Pronto, Elmore Leonard
Pronto, Elmore Leonard
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Pronto

Author: Elmore Leonard

Narrator: Alexander Adams

Unabridged: 5 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/05/2010


Synopsis

“Speedy, exhilarating, and smooth. Nobody does it better.”
—Washington Post“The man knows how to grab you—and Pronto is one of the best grabbers in years.”
—Entertainment WeeklyFans of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of the hit TV series Justified are in for a major treat. The unstoppable manhunter with the very itchy trigger finger stars in Pronto, a crime fiction gem from the one and only Elmore Leonard, “the greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever” (New York Times Book Review). The Grand Master justifies the overwhelming acclaim he has received over the course of his remarkable career with an electrifying thriller that sends the indomitable Raylan racing to Italy on the trail of a fugitive bookie who’s hiding from the vengeful Miami mob. The legendary Leonard, whom the Seattle Times lauds as the “King Daddy of crime writers,” proves that all comparisons to American noir icons John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, and James M. Cain are well deserved with this tale of very dirty doings and extremely dangerous men coming together in the birthplace of Puccini, Garibaldi, and La Cosa Nostra.

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 Bill on December 18, 2019

I've been binge-watching FX's series Justified, and decided it might be fun to extend my binge by reading the Elmore Leonard books that inspired the series. I figured I'd start out with Pronto, the first novel to feature stetson-wearing Federal Marshal Raylan Givens, native of Harlan County and vete......more

Goodreads review by James on July 28, 2023

Published in 1993, Pronto is the novel that introduced U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, although as is typical of a novel by Elmore Leonard, Givens is only one of a cast of great characters who populate the story. The real center of the story is a sixty-six-year-old Miami bookie named Harry Arno. Arno ha......more

Goodreads review by Kemper on March 14, 2010

The Raylan Givens character that Elmore Leonard introduced in this book is the basis of a new TV show called Justified that will be premiering soon. If you just read the first half of the book, you’d probably wonder why anyone would do a show where the hero is a complete moron. If you read the whole......more

Goodreads review by Scott on November 27, 2023

Reading an Elmore Leonard novel is a visceral experience, like eating a great burger paired with a perfect cold glass of pilsner. It's like watching a boxing match in which the boxer you're rooting for lands every punch perfectly. It's exhilerating. Leonard works on that viceral level. You become a f......more

Goodreads review by Terry on September 03, 2013

My book recommendation for this month is not "a" book recommendation, but a body of work. Like many writers, I want to pay tribute to Elmore Leonard, who recently passed away. He was for me the quintessential writer of quirky, engaging and thoroughly believable dialogue. When reading his books, I ne......more