Elmore Leonard: Bandits (USA 2011)

From the Publisher:
"NO ONE IS LEONARD'S EQUAL." -- CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Working at his brother-in-law's New Orleans funeral home isn't reformed jewel thief Jack Delaney's idea of excitement -- until he's dispatched to a leper's hospital to pick up a corpse that turns out to be very much alive... and under the care of a beautiful, radical ex-nun in designer jeans. The "deceased" is the one-time squeeze of a Nicaraguan colonel who's ordered her dead for trying to infect him, and Sister Lucy's looking to spirit the young woman away from his guns and goons. Plus Lucy's getting ideas about spiriting away some of the colonel's millions as well -- and someone with Jack Delaney's talents could come in very handy indeed.

"Almost unbearable suspense. Leonard has produced another winner." -- People
"[Bandits] may well be his best." -- Philadelphia Inquirer
"The debate over who's the all-time king of the whack-job crime novelists just ended. Living or dead, Elmore Leonard tops 'em all." -- Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

ELMORE LEONARD has written more than forty books during his highly successful writing career, and many of his novels have been made into movies. Leonard is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He lives in Bloomfield Village, Michigan.

Elmore Leonard: Bandits. A Novel. William Morrow Paperbacks, ISBN: 9780062120328 (November, 2011), 345 p., $14.99.

Elmore Leonard: Bandits (UK 2010)

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'You'd be performing a service to humanity. The kinda thing that makes you feel good all over'
Reformed jewel thief Jack Delaney is going straight - until he meets sexy, radical former nun Lucy Nichols. Working in the funeral business, Jack is sent to collect a corpse from a leper hospital, where he finds it in Sister Lucy's care - and very much alive.

Lucy's on a goodwill mission, hoping to smuggle the 'deceased' away from her dangerous ex. He, coincidentally, is wealthy to the tune of several million dollars, money that could fund Lucy's quest to help mankind. Pooling their talents, Jack and Lucy hatch a plot to rob the rich man - if only they can stay alive long enough to pull it off...

'A superb craftsman... pure pleasure' -- LA Times
'All the suspense, tough talk and local colour anyone can expect... Bandits should fill the land with the sound of turning pages!' -- Time

Elmore Leonard: Bandits. Phoenix, ISBN: 9780753827338 (April, 2010), 320 p., £7.99.

Elmore Leonard: Bandits (USA 2003)

From the Publisher:
"NO ONE IS LEONARD'S EQUAL." -- Chicago Tribune
Working at his brother-in-law's New Orleans funeral home isn't reformed jewel thief Jack Delaney's idea of excitement -- until he's dispatched to a leper's hospital to pick up a corpse that turns out to be very much alive... and under the care of a beautiful, radical ex-nun in designer jeans. The "deceased" is the one-time squeeze of a Nicaraguan colonel who's ordered her dead for trying to "infect" him, and Sister Lucy's looking to spirit the young woman away from his guns and goons. Plus Lucy's getting ideas about spiriting away some of the colonel's millions as well -- and someone with Jack Delaney's talents could come in very handy indeed.

"Enthralling... vintage Leonard." -- USA Today

Elmore Leonard: Bandits. HarperTorch; ISBN: 0060512202 (February, 2003), 437 p., $7.50.

Elmore Leonard: Bandits (USA 1999)

From the Publisher:
"All the suspense,* tough talk, and local color anyone can expect... Bandits should fill the land with the sound of turning pages!" -- Time
"May well be his best." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer
"You'll find the usual deft Leonard touches -- the dialogue that sounds like it was copied off the police blotter, the instructive fascination with minor details, the twists and turns and sudden, nasty violence that somehow seems casual... . You won't be able to avoid it, nor should you." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch"Leonard delivers. Bandits is... the best thing he's done... . The language reeks of the street -- and the convent. The words fit the characters. And the characters are stunning." -- Houston Chronicle
"Bandits crackles like a brown paper bag pulled up around a half pint." -- Atlanta Constitution
"Almost unbearable suspense. Leonard has produced another winner." -- People

Bandits assembles an unlikely crew: an ex-nun, an ex-cop, and an ex-con. They've got their eyes on several million dollars that they've decided should not be sent to aid the Contras in Nicaragua. Of course, a lot of other people have their eyes on the money, too -- including the CIA. But Lucy, Jack, and Roy have a plan. Their motives may differ, but one thing is certain: Together they're going to make out like bandits.

