Fans of the television series Justified, films like Get Shorty and Be Cool, or just damn good crime fiction lost a beloved artist today. Elmore Leonard, author of 45 novels and sometimes Florida ...
The writer Elmore Leonard, who died this morning at 87 of complications from a stroke, worked in many genres—including Westerns and suspense thrillers—but he’s best known for his crime novels. But ...
Dayton Daily News: Elmore Leonard, who refined the crime thriller, dies at 87
Elmore Leonard, sometimes called the Dickens of Detroit, created some of the most memorable characters in modern crime fiction. The 87-year-old writer died after suffering a stroke several weeks ago.
Wall Street Journal: ‘Cooler Than Cool’ Review: Elmore Leonard’s Life of Crime
Elmore Leonard was one of the giants of crime fiction. After starting out with Westerns, he made a name for himself writing about lowlifes and gunrunners, criminals who spoke in hilarious, ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus: Crime novelist Elmore Leonard suffers stroke
DETROIT (AP) — Acclaimed crime novelist Elmore Leonard is recovering at a hospital following a stroke last week. Leonard's longtime researcher, Gregg Sutter, said Tuesday that family members are ...
City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit is considered by Leonard fans as the jewel in the crown of his crime novel catalogue. It solidifies many of the common tropes in Leonard's crime novels: an arrogant ...
Elmore Leonard laid out his 10 rules for writing in a 2001 essay in the New York Times. He said they helped him “remain invisible when I’m writing a book” and summed up his approach by saying, “If it ...