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Pronto
Pronto | Elmore Leonard
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The feds want Miami bookmaker Harry Arno to squeal on his wiseguy boss. So they're putting word out on the street that Arno's skimming profits from "Jimmy Cap" Capotortowhich he is, but everybody does it. He was planning to retire to Italy someday anyway, so Harry figures now's a good time to get lost. U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens knows Harry's trickythe bookie ditched him once in an airport while in the marshal's custodybut not careful. So Raylan's determined to find the fugitive's Italian hideaway before a cold-blooded Sicilian "Zip" does and whacks Arno for fun. After all, it's a "pride thing"...and it might even put Raylan in good stead with Harry's sexy ex-stripper girlfriend Joyce.
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Pedrocamacho
Pronto | Elmore Leonard
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Another great road-trip audiobook listen 😊

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Blueberry
Pronto | Elmore Leonard
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Klou Great! 1y
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TieDyeDude
Pronto | Elmore Leonard
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I've had this in my Audible library for years. As a huge fan of Justified, it was good to see just how true the show was to the written character. The first book in the series, but if you've only seen the show, this is essentially a prequel, detailing the Miami Beach incident that results in the punishment of Raylan being sent back to Harlem County. Makes me want to read more and also watch the show again!

Suet624 Awww... Raylan. 2y
SamAnne Loved Justified! I‘m so out of it I didn‘t realize it was based on Elmore Leonard. Stacked. 2y
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KimmyM
Pronto | Elmore Leonard
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This was different from my usual reads but was a neat story (and I love #raylangivens). I'm kind of interested in checking out more by Elmore Leonard but not sure which book of his to choose next.

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KimmyM
Pronto | Elmore Leonard
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I have been obsessed with the show Justified and now that I'm done watching (😦) I want more! So I'm reading this, my first Elmore Leonard.
I'm also looking for #bookrecs for anything like #Justified (but would prefer a female protagonist)!

Ericalambbrown Have you read Out of Sight? It‘s an Elmore Leonard with female US Deputy Marshal Karen Sisco. She‘s in some of his short stories, too. 6y
KimmyM @Ericalambbrown Ooh I have not! Adding to my TBR, thank you! 6y
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blankpagesofmine
Pronto | Elmore Leonard
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actualdisneyprincess
Pronto | Elmore Leonard
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I know this quote isn't from "Pronto," but whether it's on the pages of one of the novels, or from the script of one of the episodes of Justified, there's no mistaking the magic of Elmore Leonard's gift for whip-quick, smart dialogue, and no denying that Boyd Crowder has absolutely no time for shifty folk. (And a marvelously skewed sense of a code of honor.)

(I love Boyd Crowder. And this glass.)

#justified #boydcrowder #elmoreleonard

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dairine
Pronto | Elmore Leonard
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BOOKMARK UPDATE: provenance of this bookmark: I used to work for a small museum system, and my colleague found this bookmark in a bunch of estate books. Not fitting in our collection, she gave it to me, knowing I had a healthy collection. Incidentally, a NM resident & STILL haven't been to Taos. 😏

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TiffReadsAndRuns
Pronto | Elmore Leonard
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Mehso-so

This one started out slow for me, but definitely picked up by the end. Good enough to make me want to pick up the next book in the series

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TiffReadsAndRuns
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"It reminded Raylan of an old Waylon Jennings number, 'When You See Me Getting Smaller.' One of his favorites when he was still home in Kentucky. On the same record as 'You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me, Lucille,' the one he thought of right after Winona told him she was a getting a divorce..."

dairine So, wait, Justified is based off a short story....but there are NOVELS? With Raylan? 8y
TiffReadsAndRuns @dairine yes! 4 to be exact.. This is the first one. Be advised, the plot is different from the show. If you want something similar to the show plot, start with book 3 8y
dairine I just like Raylan so damned much, and I won't mind deviations. Any other characters from the show? Cuz I have a love/hate with Boyd Crowder 😏 thanks for the tag! 8y
TiffReadsAndRuns @dairine several characters from the books, but the tv show picks up with the 3rd book in the series 8y
dairine Gotcha. Sweet :) 8y
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TiffReadsAndRuns
Pronto | Elmore Leonard
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"Plan something for forty-seven years and all of a sudden you're out of time. Do it now, this minute, or maybe never get another chance."

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