I read this while on vacation in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, and it was thrilling and a bit scary reading how the Baja Cartel owns resorts in, ah, Cabo. Even the pelicans started getting the stink eye from me. The story and characters pulled me in and fulfilled the key item on my checklist: I wanted some characters to live and some to die. All of the main players have to make some morally tough decisions, but Winslow does a masterful job of...
Read MoreI’m about halfway through right now, and it might turn into a complete tire fire in the second half, but I doubt it. Some literary snobs might find the characters cliche and the plot formulaic, but who cares? The characters are interesting and flawed and I want some of them to live and some of them to die, and I can’t wait to find out what happens. The foreshadowing is fantastic, with characters and locations lurking around the...
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Scratch one item off the lifetime wish list: Last Thursday I went with Ellen to Schuler Books in Lansing for a book talk and signing by Elmore Leonard and his son Peter. It was an honor to meet the man who created Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Stick, 52 Pickup, Killshot, and so many more. He and Peter told stories about the craft and some of the characters and situations they’ve come across, and it was great to watch them convey information...
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