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The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard

The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard

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A stellar collection of short fiction that spans the beloved master’s writing career

The legendary New York Times bestselling author returns with another stellar collection of Western short fiction。 In these classic tales that span more than five decades—including the first story he ever published， “The Trail of the Apache”—Elmore Leonard once again demonstrates the superb talent for language and gripping narrative that have made him one of the most acclaimed and influential writers of our time。

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Reviews

Adrian ，

Read on my uncle's recommendation。 Generally have very little experience reading Westerns but I loved the writing and loved the stories。 The first few were a little grim but they improved as they went on， except for the last once which was a little transparently political。 Read on my uncle's recommendation。 Generally have very little experience reading Westerns but I loved the writing and loved the stories。 The first few were a little grim but they improved as they went on， except for the last once which was a little transparently political。 。。。more

Michael ，

30 stories， 533 pages， and if I had rated each story individually there was not one lower than 4 stars if these really are his “complete” western stories then he batted 1。000。The common thread that runs through all these stories is that the protagonists are heroes not because they accomplish daring feats， but because they dare to hold on to their humanity in a rough and unforgiving world。 They have their flaws but they have a fundamental decency that they remember at the critical moment。 Basical 30 stories， 533 pages， and if I had rated each story individually there was not one lower than 4 stars if these really are his “complete” western stories then he batted 1。000。The common thread that runs through all these stories is that the protagonists are heroes not because they accomplish daring feats， but because they dare to hold on to their humanity in a rough and unforgiving world。 They have their flaws but they have a fundamental decency that they remember at the critical moment。 Basically the polar opposite of Cormac McCarthy stories。 。。。more

Gregory ，

Tales of rough justice in the Arizona territory。

Cindy ，

Intriguing to engaging these stories were the best of any genres I’ve read lately。 Clean and not cozy。 Adventure and action aplenty。 Narrators are well known Hollywood stars， which increases the draw （pun intended 🤓）。

Joshua Reinders ，

Listening to this book made me wish that Elmore Leonard， who only really wrote Westerns in his early days， had written more。 I suppose he did continue to write Western-style characters。 The narrators were all pretty good to excellent。

David ，

Fairly or unfairly， I tend to associate the Western short story with pulpy， bang bang action， as hairy chested men come in guns a-blazing and fists a-flyin' to rescue some helpless gal from outlaws or injuns。 Shallow plotting， godawful writing， stereotypical characters， and a strong whiff of racism。 That sort of thing。These tales， which were published at the height of that era in some very pulpy mags？ They're not that。 They're tightly， creatively plotted， populated with complex characters who sp Fairly or unfairly， I tend to associate the Western short story with pulpy， bang bang action， as hairy chested men come in guns a-blazing and fists a-flyin' to rescue some helpless gal from outlaws or injuns。 Shallow plotting， godawful writing， stereotypical characters， and a strong whiff of racism。 That sort of thing。These tales， which were published at the height of that era in some very pulpy mags？ They're not that。 They're tightly， creatively plotted， populated with complex characters who spring live from the page。 They deal directly and unflinchingly with the human mess of Western expansion。 Leonard also creates a rich sense of place， as the starkness of the desert Southwest is as much a presence as the morally ambiguous human beings who inhabit it。Thoroughly enjoyable， gritty stuff。 。。。more

Michael Gregory ，

This is another book that surprised me。 My only real exposure to Westerns before this was Louis L'Amour。 Unless you count "new western" like Cormac McCarthy。 Maybe I'm just too ignorant of the genre to spot cliches， but these stories struck me as supremely literary。 I would recommend this for anyone who likes short stories。 This is another book that surprised me。 My only real exposure to Westerns before this was Louis L'Amour。 Unless you count "new western" like Cormac McCarthy。 Maybe I'm just too ignorant of the genre to spot cliches， but these stories struck me as supremely literary。 I would recommend this for anyone who likes short stories。 。。。more

