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Glitz: A Novel Paperback – November 29, 2011

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“Intense….A higher caliber of entertainment.”
—New York Times

Elmore Leonard’s Glitz is a killer…in the best possible way. “The King Daddy of crime writers” (Seattle Times) electrifies with this unputdownable noir tale of a mama’s boy psycho killer with a vendetta against a Miami cop. A cat-and-mouse tale with claws, Glitz is thrilling, frightening, explosive, surprising, everything a great thriller is supposed to be—superior crime fiction the genre’s late greats, John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, et al, would have been proud to call their own. Elmore Leonard, the creator of magnificent mayhem and truly unforgettable characters—like U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of the hit TV series Justified—is at his nail-biting, page-turning best with Glitz which Stephen King in the New York Times Book Review calls, “Smashing and satisfying.”

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    November 29, 2011
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  6. ISBN-10
    0062121588
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0062121585
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Psycho mama’s boy Teddy Magyk has a serious jones for the Miami cop who put him away for raping a senior citizen—but he wants to hit Vincent Mora where it really hurts before killing him. So when a beautiful Puerto Rican hooker takes a swan dive from an Atlantic City high-rise, and Vincent naturally shows up to investigate the questionable death of his “special friend,” Teddy figures he’s got his prey just where he wants him. But the A.C. dazzle is blinding the Magic Man to a couple of very hard truths: Vincent Mora doesn’t forgive and forget . . . and he doesn’t die easy.

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Elmore Leonard wrote more than forty books during his long career, including the bestsellers Raylan, Tishomingo Blues, Be Cool, Get Shorty, and Rum Punch, as well as the acclaimed collection When the Women Come Out to Dance, which was a New York Times Notable Book. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty and Out of Sight. The short story “Fire in the Hole,” and three books, including Raylan, were the basis for the FX hit show Justified. Leonard received the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He died in 2013.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mariner Books; Reissue edition (November 29, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062121588
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062121585
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.2 x 5.3 x 7.8 inches
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Elmore Leonard wrote forty-five novels and nearly as many western and crime short stories across his highly successful career that spanned more than six decades. Some of his bestsellers include Road Dogs, Up in Honey’s Room, The Hot Kid, Mr. Paradise, Tishomingo Blues, and the critically acclaimed collection of short stories Fire in the Hole. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty, Out of Sight, and Rum Punch, which became Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown. Justified, the hit series from FX, is based on Leonard’s character Raylan Givens, who appears in Riding the Rap, Pronto, Raylan and the short story “Fire in the Hole”. He was a recipient of the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA, and the Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America. He was known to many as the ‘Dickens of Detroit’ and was a long-time resident of the Detroit area.

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Customers enjoy the engaging plot. They find the book entertaining, with an intricate storyline full of suspense and adventure. Readers praise the consistent storytelling style and find it a reliable tale from Leonard.

"My favorite novel by my favorite crime/western novelist. Leonard creates wonderful characters and wonderful dialogue...." Read more

"...n't put it down ... the characters were fascinating and the plot flew through the pages...." Read more

"...dialogue is painfully contrived, but overall it is an entertaining crime story from Leonard." Read more

"I love this book. It's a fresh take on crime novels that you do not see very often...." Read more

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"I love this book. It's a fresh take on crime novels that you do not see very often...." Read more

"...expect to enjoy his story telling and "Glitz" was an enjoyable read with the usual mix of good& bad characters that Leonard mixes together..." Read more

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Customers enjoy the well-developed characters. They find the plot engaging and the language classic.

"...Leonard creates wonderful characters and wonderful dialogue. His words create pictures in my mind...." Read more

"I enjoyed this book ... couldn't put it down ... the characters were fascinating and the plot flew through the pages...." Read more

"...City, Leonard offers us a cops and robbers story peopled by great characters...." Read more

"...I like Elmore Leonard's writing style and find most of his characters interesting, if not entertaining...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the writing style. They praise the great writing style and say Leonard is one of the best writers of our time. The characters and dialogue are wonderful, and the language is smooth.

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"...He was one of the best contemporary writers around for the last several years. He wrote in unique style and there is no one to replace him." Read more

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  • Sam R.
    5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Elmore Leonard novel
    Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2016
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    My favorite novel by my favorite crime/western novelist. Leonard creates wonderful characters and wonderful dialogue.

    His words create pictures in my mind. When describing Atlantic City he writes: "Here were weathered frame beach homes out of the past next to white modern ones with round corners, as different as privies and spaceships."

