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“Elmore Leonard can write circles around almost anybody active in the crime novel today.” —New York Times Book ReviewWith more than forty novels to his credit and still going strong, the legendary Elmore Leonard has well earned the title, “America’s greatest crime writer” (Newsweek). And U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Pronto, Riding the Rap, Fire in the Hole) is one of Leonard’s most popular creations, thanks in part to the phenomenal success of the hit TV series “Justified.” Leonard’s Raylan shines a spotlight once again on the dedicated, if somewhat trigger-happy lawman, this time in his familiar but not particularly cozy milieu of Harlan County, Kentucky, where the drug dealing Crowe brothers are branching out into the human body parts business. Suspenseful, darkly wry and riveting, and crackling with Leonard’s trademark electric dialogue, Raylan is prime Grand Master Leonard as you have always loved him and always will. Read more
Publisher : Mariner Books
Publication date : December 26, 2012
Edition : Reprint
Language : English
Print length : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 0062119478
ISBN-13 : 76
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.31 x 0.65 x 8 inches
Book 3 of 4 : Raylan Givens
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Format: Hardcover
So . . . the jacket is covered with blurbs: "the best suspense writer in America"; "the dean of crime writers"; "a master of narrative"; "the best in the business" and the one that's closest to the truth: "his writing is pure pleasure." I had just finished the newest Robert Crais novel, Taken, and I turned to Elmore Leonard's Raylan. The Crais novel is full-tilt, piledriver suspense; the Leonard novel is pure pleasure. You gulp down the Crais novel a paragraph or page at a time; with Leonard you pause over every delicious word. Leonard usually writes two kinds of novels--the dark, brooding, soul-searing book like Killshot or the lighter, Runyonesque story of lame criminals who generate more laughter than violence (Freaky Deaky, Get Shorty). Raylan (whose title character is now a fixture in the FX series Justified) is among the latter books, but with a strong regional twist. Leonard can nail Detroit, of course, and both Hollyweird and Miami. Here he nails the Kentucky coal country. Fundamentally, Leonard is the master of dialogue, dialogue that reveals character, culture, inclination, motivation and essential nature in a single word. Black, white, male, female, wily fox or 78 IQ, hillbilly, faux hillbilly or more-hat-than-cattle Texan . . . he nails them all and always in the language of their time and place. Leonard lives in upscale Detroit; I grew up on the Kentucky border and have been through Shelbyville, Indiana on a Greyhound bus more times than I like to remember and Leonard knows it and feels it better than anybody, including the indigenous population. Raymond Chandler thought that one of the hallmarks of crime writing was a realist approach to language; characters should speak as the real people of the time speak. Leonard has internalized that notion for almost 60 years. He's pushing 90 and he still has the best ear in the game. Plus, he doesn't shrink from the writing of dialect, which may be the most difficult thing to do in crime writing. It can't be mannered; it can't be distracting; it has to be authentic and it has to be readable, even with the distortions of spelling and grammar that it entails. Leonard is its absolute master. And the story: it's actually three interconnected stories, with interlacing between what could have been three freestanding novellas instead of an episodic but integrated slice of Raylan Givens' life. The first deals with kidney thefts, the second with coal mining, the third bank thefts and high stakes poker. The third story introduces a character of whom we might see more: Jackie Nevada, Butler University senior and Texas hold `em player extraordinaire. All three of the stories are wonderful; all involve memorable characters who are represented with drop-dead perfect dialogue. I was a little hard on EL in my review of Djibouti, which had its moments but never quite came together for me. Now I'm on the floor, worshipping. This is as close to perfection in regional crime writing as we're ever likely to get. Do not miss it.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2012 by Richard B. Schwartz
Format: Kindle
Everyone hails Elmore Leonard as a “master of dialogue” and I can see why. It took me a minute to get used to his rapid-fire conversation, often written in colloquial Harlan speak without dialogue tags, but once I did, I appreciated the author’s efficiency of words. Raylan reads like a script, fast-moving and action-packed. It was an easy read and I found it entertaining in the way I find John Locke’s books entertaining. A little outlandish, often comical, and nothing you have to think too much about. The author moves from organ theft to lady bank robbers to the tale of Jackie Nevada with some back and forth between the mines and the mining company and a sprinkling of major players, inside Harlan County and out. It’s a lot to take in, and I’m not sure what I’d say the plot was in a book that has at least five or six, most of which ended up with someone being shot. But it was fun. A nice break for me from mysteries and thriller and horror, my usual genres, and a treat since I did love Justified. Picking up a series at book three can be tricky, but this one went on sale and I bought it for “someday.” I probably missed a bit, but as a fan of the show I didn’t miss much. I knew the characters and was pleased to see the favorites (Boyd, Dickie, and Winona among them) make their appearances. Overall, I had a good time reading Raylan and I would read the rest of the series as the occasional palate cleanser. Recommended.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2018 by BF