Jack ，

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Marica ，

Calore， polvere， cespugli spinosiMi sono trovata nel Far West perchè avevo voglia di evasione ed è stata una lettura ottima， superiore alle aspettative。 Ogni racconto è costruito con cura， dal punto di vista della verosimiglianza della storia e dei caratteri dei personaggi， che sono spesso molto ben caratterizzati dal punto di vista psicologico。 Hollywood ha tratto vari film famosi da questi racconti， per esempio Quel treno per Yuma。Sono racconti di avventura， quindi ci si aspetta una trama coin Calore， polvere， cespugli spinosiMi sono trovata nel Far West perchè avevo voglia di evasione ed è stata una lettura ottima， superiore alle aspettative。 Ogni racconto è costruito con cura， dal punto di vista della verosimiglianza della storia e dei caratteri dei personaggi， che sono spesso molto ben caratterizzati dal punto di vista psicologico。 Hollywood ha tratto vari film famosi da questi racconti， per esempio Quel treno per Yuma。Sono racconti di avventura， quindi ci si aspetta una trama coinvolgente， ma c'è molto di più。 Come racconta nella prefazione， l'autore si è documentato adeguatamente e in effetti è piuttosto interessante。 Le storie si collocano negli stati USA al confine col Messico， nel periodo in cui i nativi avevano ormai perso la loro guerra di cacciatori-raccoglitori contro i bianchi coltivatori-allevatori。 E' una cosa che mi fa sempre molta tristezza anche quando penso all'Europa di diecimila anni fa， in questo caso anche di più， data la sproporzione dei mezzi。 I nativi erano in buona parte confinati in riserve sorvegliate， altri gruppi erano rifugiati in zone montuose più facilmente difendibili， dalle quali alcuni uscivano per occasionali razzie。 Nel frattempo gli americani organizzavano le compagnie dei trasporti in diligenza， che curavano la qualità delle strade e dei punti di rifornimento。 Di tanto in tanto i nativi prendevano qualche bambino o ragazzo， che， se tornava fra i bianchi， aveva i suoi problemi di reinserimento， come la signora del penultimo racconto。In uno dei primi racconti ho sorriso leggendo che nel corpo a corpo fra un cowboy e un indiano， il primo veniva investito dal fetore （sic） del nativo: ho sorriso perchè probabilmente l'indiano sarà rimasto a sua volta tramortito dal fetore del cowboy， perchè non credo che l'igiene， per non parlare della freschezza della biancheria， fosse un interesse primario per la gente del mestiere。 Ho apprezzato molto l'apertura e l'arguzia di Leonard， che in vari racconti lascia aperta la domanda su chi fosse più intollerante e barbaro， fra gli indigeni e gli americani: stessa distribuzione statistica， probabilmente。 Ho apprezzato particolarmente alcuni racconti in cui erano presenti personaggi femminili che riuscivano a farsi accettare col loro comportamento dignitoso pur partendo da una situazione svantaggiata， cosa che non doveva essere facile: sono racconti molto superiori alla letteratura di genere。 。。。more

Greg Brown ，

sure was a fun read！

Van Roberts ，

Required Reading 4 Elmore FansThe Complete Western Short Stories is required reading for all serious Elmore Leonard fans。 First， I didn’t know that his novel “Valdez Is Coming” was based on a short story written on the early 1960s。 It is essentially the first chapter of the novel。 Second， you get to read the original short story that served as the basis for the Glenn Ford classic western。 Third， “The Captives” is the basis for the vintage Randolph Scott western film “The Tall T。” There isn’t a b Required Reading 4 Elmore FansThe Complete Western Short Stories is required reading for all serious Elmore Leonard fans。 First， I didn’t know that his novel “Valdez Is Coming” was based on a short story written on the early 1960s。 It is essentially the first chapter of the novel。 Second， you get to read the original short story that served as the basis for the Glenn Ford classic western。 Third， “The Captives” is the basis for the vintage Randolph Scott western film “The Tall T。” There isn’t a bad yarn anywhere in this superb collection。 “Moment of Vengeance” was one of my favorites。 。。。more

