Mr. Majestyk, Elmore Leonard
Mr. Majestyk, Elmore Leonard
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Mr. Majestyk

Author: Elmore Leonard

Narrator: Frank Muller

Unabridged: 4 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/27/2010


Synopsis

“Splendid…entirely engrossing.”
—Los Angeles Times“First-rate…an excellent thriller…well-plotted and smoothly written…crackles with suspense.”
—Bergan RecordA classic crime novel, Mr. Majestyk is vintage Elmore Leonard—an edgy, dark, fiendishly compelling tale of a quiet man making a whole lot of noise.  “The best writer of crime fiction today” (USA Today)—the acclaimed author who brought the world Raylan Givens, the  trigger-happy U.S. Marshal who lights up  TV screens across America in the hit series Justified—Leonard makes a big noise himself with this timeless noir tale of personal justice and brutal vengeance. When a war veteran Arizona farmer loses everything, ruined by the local mob, he decides to fight back in this masterful crime fiction thriller—early proof that Leonard not only belongs in the company of John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, Robert B. Parker and the other great names in American mystery and suspense…he is, in fact, “The King Daddy of crime writers” (Seattle Times).

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 James

This is a great early crime novel (1974) from Elmore Leonard. The protagonist is a Vietnam vet named Vincent Majestyk who is growing melons on a hundred and sixty acres in the rural southwest. He's struggling to get his crop in on time and is close to the edge of losing it all if he doesn't. All he......more

Goodreads review by Daniel

Elmore Leonard’s style is to release his characters into a plot that is as chaotic as real life. Every one of his character’s decisions creates choices that demand subsequent decisions. And his characters, being as true to form as they are, make good, bad, brilliant and terrible decisions all the wa......more