Elmore Leonard wrote some of the classic crime novels of the twentieth century. Notably inspired by Higgins’s THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE, (1972), Leonard was an adept dialogue writer and master of the tight scene.

Elmore was excited but in both cases “saw how easily Hollywood could screw up a simple story.” Both films, released in 1957, are now regarded as minor classics. Elmore reached his goal as a Western writer in April of 1956, when The Saturday Evening Post published his story “Moment of Vengeance.” In less than five years he

collecting Elmore Leonard audiobooks. I don't know why that is. Elmore Leonard audiobooks are supremely entertaining, they're inspir- ing on a literary and performance level, and they are rarely disappointing (and I mean rarely). Leonard is one of those rare novelists whose work seems crafted for the audiobook listener—he gives