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Mr. Majestyk by Elmore Leonard
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I picked this one up because it appeared on James Lee Burke's pleasantly idiosyncratic list of the all-time best mysteries, which was published recently in Parade magazine. Says Burke: "It’s one of the best portrayals of professional criminals I have ever read and a beautiful accomplishment in terms of dialogue and style." Mr. Majestyk is a noirish novel of the Average Guy school: melon farmer Vincent Majestyk cares about nothing other than saving his crop, but then he runs afoul of a local mobster and discovers that harvest time becomes more complicated when somebody wants to kill you. Tight, fast-paced, recommended.
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July 2, 2009 – Shelved
July 2, 2009 – Shelved as: noirboiled
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July 3, 2009 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Mark (new)

Mark Leonard rarely disappoints--even his weaker books are well above average. I haven't gotten to this one yet, but will! Best, Mark


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