Up in Honey's Room - Brossura

Leonard, Elmore

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ISBN 10: 0061146048 ISBN 13: 9780061146046

Casa editrice: Harperluxe, 2007

Riassunto

German-born Walter Schoen, now living in Detroit, is a dead ringer for Heinrich Himmler. Walter's American wife, Honey Deal, doesn't know he's a German spy, but she's tired of telling him jokes he doesn't understand—it's time for a divorce. Along comes Carl Webster, the hot kid of the Marshals Service. He's looking for a German officer who escaped from a POW camp in Oklahoma. Carl's pretty sure Walter's involved, so Carl gets to know Honey, hoping she'll take him to Walter. Honey likes Carl and doesn't much care that he's married. But all Carl wants is to get his man without getting shot. It's Elmore Leonard's world—gritty, funny, and full of surprises.

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Recensione

“Combines everything we love about Leonard’s works--big guns, morally clueless murderers, sexy dames and handsome lawmen. A masterpiece.” (USA Today)

“When you read Elmore Leonard, you enter Mr. Leonard’s world. A trip like that is its own kind of vacation.” (New York Times)

“Reading UP IN HONEY’S ROOM is like dancing with the stars and Elmore Leonard’s the star.” (Washington Post)

“Bullets fly, but as with most ELmore Leonard novels, things really move when the dialogue gets going. Grade A.” (Christian Science Monitor)

“Proof that (Leonard) is at the top of his game.” (Seattle Times)

“The dialogue flows as fast and smooth as any words ever uttered in the service of a story.” (Booklist (starred review))

“Elmore Leonard is still at the top of his game.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)

“It’s the cast of characters that makes readers keep turning the pages.” (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

“Leonard’s writing--line by line--is as sharp as ever.” (Publishers Weekly)

“With Dashiell Hammett-type wit (Leonard) has once again created characters who live far beyond their storylines.” (Boston Globe)

L'autore

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.

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• Editore: Harperluxe
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0061146048
• ISBN 13: 9780061146046
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 366