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"Ocala Police picked up Dale Crowe Junior for weaving, two o'clock in the morning, crossing the center line and having a busted taillight ..." (more)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Riding the Rap, Jun 26 2004
This review is from: Riding The Rap (Mass Market Paperback)
This is Elmore Leonard at his best. A Stetson-wearing hero, a soothsaying love interest, three greedy but likable villains, and--like in all Leonard novels--a story told through dialogue and not showy exposition . . . how could you go wrong? And if you really want to be entertained, buy the audio version read by the brilliant Frank Muller.
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4.0 out of 5 stars God bless Elmore Leonard, Nov 3 2003
By Peggy Vincent "author and reader" (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Riding The Rap (Mass Market Paperback)
There's hardly ever a truly good guy in Leonard's books. Even the best of his protagonists who ride in on white horses to slay evil dragons have a dark side, a dark secret, or a dark sin. And the worst of the baddies all have some marvelous redeeming or hilarious quality that makes you root for them now and then.
There should be, instead of Murphy's Law, a Leonard's Law, in which some seemingly simple scheme will inevitably turn complex and twisted when this master of his genre gets hold of it.
In Riding the Rap, we get to revisit Florida Marshall Raylan Givins as he investigates the disappearance of his girlfriend's ex-lover. Don't ask. It's too complicated to go into details in a short book review. Just trust me: it's filled with the usual Leonard people-stew of weirdos, strange scams, superb dialogue full of lingo and slang, and and and and...
Not his very best, but very good stuff.
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3.0 out of 5 stars elmore leonard, Jul 29 2003
By avdr (san diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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elmore leonard is considered one of the best crime writers today.he paints everyday criminals with a certain realisjm and distinction.in riding the rap, an ex mobster gets kidnapped by a guy who owes him money and two other guys.they plan on emptying his bank account and running off to the bahamas.that's when federal marshal raylan givens goes out to bring the ex mobster back safe and sound as a favor to his girlfriend.a gardner, an ex stripper and a fortune teller are only a few of the players in this crime caper.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An introduction to E.L.
I have not read many crime novels in my days, but i did really enjoy Riding the Rap. It was a fairly easy read which made it good to fly through it in a couple sittings. Read more
Published on May 27 2003 by J Brown

3.0 out of 5 stars Awwwwww.... not his best
I guess even Leonard is entitled to an off day. Somehow this book gets stuck in the mud along the way which is so unlike the usual fare from this terrific writer. Read more
Published on Nov 4 2002 by D. Wolf

2.0 out of 5 stars Riding the Rap - Leonard
I'm not quite sure what I missed when I read Riding the Rap but I obviously missed something. I'm afraid that I can't honestly continue the string of rave reviews. Read more
Published on Oct 25 2002 by Chris MB

3.0 out of 5 stars Past Prime
Compared to the truly wonderful Elmore Leonard classics, like City Primeval or Fifty-two Pickup, Riding the Rap doesn't come anywhere near the mark. Read more
Published on Feb 1 2002 by Charlotte Vale-Allen

4.0 out of 5 stars Another good one from Leonard...
I've said it once and I'll say it again... no one writes dialog like Leonard. If you want to know where Tarentino got his inspiration for the off-beat dialog in Pulp Fiction,... Read more
Published on Aug 21 2000 by Erik J. Larsen

4.0 out of 5 stars A fine, funny read.
This was my first Elmore Leonard. I came to him through Martin Amis's recommendation, thinking that any prose good enough for Martin would be good enough for me. Read more
Published on Jul 10 2000 by E. Hawkins

4.0 out of 5 stars It's an action film.
And just like one it's fast, furious, and can be fun. But at the end you are asking yourself "So what?" Just don't ask that question and you'll be set. Read more
Published on Jun 12 2000 by Jonathan Ashley

2.0 out of 5 stars Slow
The sentences are well written. Leonard describes things well. But it was a slow read. Everything was leading up to the last few pages, where the only action occurred. Read more
Published on Mar 24 2000

2.0 out of 5 stars This is not Leonard's Finest Hour
Having read other books by Leonard, I found "Riding the Gap" to be weak in comparison. The book is a tale of three unlikable hoods who kidnap a bookie with the intention... Read more
Published on Nov 26 1999 by Jason Debly

3.0 out of 5 stars Diverting but not lasting
I'd not read an Elmore Leonard book prior to this, and by the end I could tell why his books sell so well. Read more
Published on Jul 24 1999 by A. Ross

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