Charlie Martz and Other Stories, Elmore Leonard
Charlie Martz and Other Stories, Elmore Leonard
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Charlie Martz and Other Stories
The Unpublished Stories

Author: Elmore Leonard

Narrator: Will Patton, Mark Bramhall, George Newbern, Tish Hicks, Nick Toren

Unabridged: 7 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 06/16/2015

Synopsis

A collection of fifteen stories, eleven of which have never been previously published, from the early career of bestselling American master Elmore Leonard.Over his long and illustrious career, Elmore Leonard was recognized as one of the greatest crime writers of all time, the author of dozens of bestselling books—many adapted for the big screen—as well as a master of short fiction. A superb stylist whose crisp, tight prose crackled with trademark wit and sharp dialogue, Leonard remains the standard for crime fiction and a literary model for writers of every genre.Marked by his unmistakable grit and humor, the stories in Charlie Martz and Other Stories—produced early in his career, when he was making his name particularly with westerns—reveal a writer in transition, exploring new voices and locations, from the bars of small-town New Mexico and Michigan to a film set in Hollywood, a hotel in Southern Spain, even a military base in Kuala Lumpur. They also introduce us to classic Leonard characters, some who recur throughout the collection, such as aging lawman Charlie Martz and weary former matador Eladio Montoya.Devoted Leonard aficionados and fans new to his fiction will marvel at these early works that reveal an artist on the cusp of greatness.

About Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard wrote more than forty books during his long career, including the bestsellers Raylan, Tishomingo Blues, Be Cool, Get Shorty, and Rum Punch, as well as the acclaimed collection When the Women Come Out to Dance, which was a New York Times Notable Book. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty and Out of Sight. The short story “Fire in the Hole,” and three books, including Raylan, were the basis for the FX hit show Justified. Leonard received the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He died in 2013.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Denise on August 10, 2015

Every night I looked forward to my bedtime reading. Sometimes turning off the television and going to bed early so I could get back to these great stories. Each short story is so engrossing. The characters are pushed to the edge. Forced to make decisions in situations that they'd never thought about......more

Goodreads review by Moshe on February 05, 2018

3.5* average of each story below: One, Horizontal - 2* - bad boys, stupid boys. Nothing good can come out of it... Charlie Martz - 3* - good buildup but a predictable and unsatisfying end Siesta in Paloverde - 2* - hmmm, same story as the one before, same main character, almost the same setting, nothin......more

Goodreads review by Brian on June 25, 2015

Reviews on GoodReads for Charlie are refreshingly sane compared to the whining twits on Amazon. Dutch in his prime - which is most all 40+ entries in his oeuvre - is Coke. All the sugar is there. This early stuff is Diet Coke. Not Coke. If you want to taste Coke, drink a Coke. The Amazon reviewers......more

Goodreads review by Larry on July 29, 2017

I listen to this book in the audible format while reading along in the e-book. I have a couple of books by this author in hardcover that I bought used sometime ago thinking he was somebody I should read. But then I began to have some visual problems tracking lines in paper books so they are still si......more

Goodreads review by Barry on December 12, 2020

My first read from Elmore Leonard and this one offered a wide variety of writing and I enjoyed it all!......more

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