Rubén Martínez ，

This is the longest time it ever took me to read a book。 It's not the book's fault， because every story is different I read a different book after finishing a few short stories， so it took me two years to finished。Like with every anthology， it's impossible to avoid comparing the stories with each other。 With 30 short stories， some of them had a bigger impact on me， stories that I still remember very well。 None of them were bad， but some of them are more memorable。I had the impression the writing This is the longest time it ever took me to read a book。 It's not the book's fault， because every story is different I read a different book after finishing a few short stories， so it took me two years to finished。Like with every anthology， it's impossible to avoid comparing the stories with each other。 With 30 short stories， some of them had a bigger impact on me， stories that I still remember very well。 None of them were bad， but some of them are more memorable。I had the impression the writing got progressively better。 The second half of this book and especially the last ten stories felt smoother and without any fat。 Since it was ordered chronologically it could be because Elmore Leonard got better， I believe his style improved， but I honestly don't know， maybe I got used to the style as it went along。The characters are complex， and the storylines are always interesting， however， the dialogues are the best thing in the book， incredibly entertaining， human， and sometimes funny。 I would re-read the dialogue thinking how natural yet fun they were and how lacking are other writers in this department。 。。。more

Nenad Š ，

I first picked up the audiobook format of this collection from audible， but I was disappointed when there were only 11 stories out of 30 were in it。 So be warned before purchasing。 I loved the audiobook for what it was though。Here is the content of the audiobook in order:1。 Blood Money - read by: Tom Wopat2。 Only Good Ones - read by: Henry Rollins3。 Trail of the Apache - read by: David Strathairn4。 Trouble at Rindo's Station - read by: William Atherton5。 The Boy Who Smiled - read by: Tom Wopat6。 I first picked up the audiobook format of this collection from audible， but I was disappointed when there were only 11 stories out of 30 were in it。 So be warned before purchasing。 I loved the audiobook for what it was though。Here is the content of the audiobook in order:1。 Blood Money - read by: Tom Wopat2。 Only Good Ones - read by: Henry Rollins3。 Trail of the Apache - read by: David Strathairn4。 Trouble at Rindo's Station - read by: William Atherton5。 The Boy Who Smiled - read by: Tom Wopat6。 The Tonto Woman - read by: William Atherton7。 “Hurrah for Captain Early！” - read by: Tom Wopat8。 The Colonel's Lady - read by: David Strathairn9。 Saint with a Six-Gun - read by: Henry Rollins10。 You Never See Apaches。。。 - read by: William Atherton11。 Three-Ten to Yuma - read by: Henry RollinsAfter that I picked up the full 30 stories collection and loved it。 Not every story ended like I personally would have liked， but still I enjoyed it。 Growing up on spaghetti western films I always loved that subgenre and always wanted to read actual American western。 Last year I read three novels from Jack Schaefer and loved his style of western， but Elmore Leonard is more my tempo。 Elmore Leonard style and especially the way he vividly describes landscapes and characters。 In just a few words or sentences I got the vibe of every character。 Will probably write short reviews/summaries for all the stories。 Generous 5-star rating because I really enjoyed it and even the stories that I didn’t love I still fully enjoyed reading them。 List of all the stories in this collection in order in the collection with star rating:1。 Trail of the Apache - novelette by Elmore Leonard （Original title: "Apache Agent" in Argosy， December 1951） 5*2。 Apache Medicine - short story by Elmore Leonard （Original title: "Medicine" in Dime Western Magazine， May 1952） 5*3。 You Never See Apaches… - short story by Elmore Leonard （Original Title: "Eight Days from Willcox" in Dime Western Magazine， September 1952） 5*4。 Red Hell Hits Canyon Diablo - short story by Elmore Leonard （Original Title: "Tizwin" in 10 Story Western Magazine， October 1952） 5*5。 The Colonel’s Lady - short story by Elmore Leonard （Original Title: "Road to Inspiration" in Zane Grey’s Western， November 1952） 4-5*6。 Law of the Hunted Ones - short story by Elmore Leonard （Original Title: "Outlaw Pass" in Western Story Magazine， December 1952） 5*7。 Cavalry Boots - short story by Elmore Leonard （in Zane Grey’s Western， December 1952） 4*8。 Under the Friar’s Ledge - short story by Elmore Leonard （in Dime Western Magazine， January 1953） 3-4*9。 The Rustlers - short story by Elmore Leonard （Original Title: "Along the Pecos" in Zane Grey’s Western， February 1953） 3-4*10。 Three-Ten to Yuma - short story by Elmore Leonard （in Dime Western Magazine， March 1953） 4*11。 The Big Hunt - short story by Elmore Leonard （Original Title: "Matt Gordon’s Boy" in Western Story Magazine， April 1953） 4-5*12。 Long Night - short story by Elmore Leonard （in Zane Grey’s Western， May 1953） 4*13。 The Boy Who Smiled - short story by Elmore Leonard （in Gunsmoke， June 1953） 4-5*14。 The Hard Way - short story by Elmore Leonard （in Zane Grey’s Western， August 1953） 4*15。 The Last Shot - short story by Elmore Leonard （Original Title: "A Matter of Duty" in Fifteen Western Tales， September 1953） 4-5*16。 Blood Money - short story by Elmore Leonard （Original Title: "Rich Miller’s Hand" in Western Story Magazine， October 1953） 4*17。 Trouble at Rindo’s Station - novelette by Elmore Leonard （Original Title: "Rindo’s Station" in Argosy， October 1953） 4-5*18。 Saint with a Six-Gun - short story by Elmore Leonard （Original Title: "The Hanging of Bobby Valdez" in Argosy， October 1954） 4*19。 The Captives - novelette by Elmore Leonard （in Argosy， February 1955） 5*20。 No Man’s Guns - short story by Elmore Leonard （in Western Story Roundup， August 1955） 4*21。 The Rancher’s Lady - short story by Elmore Leonard （Original Title: "The Woman from Tascosa" in Western Magazine， September 1955） 4*22。 Jugged - short story by Elmore Leonard （Original Title: "The Boy from Dos Cabezas" in Western Magazine， December 1955） 4*23。 Moment of Vengeance - short story by Elmore Leonard （Original Title: "The Waiting Man" in Saturday Evening Post， April 21， 1956） 4*24。 Man with the Iron Arm - short story by Elmore Leonard （Original Title: "The One Arm Man" in Complete Western Book， September 1956） 4*25。 The Longest Day of His Life - novelette by Elmore Leonard （in Western Novel and Short Stories， October 1956） 4-5*26。 The Nagual - short story by Elmore Leonard （Original Title: "The Accident at John Stam’s" in 2-Gun Western， November 1956） 3-4*27。 The Kid - short story by Elmore Leonard （Original Title: "The Gift of Regalo" in Western Short Stories， December 1956） 4*28。 Only Good Ones - short story by Elmore Leonard （in Western Roundup， New York， Macmillan， 1961 [Western Writers of America Anthology]） 4*29。 The Tonto Woman - short story by Elmore Leonard （in Roundup， Garden City， Doubleday， 1982 [Western Writers of America Anthology]） 4*30。 “Hurrah for Captain Early！ „ - short story by Elmore Leonard （in New Trails， New York， Doubleday， 1994 [Western Writers of America Anthology]） 4-5* 。。。more

