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It speaks to Leonard's strength as a writer that this book, which is about as old as I am, still feels fresh and taut today. He doesn't stint on the development of good or bad guys, which is a welcome relief from the many writers who skip this crucial step.
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Having run a ton of Leonard's books, I feel pretty comfortable saying that, while having its charms, this is "lesser" Leonard. Although he's primarily known as a crime novelist, Leonard's first five books were Westerns, and then he moved back and forth between crime and westerns for about ten years before settling purely into crime. This 1980 book came at the tail end of that decade, and has the loose feel of an idea or project that he was trying but couldn't quite polish up.
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