Riding the Rap by Elmore Leonard - ISBN: 9780753822418
Paperback
Palm Beach playboy’s hostage plan hits hilarious, criminal complications.

Riding the Rap

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    1 July 2009

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Summary

Palm Beach playboy Chip Ganz needs money - fast. He has spiralling debts, and his mother’s gravy-train has just derailed.

So he has a plan: he’s going to find somebody rich, and take them hostage. With the help of an ex-con, a psycho gardener and the beautiful psychic Reverend Dawn, he chooses bookmaker Harry Arno as the lucky victim. The trouble is, Harry can scam with the best of them. And that’s not the only problem. US Marshal Raylan Givens is sleeping with Harry’s ex girlfriend, …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780753822418
ISBN-10:0753822415
Author:Elmore Leonard
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:1 July 2009
Weight:280g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 24mm
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Critics Review

‘Another low key, totally compelling piece of fiction’

‘Another low key, totally compelling piece of fiction’ HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER

About The Author

Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard was born in New Orleans on 11 October 1925. He wrote forty-five books during his phenomenal career, including the bestsellers Mr Paradise, Tishomingo Blues, Be Cool and The Hot Kid. Many have been made into successful movies, including Get Shorty with John Travolta, Out of Sight with George Clooney and Rum Punch, which became Tarantino’s Jackie Brown. He is the recipient of the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award and the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award. He died on 20 August 2013 in Detroit.

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