John Laidlaw ，

Great bookGreat Western stories beautifully written。 Many are thought provoking and by an author who knows his stuff。 I couldn’t put it down。 Superb。

William ，

Features some very good stories。It was fascinating to read the early stories where he was just learning his craft。

Linda ，

Nobody developed characters like Elmore Leonard did。 Even in a collection of short stories， like this。

Nik Havert ，

It's a collection of short western stories by a master story writer。 What's not to like？ Leonard's dialogue is always top-notch， and his descriptions of the American Southwest are picturesque。 I'm surprised all of these stories haven't been turned into a TV series by now。 The classic "3:10 to Yuma" is here， but each story is a gem。 It's a collection of short western stories by a master story writer。 What's not to like？ Leonard's dialogue is always top-notch， and his descriptions of the American Southwest are picturesque。 I'm surprised all of these stories haven't been turned into a TV series by now。 The classic "3:10 to Yuma" is here， but each story is a gem。 。。。more

Jesus Flores ，

The complete Western StoriesColección de varias historias del género western。 Que van desde buenas a excelentes。Las que más me gustaron:-tApache Medicine-tCavalry Boots-t3-10 to Yuma-tThe last shot-tThe Ranchers Lady-tThe longest day of his life-tThe Nagual4 starsY si ya sé que se romantiza mucho el western， que la representación de apaches y otros nativo-americanos， es incorrecta， pero a veces uno solo quiere disfrutar de un old western。

Zhiyi Li ，

One would think that reading many stories of the same type from one author would become boring after a while。 But not here。 The collection has great range。 I love it。