ELMORE LEONARD has written thirty-four novels, including Cuba Libre, Freaky Deaky, Get Shorty, and Killshot, and numerous screenplays. He has an unparalleled reputation among lovers of mayhem, suspense, and just plain wonderful writing. Winner of a Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America, he has been likened to everyone from Dostoevsky to Dickens to Dashiell Hammett -- but he is, in fact, entirely and entertainingly unique. He lives in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Elmore Leonard: Bandits. Quill, ISBN: 0688166393 (March, 1999), 345 p., $12.00.

Elmore Leonard: Bandits (USA 1987)

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"ELMORE LEONARD IS AS GOOD AS THE BLURBS SAY: 'THE GREATEST CRIME WRITER OF OUR TIME, PERHAPS EVER.'" -- New York Times Book Review

It's Elmore Leonard's most daring novel to date -- and his characters have never been more vivid. There's Lucy, the slender ex-nun in pressed Calvins; Jack, the ex-con who thinks he's gone straight; and Roy, the ex-cop whose career was cut short by a prison term. Here in New Orleans they've stumbled onto a cache of several million dollars on its way to the Nicaraguan Contras -- and they have a plan. Together they're going to make out like bandits.

"Enthralling... vintage Leonard." -- USA Today
"May well be his best... a taut, timely, sardonic thriller." -- Philadelphia Inquirer
"All the suspense, tough talk, and local color anyone can expect... Bandits should fill the land with the sound of turning pages!" -- Time

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Elmore Leonard: Bandits. Warner Books, ISBN: 0446301302 (February, 1988), 369 p., $4.95.

Elmore Leonard: Bandits (USA 1987)

From the Publisher:
Elmore Leonard's Bandits is his most daring and accomplished novel to date. His characters have never been more vivid, his dialogue sharper, his humor subtler, his plotting as strong and seductive.

Come down to New Orleans and meet the bandits: Lucy Nichols, ex-nun, daughter of a rich right-wing oil man; Jack Delaney, an ex-con who thinks he's gone straight; and Roy Hicks, an ex-cop whose career was cut short when he got sent to prison. They've stumbled onto a private fund-raising scheme to aid the Contras in Nicaragua. And they've decided that the several million dollars raised should not leave New Orleans. Lucy's willing to become a bandit because, while working with Nicaraguan lepers she saw the horrors the Contras inflicted on innocent people. Jack is attracted to Lucy, and bored working in his brother-in-law's funeral home. Roy's the uncomplicated one: there's not much he won't do for one-third of millions of dollars.

Of course, a lot of other people have their eyes on the money too, including Colonel Dagoberto Godoy Diaz, an ex-bigwig Nicaraguan politico; his cold-blooded enforcer, Franklin de Dios; the CIA; even the IRA. But Lucy, Jack and Roy have a plan. Together they're going to make out like bandits.

Elmore Leonard has been praised by Newsweek as "the greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever," and by Robert Parker as "the best we have." Bandits is everything tough readers hope for -- Elmore Leonard's best book yet.

ELMORE "DUTCH" LEONARD is the author of many highly acclaimed novels, including Cat Chaser, Split Images, Stick, LaBrava, and the international bestseller Glitz. Mr. Leonard is currently working on a new novel which will be set in Detroit. He lives in Birmingham, Michigan with his wife, Joan.

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Elmore Leonard: Bandits. Arbor House, ISBN: 0877958416 (December, 1986), 345 p., $17.95.