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Killshot

By: Elmore Leonard
Narrated by: Ron McLarty
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Ironworker Wayne Colson and his spirited wife Carmen are witnesses to a shakedown scam — witnesses who must be eliminated. Enter Armand Degas (a.k.a. Blackbird), the brains of the operation, and his partner Richie Nix, an ex-con whose highest goal is to rob a bank in every state. After the Colsons enter the Federal Witness Security Program, a lively chase ensues — with two bumbling but determined killers on Wayne and Carmen's trail.

With its dead-on dialogue, memorable characters, and absolute authenticity, Killshot is one of Elmore Leonard's all-time great novels.

©2009 Elmore Leonard (P)2003 Phoenix Books, Inc. Action & Adventure Crime Crime Thrillers Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense True Crime Thriller Fiction Suspense
Brilliant Characters • Masterful Dialogue • Suspenseful Plot • Insightful Storytelling • Vivid Details • Perfect Reading
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And superbly narrated by Ron McLarty. I’ve listened to many Leonard’s, and McLarty is right up there with Atkins Howard (e.g., “The Hot Kid”). As usual, Leonard beautifully draws his characters, with a lowlife murderous punk and a Mafia hitman on one side, and a happily married working class couple on the other. Highly recommend.

Another superbly written Elmore Leonard

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Disappointing. Performance was quite good but story often boring as it went down several rabbit holes with too much detail. I’m a fan of Elmore Leonard but believe this is not up to his usual high standard.

Not so good

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Liked the story, narrator, the noir type recording. Whether intentional or not it fit the 1980’s era it was written.

It’s a keeper!

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I like his work, but these characters are boring and annoying. it's like a bus ride filled with whiny cruel stupid people . all this with muddy audio. I gave up.

I tried

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Fun little yarn but lacking depth... really missing the mark in some areas where story development could have benefitted the listener.

predictable

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Loved the story, loved the characters, loved the voice, perfectly read in every way. Only thing that was a bother, the volume of the reader wasn't consistent. Sometimes seeming far away, and I had to turn up or turn down the volume to accommodate.

Thrilling.

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pulp with a decent amount of fun to be had. couldn't really get behind any of the characters. I wound up liking the bad guys better than the good guys. Good dialog; a strength of Leonard's. I liked the narration.

No likable characters

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For some reason, the quality of the recording isn't good at all in some places and is quiet even at full volume. This doesn't ruin the book at all, but it's a tad irritating. Great book otherwise.

Great book with one annoyance.

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Sounded like narrator was reading from under a mask. Had to turn up volume just to hear voice clear enough to understand.
Good story though. Reminded me of Fargo.

Good Story/Bad Sound Quality

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The sound quality wasn’t great, but the narrator still does a good job. The story is still great, one of Elmore’s best. Definitely worth a listen

The book is great, the audio on this isn’t

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