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The Raylan Givens character that Elmore Leonard introduced in this book is the basis of a new TV show called Justified that will be premiering soon. If you just read the first half of the book, you鈥檇 probably wonder why anyone would do a show where the hero is a complete moron. If you read the whole book, you鈥檒l be sure to set your DVR to record the series so you won鈥檛 miss a minute of it.

Harry Arno is a sixty-six year old bookie in Miami who has been dreaming about retiring to Italy for years. His plans get escalated when the feds make Harry鈥檚 mob partner think that he鈥檚 been skimming to force Harry to become a witness to avoid being killed. Problem is that Harry actually has been skimming for years to finance his retirement plan.

After an attempt is made on Harry鈥檚 life, U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens is assigned to watch Harry to make sure he doesn鈥檛 get killed. Harry still doesn鈥檛 want to be a witness so he flees to Italy, making Raylan look stupid in the process. Raylan chases Harry on his own time to make up for his mistake. For Harry, retirement isn鈥檛 all it鈥檚 cracked up to be and hiding from the mob in Italy wasn鈥檛 exactly the smartest plan ever devised.

This is a prime example of Elmore Leonard with a large cast of interesting characters, all thinking they鈥檙e the hero of the story going on in their heads. Raylan is also one of Leonard鈥檚 more interesting creations as a former coal miner turned lawman who sees himself as a modern day cowboy. I鈥檒l definitely be watching the new show and hoping that Hollywood does justice to Raylan.