Format: Hardcover
This book will appeal to fans of the previous Raylan novels as well as fans of the current television series "Justified" of which the Raylan character is the star of the series. This novel, in some minor ways, merges the worlds of the books and the television series. I've read some complaints about that from some fans of the books, saying that the entire book feels like a continuation of the tv series which I don't agree with nor do I think matters either way. Characters that were created from Justified appear in the book, but in small roles. Tim and Rachael pop up but disappear not too long after. The most memorable change from the books is the resurrection of Boyd Crowder. Instead of dying in the story "Bullet In The Hole", in a gunfight with Raylan, Boyd survived his wounds and is now an born again Christian. Or at least he pretends to be. A lot of the book was used as the inspiration for season 2 of the tv show. The book is 3 different stories. The first is about a family of pot growers in Harlan called the Crowes. The two sons of the Pervis Crowe, the head of the family, get into the black market organ transplant business with a pretty nurse and her friend Cuba, who works for the Crowes. Raylan gets on the case and goes after the biggest drug dealers in Harlan and the gang gets more desperate in their attempt to throw Raylan off the track, including targeting Raylan himself. The second story deal with Boyd Crowder. No longer is Boyd a white supremacist, now he works for a coal company that is at odds with the local population over pollution. Boyd is hired as the head of "disagreements". Boyd's job is to make life difficult for anyone who won't play ball with the mining company. When a confrontation between Boyd, a female higher up in the company and a disgruntled employee ends in murder Raylan must work to uncover the truth of the murder as well as avoid being used in a pawn in the complex game of Boyd's female superior. The third and final story of the book deals with a trio of female bank robbers and a missing woman suspected to be apart of the gang. Raylan is sent on the trail of one of the suspected robbers while the pimp/wannabe actor of the three women, who was arrested by Raylan several years ago, decides to take this opportunity to extract his revenge against the Cowboy. Elements from stories 1 and 2 also interweave with this third story as well. Certain scenes and story lines from the book (elements from stories 1 and 2 were mainly used in season 2). The book also continues the storyline from "Pronto" and "Riding The Rap". Thanks to his old west style shoot out with Tommy Bucks, Raylan is now a minor celebrity in law enforcement circles with many officers complimenting Raylan on doing the job the way it should be done. Its a great read and a chance to read 3 amazing stories (though not nearly enough) about one of the most entertaining heroes in modern literature written by one of the best authors in literature today. Would love to see Leonard write another book involving Raylan Givens in the future.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2012 by Matthew
Format: Kindle
A ho-hum read. If you are looking for a good story that you find difficult to put away, look elsewhere.
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2026 by J. Little
Format: Paperback
I've read all four of the original books, Pronto, Riding the Rap, Raylan, and Fire in the Hole, in about 3 1/2 weeks. I haven't been too keen on getting into reading any of the newer 2 that I've seen because the new TV series hasn't been as good action wise in my opinion as the original. I've usually read books ahead of time, and then was disappointed when I saw movies of them after the fact. With these however, reading them after they were broadcast, gave me faces and a personality that made the reading much more enjoyable. If you're a Raylan fan of the original series, you'll really appreciate reading about some of the adventures that were not in the series and also those that were.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2023 by KS
Format: Hardcover
Received a note last week from Gerry about this one and was reminded that one of my all time favorite authors is this gem of a man from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Elmore Leonard has written so many books it's hard to keep track and while there are many which can be considered mystery or crime fiction there is really a little something for everyone. Quite a few of his offerings have been made into movies including Get Shorty, Hombre, Kill Shot, Big Bounce, Mr. Majestyk,etc, etc (50 novels?). He was the guest speaker at a ceremony where my brother in law Chris rec'd the teacher of the Year award for Michigan. Leonard's mind works the way his writing appears on the page so he is very engaging and probably explains his success in writing and as a screen writer. He will be 87 this year and you have to wonder how long we can expect him to churn out his stories. Raylan Givens is a recurring character (Pronto, Riding the Rap, Fire in the Hole). He is with the U.S. Marshall Service (USMS) and while he is honest to a fault, he retains a fairness streak which calls some of his conduct into question on the right/wrong scale. He wears a cowboy hat which rounds out his character as an intimidating force and has a coolness which allows him to operate under pressure as if he was