The Hot Kid
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (786 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062267272 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A few weeks later, he killed his first man—a cattle thief who was rustling his dad's stock. Jack Belmont, the bent son of an oil millionaire, wants to be public enemy number one. Marshals Service, one of the elite manhunters currently chasing the likes of Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd across America's Depression-ravaged heartland.Carl wants to be the country's most famous lawman. Now Carlos, called Carl, is the hot kid of the U.S. Tony Antonelli of True Detective magazine wants to write about this world of cops and robbers, molls and speakeasies from perilously close up. And before the gunsmoke clears, everybody just might end up getting exactly what he or she wished for.. Then there are the hot dames—Louly and Elodie—hooking their schemes and dreams onto dangerous men. Carlos Webster was fifteen in the fall of 1921, the first time he came face-to-face with a nationally known criminal
Well, now you've moved on to extortion in your life of crime I pay you what you want or you're telling everybody I have a girlfriend?" Jack Belmont's blackmail scheme doesn't work, but after destroying his father's property, forging checks in his name, kidnapping his mistress, and joining a gang of notorious bank robbers after his release from prison, he encounters another man trying to get out from under his father's large shadow and create his own, bigger one. You're a nice-looking boy, wear a clean shirt every day, keep your hair combed where'd you get your ugly disposition? Your mama blames me for not being arou
"It's written by Elmore Leonard. What more do you need to know?" according to John Kotula. Elmore Leonard tells a great story here. He tells it clearly and engagingly, effortlessly presenting wonderful characters, period details, and plenty of action. At the same time, he is commenting on the all the richness of story telling; how to tell a story, what to put in what to leave out, what kind of language to use. I was sad to come to the end. Fortunately, some of the same characters reappear in Up In Honey's Room, a sexier, more violent, funnier book, if you can imagine!. The best Leonard book I've read in ages. Jose Jones Not all that long ago, I was a devoted Leonard fan. I bought every book he wrote the day it was released. But something happened a few years ago. I didn't exactly fall out of love with him, but I just felt like his novels had lost a little something. The plots were a bit too meandering and redundant. It seemed, at least to me, that Leonard had started to coast.I picked up "The Hot Kid" because it wasn't a modern crime story. I thought Leonard's last great book was "Cuba Libre," which was also a period piece.And I'm . "THE HOT KID IS A GOOD READ" according to Doug Hawk. THE HOT KID is an interesting tale of a U.S. Marshal in the 19THE HOT KID IS A GOOD READ THE HOT KID is an interesting tale of a U.S. Marshal in the 1930s dealing with gangsters and bank robbers and assorted women. Leonard's writing is lean and highly accessible and the story is fascinating. I felt a little disconnected from the characters, but that may simply be my reaction to them.. 0s dealing with gangsters and bank robbers and assorted women. Leonard's writing is lean and highly accessible and the story is fascinating. I felt a little disconnected from the characters, but that may simply be my reaction to them.