1990s.

While readers flocking to the book in search for more Raylan than their weekly fix of Justified can give them may wade through the first 33 pages wondering where the hell he is, it isn't too long before he saunters in wearing his Stetson hat. Given the fact that Leonard can spin a yarn as easily...more

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Mar 07, 2011 Brion Salazar rated it 4 of 5 stars

It had been a few years since I've read any of Elmore Leonard's work. I can't say why, other than I go through spurts of digesting everything I can get my hands on of an author or genre and then long periods where I don't tough the same thing. I picked this up after watching and enjoying the FX television show 'Justified' that is based on the character Raylan Givins that you find in this book. Thanks to Timothy Olyphant and the creators of that show, I wanted more Raylan. I wasn't disappointing,...more

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Jun 15, 2012 Jonathan Cate rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

I love the tv show Justified on FX and recently found out that there are books written with characters. How weird is it that the tv show was made 20 years after the first book? Anyway, here is my review.

Pronto by Elmore Leonard is a pretty short book about a bookie that gets set up to be killed and flees the country to escape. The aging, insecure, alcoholic arrives in Italy and decides he wants his girlfriend to join him. This is an odd choice of country to flee to considering the Hitman or "Zi...more

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Sep 06, 2009 John Onoda rated it 5 of 5 stars

I read this novel because the main character, Raylan Givens, is apparently going to be featured in a television series; and I wanted to experience the character in my imagination before seeing him on screen. It's clear why Givens is a good choice to make the transition form page to screen, as he's a very compelling figure. You can easily see him being played by a young Clint Eastwood.

Elmore Leonard is amazingly consistent. Characters are always full and flawed. Language is always presented like...more

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Apr 27, 2010 Joseph rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction

I picked up the book due to my recent obsession with the new show based on Raylan Givens, and it was interesting to think about the ways the character was changed for television. I don't know if the book's version of Raylan would work in a different medium.

Actually, I'm not entirely sure he works in this one, because I spent most of the book scratching my head over why Raylan is so invested in helping Harry. I can understand why he'd want to protect him, but Harry's such a loathsome character th...more

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May 26, 2012 Heather Schmutz rated it 2 of 5 stars

The feds wanted Miami bookmaker Harry Arno to turn on his wiseguy boss so they set him up to have no choice but Harry makes another choice. Not looking to turn states evidence or own up to skimming a book he never took Harry takes off to a place he's been connected to since a young man serving in the military. "Jimmy Cap" Capotorto send a "Zip" out after him to Italy accompanied by a young wannabe thug Nicky Testa but on all of their trails is U.S. Deputy Marshall Raylan Givens. Not much like th...more

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Mar 20, 2013 Teeliles rated it 3 of 5 stars

Gosh, I'm glad I finally finished this book! Since I love the TV series Justified (based on the books, although Pronto, the first of three, bears little resemblance to the show) and have always enjoyed Elmore Leonard's work in the past, I expected to like it more than I did. But I lost interest about halfway through the book. I went ahead and gave it 3 stars rather than 2, just because of Leonard's clever writing and the colorful, finely-drawn characters (Nicky, the body-builder and wanna-be-as...more

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May 23, 2012 Jamie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Hell of a badass, entertaining good time. Oh man. I know this predates Justified— is the reason for Justified— but it feels like such a great, off-book origin story, fanfic at its finest. Raylan Givens. Arno, Italy, Tommy Bucks. But, a little infamous Tommy Bucks deal aside, it’s Justified that’s “off-book,” and that’s how damn perfect the latter has the former’s voice. It takes a reminder that Elmore did it first and best.

The ending back in Miami is just the greatest. Joyce, too. But the best i...more

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Mar 18, 2013 Jeremy Schoolfield rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is one scenario where the movie—or, more appropriately, the TV show—is actually better than the book. "Pronto" is the first Leonard novel to feature Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, who is the lead character on the FX series "Justified." Leonard is an EP on the show, so he's been fully involved with the evolution of the character from page to screen, and that evolution is just flat-out better than what we get here. "Pronto" is still a good read, but Raylan isn't quite as dynamic and defin...more

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Mar 16, 2013 Jan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Lately I have been OBSESSED w the FX Series Justified. So I pulled out my trusty Kindle Paperwhite and unarchived the 3 story bundle I bought awhile ago of Elmore Leonard's Raylan Givens stories. The first was Pronto and it tells the infamous tale of Raylan's time as a US Marshal in Miami and his ultimatum to Tommy Bucks. The book was GREAT! Reminded me of some of my fav authors Michael Connelly, Stuart Kaminsky & the book Killing Them Softly was based on. Of course Mr. Leonard does not desc...more

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Apr 29, 2012 Katie O rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012

Shame on reading me for failing to read an Elmore Leonard crime novel before. Because the dialogue is unbelievably great. It’s sharp, it’s snappy, it’s sassy. Every carefully chosen word adds something – whether it’s exposing a character’s motivations, pushing the plot along or making you giggle out loud. The language is so precise, and so beautiful, that no real conversation could ever be so fluid. But it still feels real, and familiar, because Leonard writes conversations the way we rehearse t...more

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Aug 11, 2010 ayrdaomei rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: finished

Picked this up because it features the original Raylan Givens, the inspiration for the character of the same name on FX's Justified. While there are some commonalities, there are so many more differences that the book feels like it's about someone else entirely. That being said, this read isn't a big time commitment, and it's fun to pick up on some of the nuggets that were mined from this story for tv!Raylan's canon (the Tommy Bucks shooting takes place here, although differently than set up in...more

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Mar 19, 2012 Mitchell rated it 4 of 5 stars

First thing is that I'm a huge fan of Justified on TV. Raylan and Boyd are two of my favorite characters. I love the pseudo-southern manners on that show that everyone uses with everyone else. "Pseudo" since underneath the charming veneer are a bunch of guys who won't back down. So when Justified's Facebook page posted a special on all three of the Raylan short stories from Elmore Leonard, how could I turn it down. This was the first, and I was worried that the character I love from Justified wo...more

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Mar 25, 2013 Anna rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013, bookcrossing

I was drawn to the book because of Raylan Givens. Heh. I admit I have a detective crush on the cowboy marshall from Justified. Yes, the same Raylan - except here we meet him first. In the early 1990s when he was the age he's now (actually making Justified even better. Not having kids and not naming them like some country music stars like some other Raylan 20 years before would have had, just because people did back then). Here we meet Raylan just before the beginning episode of Justified. When h...more

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Elmore John Leonard lived in Dallas, Oklahoma City and Memphis before settling in Detroit in 1935. After serving in the navy, he studied English literature at the University of Detroit where he entered a short story competition. His earliest published novels in the 1950s were westerns, but Leonard went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into m...more

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