doing his nails. He is not without a conscience but it won't spend time bothering him if the perp had it coming. At times he is judge, jury and executioner. He keeps a soft spot in his heart for the Kentucky, Southern Ohio, West Virginia type which while traveling in the world of the underground exhibits a strong set of rules by which the usual suspect will try to operate. The Mafia had such rules generally housed in the code of conduct we civilians like to call Omerta. You might say Raylan escaped from the drear life of coal mining and petty crime the features of which are early death, poverty, educational ignorance and fringe unlawfulness. Because of this he will cut a break where it is called for and he knows how to go back. He was born in Harlan County Kentucky and is known throughout the tri-state area where he is myth, legend and real deal. He carries a standard issue Glock chambered for S&W .40 caliber but is generally proficent in any weapon. In the TV series (Justified) based on his character he is portrayed by Timothy Olyphant which is not exactly how I would have cast him. I pictured him more on the line of a young (mid 30's) James Caan. He is a womanizer but with a respectful attitude. The main feature of his complicated personality is his ability to see through the fog and key in on the nugget which is the heart of the case. It is intended to appear uncanny but in his mind it is the familiar coupled with intuitive logic fueled by intense objectivity. In this book which is a show case for his talent for cutting to the chase he shows incredible patience in solving crimes especially suited to the USMS. These include, bank robbery, large scale drug trafficking, threats aimed at Coal Company executives, and the theft of kidneys from living breathing human beings. Leonard has seamlessly woven these arguably separate stories into one tale which is by turns disparate yet cohesive. The characters pop in and out of each scenario with ease which may be only a slight flaw in what is otherwise a fun, fast paced, action packed story. The folks run the gamut from top to bottom on the social and economic scales. One individual which Raylan is intensely fascinated with is a college junior who makes her living and expenses by playing Texas Hold'em. This is not a crime but there is speculation that she might be associated with other criminal elements and winds up on a fugitive list. In one part of the story Raylan finds himself serving as a body guard to a Coal Company lawyer who is doing damage control by trying to spin the company conduct into community service with only the miner, his family, and nature's best interest in mind. This is a tight rope for Raylan since this community is the one he escaped from and he is known by all. To add to the problem the attorney has designs on Raylan as a prospective sack mate. His extrication from this conundrum is fascinating, and rest of the story is the sugar which sweetens Leonard novels. His mastery of the black mountain vernacular lends that dash of realism necessary to elevate this adventure from tall tale to believing you actually witnessed the events. As with all of his myriad books this one will be hard to put down. 2.75* GIBO
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Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2012 by GIBO
Format: Paperback
Leonard's writing is so efficient and visual that, as a screenwriter, I find it hard to believe that it was difficult to make movies and TV shows from his books. Besides being extremely engaging and entertaining, "Raylan" is a wonderful example of his style. For me, it provided everything I expect from an Elmore Leonard novel and almost everything I'd hoped for from the TV show. I love Walton Goggins's portrayal of Boyd Crowder and the sparring he does with Raylan. Even though I was hoping to see more of that in the book, I'm pretty sure Leonard knows what he's doing. I suspect it would have unbalanced the structure of the book. So read the damn thing. You'll love it, too!
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Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2013 by Mark F. Martino
Format: Kindle
Raylan is a great character and is fully realized in this portrayal of him. It's a great read. Along with the othe other Raylan stories (Fire in the Hole, etc...), it is probably my favorite of Leonard's stories. The only problem is that I had been watching justified for several years by the time I read it and the subtle differences between the character as portrayed by Timothy Oliphant and as written by Leonard were a little hard to reconcile. Neither better than the other. Both brilliant and not utterly dissimilar (this is true of all the other crossover characters)...just subtly different, so for the reader who is coming to the written Raylan stories from the TV show as I have, should be prepared for what feels like a sort of binocular effect. The characters are almost the same but not quite and so it's hard to read the stories without flipping back and for the between the two protrayls/interpretations in a slightly uncomfortable way. The effect is not disturbing ought to ruin the sperience, however, and - brilliant though Oliphant's interpretation is - Leonard's Raylan must of course be given pride of position as he created him as opposed to "merely" interpreted him (however brilliantly) as Oliphant's has. Summary; well worth the read and, I think, Leonard's best character. If you haven't yet watch justified, read the stories first and then settle into the Oliphant's version. Still well worth the read in the over direction though!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2014 by Simon Pot