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His crime novels are what skyrocketed his career. A library of america boxed set. Elmore leonard, wherever you are, you've got competition. Charles willeford's miami blues published in 1984 too. At age 87, the prolific writer hadn't slowed down and was working on his 46th book. He began his careers in the 1950s writing pulp westerns, but was not widely known until the publication of his 1985 book glitz.some of his best known books include get shorty, out of sight, and rum punch.many of his books and stories have been adapted for film and television. Get shorty (chili palmer, #1) by. Known for writing thrilling tales of the western and crime genre, elmore leonard's film and tv adaptations of his work have seen similar success. All votes add books to this list. In 2012, he was awarded the national book foundation medal for distinguished contribution to american letters. One of his best crime fiction series will be starting off our list. Crime (13) drama (13) thriller (11) comedy (7) western (7. Leonard's raylan givens series includes a total of 5 novels in which you get to read about some very exciting and suspenseful events.
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