Elmore Leonard
1925-2013
 

Elmore John Leonard was born in New Orleans. He graduated from the University of Detroit Jesuit High School in 1943 and immediately joined the Navy, where he served with the Seabees for three years in the south Pacific. In 1946 he enrolled at the University of Detroit. A year before he graduated, he got a job as a copy writer with Campbell-Ewald Advertising agency, a position he kept for several years as he wrote on the side. He graduated in 1950 with a degree in English and Philosophy. He also wrote western novels. His son, Peter Leonard, is also a crime writer. Visit also this site.
 

Titles and year of publication:  

 1) The Big Bounce  1969
 2) Fifty-Two Pickup  1974
 3) Mr. Majestyk  1974
 4) Swag (Also published as: Ryan's Rules [1978])  1976
 5) The Hunted  1977
 6) Unknown Man No. 89  1977
 7) The Switch  1978
 8) Gold Coast  1980
 9) City Primeval  1980
10) Cat Chaser  1982
11) Split Images  1982
12) Stick  1983
13) La Brava (Edgar Award)  1984
14) Glitz  1985
15) Bandits  1986
16) Touch  1987
17) Freaky Deaky  1988
18) Killshot  1989
19) Get Shorty  1990
20) Maximum Bob (Hammett Prize)  1991
21) Rum Punch  1992
22) Pronto  1993
23) Riding the Rap  1995
24) Out of Sight  1996
25) Be Cool  1999
26) Pagan Babies  2000
27) Tishomingo Blues  2002
28) When the Women Come Out to Dance (short stories)  2002
29) Mr. Paradise  2004
30) The Hot Kid  2005
31) Up in Honey's Room  2007
32) Comfort to the Enemy  2009
33) Road Dogs  2009
34) Djibouti  2010
35) Raylan  2012

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