The Bounty Hunters (Elmore Leonard's Western Round Up, 1)

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Summary: Good showing by Leonard
Review: It isn't very often that I get time to read fiction anymore, but when I read a good book I feel a certain responsibility to let people know about it. I'm James Drury, and I've played in plenty of Western shows myself. For those of you who don't know me I portrayed The Virginian on NBC television for many years. So I hope that qualifies me to leave a review on a Western book. Of course I could say the same thing about any Elmore Leonard book I've had the pleasure of reading, but the Bounty Hunters was great. It was short and to the point, but Leonard has this way of giving you such a great feel for the country and old West settings it just makes the book pleasant. He excels at making us see what he does in very few words. I have read all of the Western novels of Kirby Jonas on audio, and while I of course think he is my favorite author of Westerns, I have to say I have never read a bad Elmore Leonard book, and The Bounty Hunters is no exception. I don't know Leonard's history as far as how he does his research. I know Kirby Jonas lived in southeast Arizona when he was working on his first books, however, and it seems to me that Leonard has done a large amount of work in getting the facts about the Arizona and Mexico country down pat. I guess I've gotten into the habit of comparing every Western author not to Louis L'Amour but to Kirby Jonas, and although I would never put Leonard above Jonas I would sure say his books would "do to ride the river," with Jonas', so to speak. Give the Bounty Hunters a try. Right now I'm starting into Escape from Five Shadows, and it already holds great promise!

Rating:
Summary: A great western
Review: Now guess who owns the rights for this book: Quentin Tarantino. Yeah, that's true.
And I hope he'll make this a great movie soon after Kill Bill (or Glorious Bastards).
This book is a nice epic western with great characters and potential for great visuals.
Leonard tells this tale in his style and irony. The characters are unique and the setting is new.
A great book, you should read. And maybe in a few years you can watch this in theaters as "The 5th or 6th film by Quentin Tarantino"...

Rating:
Summary: Never Bad
Review: Since I was given three of Elmore Leonards westerns by a good friend of mine I have been buying and reading them often. As yet I have not read a bad one. So far they are ALL GOOD.

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Summary: Old Friends
Review: Two old friends who used to track down killers as a team now face each other in a small war. Brendan Early leads the mining company gang v.s. Dana Moon and the gang called the people of the mountain. This is an action packed story of gunfights all the way.

Rating:
Summary: Old Friends
Review: Two old friends who used to track down killers as a team now face each other in a small war. Brendan Early leads the mining company gang v.s. Dana Moon and the gang called the people of the mountain. This is an action packed story of gunfights all the way.