Tom ，

Comprehensive collection by the master of ‘perfect pitch’ writing。

Frank ，

I've been a fan of Elmore Leonard since the 80s when I first read some of his hard-hitting crime novels such as CAT CHASER， 52 PICK-UP， and THE SWITCH。 Since then， I have read several of his other novels and recently read his short story collection WHEN THE WOMEN COME OUT TO DANCE which included the story "Fire in the Hole" that was the basis for one of my favorite TV series， Justified。 When I first read Leonard， I didn't realize that he started out by writing Western stories for pulp magazines I've been a fan of Elmore Leonard since the 80s when I first read some of his hard-hitting crime novels such as CAT CHASER， 52 PICK-UP， and THE SWITCH。 Since then， I have read several of his other novels and recently read his short story collection WHEN THE WOMEN COME OUT TO DANCE which included the story "Fire in the Hole" that was the basis for one of my favorite TV series， Justified。 When I first read Leonard， I didn't realize that he started out by writing Western stories for pulp magazines in the 1950s such as Argosy， Dime Western， Zane Grey's Western， and Gunsmoke。 I haven't read many Westerns in recent years although when I was younger I did read some of my father's Zane Grey and William McLeod Raine novels; later I also read Louis L'Amour and enjoyed most of these。 Then there was probably my all-time favorite， LONESOME DOVE， Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize winning Western novel。 Well， I thought this compilation of Leonard's Western stories was excellent。 The collection includes 31 stories with the majority of them being originally published in the 1950s。 I think Leonard included most of the familiar Western tropes in his stories。 The first several take place in the Arizona desert at the time of the Apache wars and were mainly about renegade Apaches fighting against the injustices of the Indian agents including one story where the agent was selling beef on the black market that should have gone to feed the people on the reservation。 There were stories about lost mines including "Under the Friar's Ledge" about a lost silver mine being watched over by an Apache who rode with Geronimo。 There were stories about cattle rustlers， outlaws， and lynchings。 There were also stories about women and the men who protected them。 "The Rancher's Lady" was about a woman who worked in a saloon and was lined up for marriage by a marriage broker。 One of my favorites was "The Captives" about a group of people held for ransom after a stage holdup。 A woman on the stage was the daughter of a rich businessman and was married to a man who married her for her father's money。 This was made into a move called "The Tall T" in 1957 and starred Randolph Scott， Maureen O'Sullivan， and Richard Boone as the bad guy。 I'll be keeping a lookout for this movie。Probably Leonard's most famous Western story， "Three-Ten to Yuma"， was also included。 Of course this was also made into a couple of movies that really embellished on the story which was rather concise about an outlaw being taken to meet a train to Yuma prison when his gang tries to interfere。 Overall， I really enjoyed these。 It took me a while to read this because I thought it better to read these in small doses to savor them more。 They were very well-written and I think some of the best examples ever of Western fiction。 。。。more

Fabio ，

Poche parolePosso in tutta onestà dichiarare di essere praticamente immune al fascino del selvaggio West e del genere western in tutte le sue accezioni - se si eccettua un certo debole per Deadwood， ma lì c'è uno Ian McShane/Al Swearengen fuori parametro che lo pone al di là di epoca e genere。 Ho conosciuto Elmore Leonard spinto dal fascino di uno dei suoi personaggi più celebri， Raylan Givens （leggete Fire in the Hole， consiglio spassionato。 Poi gustatevi Justified， c'è mezza Deadwood lì）， e ne Poche parolePosso in tutta onestà dichiarare di essere praticamente immune al fascino del selvaggio West e del genere western in tutte le sue accezioni - se si eccettua un certo debole per Deadwood， ma lì c'è uno Ian McShane/Al Swearengen fuori parametro che lo pone al di là di epoca e genere。 Ho conosciuto Elmore Leonard spinto dal fascino di uno dei suoi personaggi più celebri， Raylan Givens （leggete Fire in the Hole， consiglio spassionato。 Poi gustatevi Justified， c'è mezza Deadwood lì）， e ne ho apprezzato lo stile scorrevole， asciutto e preciso， l'attenzione alle dinamiche dei rapporti tra i personaggi - caratteristiche che si trovano in questi gustosissimi racconti western， tutti di qualità elevata， pur con i limiti legati agli anni di stesura （quasi tutti risalgono agli anni '50， non ci si può aspettare una sensibilità "moderna" nei confronti di indiani， donne， messicani e uomini di colore - anche se qualche sorpresa c'è）。Il mio West - Al Swearengen 。。。more

