ex-libray book. From one of the best modern crime writers with realistic characters. The development of the plot is a little too obvious, but still a worthwhile read.

Sent with some other books to crimson-tide.

A bonus Elmore Leonard as a bonus hitchhiker!
Thanks heaps dolphin-au.

Hitching a ride across country to catsalive. Happy reading!

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Publishers Weekly
When Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne stumble onto an extortion scheme run by Armand Degas, half Ojibway Indian, half French Canadian hit man, and his temporary partner Richie Nix, a talkative sociopath, the two killers set out to eliminate them, hiding out with Nix's girlfriend Donna, a former prison guard who collects stuffed animals and believes that Elvis is alive. In detailing the killers' relentless pursuit of the terrified couple, Leonard builds suspense with a deft, master hand, inducing an instant--and sustained--response of sweating hands and a racing heart. Even the most jaded reader will be swept along on the roller coaster of impending violence punctuated by heart-stopping crises. As always, Leonard writes with a natural ear for offbeat speech and a terrific sense of locale, moving the action from Toronto to Detroit and into Michigan and Ohio, telling the story almost totally through the thoughts and dialogue of the characters. In the Colsons, Leonard presents a more mature and realistic portrayal of a relationship than he has in the past, and he stirs up an uncomfortable fondness for the cruel but mellowing hit man Degas, all the while drawing the reader deeply into these ordinary lives. A bravura performance.

G enjoyed this. I read it some years ago & seem to recall it was a much better read than the blurbs had lead me to expect.

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