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“So that’s how you do it!”
The Moment Elmore Leonard Discovered George V. Higgins.
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The First Time I Read Elmore Leonard
It was In an ad in Hot Rod Magazine for Hurst Floor Shifters
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Dutch Adapts Wild Card: A Cynical Political Thriller
Wild Card did not get past the first draft, but it showed how Dutch wasn’t following a book overloaded with scientific jargon — he was ignoring that…
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Dutch Reads When the Women Come Out to Dance
A rare opportunity to hear the whole short story, start to finish.
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How Fury at 4-Turnings Became The Treasure of Mungo’s Landing
Guided by collector Joel Lyczak, I uncovered a lost Elmore Leonard western short story at the New York Public Library.
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Driving Dutch Into His City Primeval
For my August 1980 Monthly Detroit profile, photographer Eric Smith and I drove Dutch into his City Primeval—Detroit—to visit key locations from the…
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The Real Chili Palmer Hits Hollywood
The character John Travolta played in Get Shorty, named Chili Palmer, is based on Ernesto "Chili’ Palmer," who helped Elmore Leonard and me with…
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Why Charlie Martz and Other Stories Should Never Have Been Published
Respecting Elmore Leonard’s legacy means honoring his wishes.
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