
Book
Split Images
A Novel by
Elmore Leonard
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 13, 2009
Reading lane: Hard-Boiled Mystery
“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 ).
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
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
Book Details
- Authors
- Elmore Leonard
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 13, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Hard-Boiled Mystery · Private Eye Fiction
- Reading lane
- Hard-Boiled Mystery
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Short Story Anthologies
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Hard-Boiled Mystery
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Mystery Anthologies
International Crime Fiction
Short Stories (Single Author)
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About This Book
“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 ). 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 t...
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