Split Images
A Novel by
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 13, 2009
“Constant action and top-notch writing.” —New York Times A Palm Beach playboy who amuses himself with murder finds himself on a collision course with a vacationing Motown cop in Elmore Leonard’s Split Images—a gripping and electrifying example of noir gold from “the coolest, hottest writer in America” (Chicago Tribune).
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- Who it’s for
- Fast, lean mystery with Leonard’s dry wit and zero wasted motion.
- Genres
- Hard-Boiled Mystery, Suspense, Crime Fiction
- Published
- HarperCollins, October 13, 2009
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“Constant action and top-notch writing.” —New York Times A Palm Beach playboy who amuses himself with murder finds himself on a collision course with a vacationing Motown cop in Elmore Leonard’s Split Images—a gripping and electrifying example of noir gold from “the coolest, hottest writer in America” (Chicago Tribune).
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Split Images is Grand Master Leonard at the top of his game, a bravura example of how exemplary crime fiction is done by a writer who stands tall among the all-time mystery greats: John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, et al. The brilliant creator of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (of TV’s Justified) now brings us a cast of vivid and unforgettable characters on both sides of the law, in a twisting masterwork of unrelenting suspense that the Washington Post calls, “Brilliant...impressive...superb.”
Lean and Sharp
Fast, lean mystery with Leonard’s dry wit and zero wasted motion.
Come here for
- lean, clipped crime fiction
- private-eye snap and momentum
Expect
- hard-boiled cadence
- immersive, stay-up-too-late pacing
Where it sits
| Hard-Boiled Mystery | 71% |
|---|---|
| Suspense | 38% |
| Crime Fiction | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Short Story Anthologies
- Mystery
- Hard-Boiled Mystery
- Police Procedurals
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- Mystery Anthologies
- International Crime Fiction
- Short Stories (Single Author)
- Suspense
- Authors
- Elmore Leonard
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 13, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Short Story Anthologies