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Stick

By: Elmore Leonard
Narrated by: Frank Muller
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After serving time for armed robbery, Ernest "Stick" Stickley is back on the outside and trying to stay legit. But it's tough staying straight in a crooked town - and Miami is a pirate's paradise, where investment fat cats and lowlife drug dealers hold hands and dance. And when a crazed player chooses Stick at random to die for another man's sins, the struggling ex-con is left with no choice but to dive right back into the game. Besides, Stick knows a good thing when he sees it - and a golden opportunity to run a very profitable sweet revenge scam seems much too tasty to pass up.

©1976 Elmore Leonard (P)1996 Recorded Books Inc. Crime Fiction Fiction Hard-Boiled Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime
Unique Plot • Engaging Characters • Quirky Storyline • Entertaining Tale • Crisp Fast-paced • Fantastic Performance
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Where does Stick rank among all the audiobooks you???ve listened to so far?

Right up at the top of all my Audible experiences.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Stick?

When he took the Rolls Royce to visit his daughter.

Have you listened to any of Frank Muller???s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I know that I've heard Frank Muller before but this time it was memorable. His command of accents, syntax and nuance are just unbeatable.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Oh, the laughs just kept coming.

Any additional comments?

I was extremely sad when it ended.

Classic Elmore Leonard with fantastic narration.

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Leonard rarely disappoints with his mix of weird characters and fun plots. I am now an age where I can reread the books I read years ago and it’s like reading them for the first time.

Quick Fun Read

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One of Leonard’s best. Frank Mueller does it perfectly. This story is the follow-on to “Swag” and Ernest “Stick” Stickley’s adventures.

Great story

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Fun, short story. Good narration for the multiple characters. Would listen to similar work by the author and narrator

Fun, short story.

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I read this novel years ago and, as it turned out, I remembered a lot of it. Even so, certain passages made me burst into laughter. The reader is very very good most of the time, though I don't get his voices for Chuckie and Moke. I think he was trying to do the human equivalent of mean yappy little dogs, but I found the high-pitched whiny business annoying. Still, such a fine funny book.

Just as funny this time around

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Great characters, as always. A bit light in the story. Amazing performance. You'll spend a fair bit of time casting the movie in your head, but you won't miss anything.

Classic Elmore Leonard

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Elmore Leonard and Frank Muller are always a winning combination. Great book. Great reader. Great characters.

Elmore Leonard and Frank Muller are great

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Where does Stick rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Stick was an excellent read.

What other book might you compare Stick to and why?

This book is similar in style to other Leonard novels but the uniqueness of the personalities of the characters and the plot twists make for an interesting story.

Any additional comments?

I especially like the way Mr Leonard develops his characters. You feel like you know the characters good and bad in the course of the novel. I can't wait for the next Elmore Leonard novel.

Excellent Leonard Novel

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Another good adventure. Really liked Stick, he should be a series, would like to see what other schemes he cooks up. Never really understood why they were after him,tho. Some good excitement throughout. Didn’t care for the ending, “There you are”, what was that about?

Enjoyable Elmore

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As almost always with Leonard, the writing is smart, spare, and engaging, with a likable hero up against some scary dudes. The narrator (Frank Muller) was the best ever. His death was a loss to this art form.

Highly Entertaining

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