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OverviewCarl Webster, the hot kid of the marshals service, is polite, respects his elders, and can shoot a man driving away in an Essex at four hundred yards. Carl works out of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, federal courthouse in the 1930s, the period of America's most notorious bank robbers. Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, those guys. Carl wants to be America's most famous lawman. He shot his first felon when he was fifteen years old. With a Winchester. Jack Belmont wants to rob banks, become public enemy number one, and show his dad, an oil millionaire, he can make it on his own.With tommy guns, hot cars, speakeasies, cops and robbers, and a former lawman who believes in vigilante justice, all played out against the flapper period of gun molls and Prohibition, The Hot Kid is Elmore Leonard -- the true master -- at his best. Performed by Arliss Howard Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elmore Leonard , Arliss HowardPublisher: HarperCollins Imprint: HarperCollins Volume: 1 ISBN: 9798200740796Publication Date: 22 June 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"""The Hot Kid brims with the sly humor, sparse prose, and razor dialogue we expect from the master."" -- ""Los Angeles Times Book Review"" ""Clear, fast-paced, and masterfully structured."" -- ""Philadelphia Inquirer"" ""Elmore Leonard unspools the definitive portrait of 1930s lowlife."" -- ""Stephen King"" ""Expertly crafted, deftly balanced."" -- ""Houston Chronicle"" ""His fortieth crime novel--and he just keeps getting better and better."" -- ""Deseret News"" ""The writing is pitch-perfect throughout...it's all pure Leonard, and that means it's pure terrific."" -- ""Publishers Weekly (starred review)"" ""There's nothing Elmore Leonard doesn't know about stylish writing, and The Hot Kid is him at his compressed best."" -- ""Detroit Free Press"" ""This is a novel that...is all about style, literary and otherwise."" -- ""New York Times Book Review""" The Hot Kid brims with the sly humor, sparse prose, and razor dialogue we expect from the master. -- Los Angeles Times Book Review Clear, fast-paced, and masterfully structured. -- Philadelphia Inquirer Elmore Leonard unspools the definitive portrait of 1930s lowlife. -- Stephen King Expertly crafted, deftly balanced. -- Houston Chronicle His fortieth crime novel--and he just keeps getting better and better. -- Deseret News The writing is pitch-perfect throughout...it's all pure Leonard, and that means it's pure terrific. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) There's nothing Elmore Leonard doesn't know about stylish writing, and The Hot Kid is him at his compressed best. -- Detroit Free Press This is a novel that...is all about style, literary and otherwise. -- New York Times Book Review Author InformationElmore Leonard (1925-2013) wrote more than fifty books during his highly successful career, including the bestsellers Djibouti, Road Dogs, Mr. Paradise, Tishomingo Blues, and the critically acclaimed collection of short stories, When the Women Come Out to Dance. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty, Out of Sight, and Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown. He was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America. Versatile actor Arliss Howard has appeared in films by many renowned directors, including Steven Spielberg, in Amistad and Jurassic Park: The Lost World; Stanley Kubrick, in Full Metal Jacket; and Oliver Stone, in Natural Born Killers. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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