Tim McKay ，

Some very well constructed stories and a few that get all tangled。

Sam ，

Great characters and superb variety of classic old west talesTightly written with a hard edge on occasion and nothing gratuitous as short stories of the old become a page-turning obsession。 Always fresh with plenty of twists and turns。 The old west comes alive as Elmore Leonard weaves his magic and dust and hoof beats drift from the pages。 Well worth the time。

Jon Whitehead ，

A complete masterpiece。 If you haven't read Elmore Leonard's westerns。。。what in the heck are you doing？？？？？？？ His crime pieces are incredible， but if you can believe it， his westerns are better！ Those that haven't been made into movies- once Covid -passes enough for movies to be made- get 'r done！ I love these stories， have read many of them twice， they have so much meat and so many great characters and mystery， Leonard is the man！ A complete masterpiece。 If you haven't read Elmore Leonard's westerns。。。what in the heck are you doing？？？？？？？ His crime pieces are incredible， but if you can believe it， his westerns are better！ Those that haven't been made into movies- once Covid -passes enough for movies to be made- get 'r done！ I love these stories， have read many of them twice， they have so much meat and so many great characters and mystery， Leonard is the man！ 。。。more

ThereWillBeBooks ，

These were fun and surprisingly good。 Not that I expected them to be bad but you can see the later "take out all the boring parts" Elmore Leonard in these early stories。 They read like Saturday Matinee Serials， and I mean that in the best possible way。Oh， also。 It is commonly known that George Lucas was heavily influenced by Saturday Matinee Serials when creating Star Wars。 In these Leonard stories （written in the 1950's）there is a character named Juan Solo， and an outlaw who goes by the sobriqu These were fun and surprisingly good。 Not that I expected them to be bad but you can see the later "take out all the boring parts" Elmore Leonard in these early stories。 They read like Saturday Matinee Serials， and I mean that in the best possible way。Oh， also。 It is commonly known that George Lucas was heavily influenced by Saturday Matinee Serials when creating Star Wars。 In these Leonard stories （written in the 1950's）there is a character named Juan Solo， and an outlaw who goes by the sobriquet Obi-Wan。 Food for thought。 。。。more

Jonah ，

Great！

Mike Stewart ，

Always Good Elmore Leonard is a consistently good story teller and writer。 I really enjoy his books and recommend them to anyone interested in well written stories。

Marc Severson ，

There may still be some fans of Elmore Leonard who didn't realize he started out as one of the best writers of western fiction in the business。 Most of these stories appeared in magazines back in the fifties， but that does nothing to dim their appeal。 After all they are all set in a time period around one hundred and fifty years ago。There is not a story in this book I didn't like， most of them I loved。 The thing about Leonard， he has the ability to mix his fictitious characters and locations wit There may still be some fans of Elmore Leonard who didn't realize he started out as one of the best writers of western fiction in the business。 Most of these stories appeared in magazines back in the fifties， but that does nothing to dim their appeal。 After all they are all set in a time period around one hundred and fifty years ago。There is not a story in this book I didn't like， most of them I loved。 The thing about Leonard， he has the ability to mix his fictitious characters and locations with soundly researched actual settings and careful inclusions of historical details。 His work is historically sound。I know this because this is my area， I have lived in the southwest for over fifty years， I am a retired archaeologist with several historical archaeological projects on my vita， and some of my current writings involve the same researches。But Leonard did his work in the fifties， I have the advantage of the internet， many more books and journals than were available to him， and years more study by numerous experts to draw upon。With all that， through the forty odd stories contained in this book， I think I found one possible mistake he made。 ONE！ And even that one I am not sure is a mistake。 It may be。 I would have to go back to my sources to confirm it one way or another。 And I'm not going to。Beyond my respect for his professionalism as a writer and researcher， I have to admit， I am more a fan of Leonard as a storyteller。 These are damn good stories。 As a confirmed desert dog， I am more fond of Elmore Leonard's Western stories than his more famous works set in the modern world such as "Get Shorty" or "Out of Sight"。 You might have guessed as much， when I tell you this is my third complete reading of this book in five years。If you are fan of good writing and good stories， I encourage you to discover the western stories of Elmore Leonard。 。。。more

Danilo DiPietro ，

Finished 3:10 to Yuma， eager to see the film。

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