Unknown Man 89, Elmore Leonard
Unknown Man 89, Elmore Leonard
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Unknown Man #89
A Novel

Author: Elmore Leonard

Narrator: Chris Andrew Ciulla

Unabridged: 8 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: 10/07/2025

Synopsis

“No one is Leonard’s equal,” declares the Chicago Tribune—and anyone who might doubt it would only have to read Elmore Leonard’s riveting noir classic, Unknown Man #89, to become a true believer.The twisty tale of a Detroit process server whose search for a missing stockholder leads him into more serious peril than he ever imagined possible, Unknown Man #89 is a gourmet stew of mystery, suspense, and double and triple cross, peppered with the razor sharp dialogue for which Grand Master Leonard is justifiably famous.Exhilarating old-school crime fiction that the late, great John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, and Robert Parker would have been proud to call their own, Unknown Man #89 is a gem—nothing less than we’d expect from the man who created the incomparable U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of the hit TV series Justified.

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 David on September 29, 2019

I'm a big Leonard fan, Maximum Bob, and Cuba Libre being a couple of my favorites. This one just didn't do it for me. I am going to try and read it again, I have too much respect for Leonard, it has to be me not him.......more

Goodreads review by Kemper on December 13, 2013

(This is a blog post I did that covers the two Leonard books featuring Jack Ryan.) One of my favorite aspects about Elmore Leonard’s writing was that by shifting perspectives constantly he had the ability to make you sympathize with a character so that the hero of the story might not be who you thoug......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on November 24, 2021

Unknown Man #89 is told in a dark and gloomy tone. The plot is saturated with the realities of alcoholism. The criminals are patient and brooding and their acts are slow and deliberate. The main character, Jack Ryan, is a person that exudes his disenchantment with life. Even the weather, with its we......more

Goodreads review by Dan on March 14, 2018

Unknown Man 89 is the 39th book I've read by Elmore Leonard, 40th if you count the bound version of his 10 Rules of Writing. George Pelecanos put Unknown Man in his top 5 Leonard novels in a list I found online. Not sure if it would be that high for me but it is excellent. It's not quite the straight......more

Goodreads review by Jason on November 03, 2025

I like Leonard but this just never clicked with me. There was too much dialogue, not a lot of it was interesting, and a plot that was way too predictable.......more

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