    And then Linda shoots Teddy to save Vincent and the bullet goes through Teddy into Vincent.
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  • Daisy M
    4.0 out of 5 stars Ah, the Glitz
    Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2013
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    I enjoyed this book ... couldn't put it down ... the characters were fascinating and the plot flew through the pages.
    I came late to the late Mr. Leonard ... shocking many friends. This was one of their 'must reads!' I'm glad I did.
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  • Dave Wilde
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cat And Mouse
    Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2021
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    In Glitz, a nod to the casinos of San Juan and Atlantic City, Leonard offers us a cops and robbers story peopled by great characters. Our protagonist is Vincent, a Miami police detective who takes a gunshot while carrying a sack of groceries home. He makes the most of his disability leave with a stay on beaches of San Juan arm in arm with Iris, a young woman ready to take any path out of poverty. Then, there’s Teddy Magyck, who Vincent Mora put away for elder rape seven and a half years ago and has now left Raiford with revenge fantasies dancing in his head. At first, Vincent doesn’t even know he’s being hunted, but pretty soon catches on the cat and mouse game being played with his life.

    Leonard, of course, brings this contest to life with his patented ear for dialogue and the result is a story that moves at a breakneck pace with no quarter being given. The story takes us from San Juan to the Monopoly-board streets of Atlantic City, complete with wiseguys running the show. Vincent is officially on leave and has no jurisdiction anywhere the story takes place, but that doesn’t stop him from butting heads with anyone in his way.
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  • matahpi
    5.0 out of 5 stars Probably his best
    Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2022
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    Tough to determine which of his novels is truly the best (maybe impossible). Gliz has to be right there in the top 9- why must we always do a top 10. Every piece of dialog goes differently than expected. What DID the drunk say to the cop outside the hotel with only his underwear and gun?
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  • Patrick Mc Coy
    4.0 out of 5 stars Crime in Puetro Rico and Atlantic City
    Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2016
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    Generally speaking, I like Elmore Leonard's writing style and find most of his characters interesting, if not entertaining. In Glitz (1985) Leonard has created a smart, honest and human cop in Vincent Mora. He is no superman, but he is a risk taker and is usually a step ahead of the criminal element. But here, we have an elderly woman raping, psychopathic murderer, who is dead set on revenge with Mora for putting him in jail. Most of the action takes place in the tourist gambling dens of San Juan, Puerto Rico and Atlantic City, New Jersey. San Juan is on my list of places to visit-I suspect Leonard did some research in both places. There is some male fantasy channeling throughout the novel-as all the female characters are attractive and some of the dialogue is painfully contrived, but overall it is an entertaining crime story from Leonard.
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  • Shane
    3.0 out of 5 stars Familiar Leonard style, plot and ending
    Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2013
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    As a fan of Leonard's writing this title has his virtues and his weaknesses. There are interesting characters on both sides of the law and there is the usual entertaining dialogue. The plot centres around a weak, rather sick criminal now out of prison who is bent on revenge on the cop who put him there in the first place. The protagonist is Vincent Mora a likeable cop with loads of Leonard style cool who is on his trail for a suspected murder. The settings vary from Puerto Rico to gambling places in the US. The weaknesses centre on a meandering plot with a certain lack of tension and an all too familiar plot device to end the story...simply have someone shoot the villain.
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  • Tony Bulmer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Elmore Leonard at his best
    Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2023
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    This is a good one!
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  • Y.Barnes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Elmore Leonard does not disappoint
    Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2012
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    I love this book. It's a fresh take on crime novels that you do not see very often. The title is pretty misleading and as a man, I got some flack for it haha. I would purchase this again, and actually did when I misplaced the first book. Must buy book.
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    3.0 out of 5 stars Not the usual Elmore but readable
    Reviewed in India on December 11, 2022
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    The writing is there, the coolness, the wit and everything else but also not there. Not the usual Leonard but as a fan and knowing what to expect, I chugged along and the patience pays off towards the end. In the middle it feels muddled and I felt Teddy’s character was given more time than it deserves. And when it comes to the part in Atlantic city, the narration drags as if Mr Leonard is not willing part with the research he has done about the casinos, the mafia and the players.
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  • Chunky Monkey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great crime writing from a master.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2016
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    Glitz tells the story of detective Vincent Mora who having been shot coming home from grocery shopping, finds himself convalescing in Puerto Rico. There he meets a woman who leads him to cross paths again with a Teddy Magyk. A very nasty piece of work.
    It is classical Leonard. Tight story, stripped back dialogue and world-weary heroes. And very bad baddies. Nobody writes like this man. Genius.
    Recommended.
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    Chunky Monkey
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Great crime writing from a master.

    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2016
    Glitz tells the story of detective Vincent Mora who having been shot coming home from grocery shopping, finds himself convalescing in Puerto Rico. There he meets a woman who leads him to cross paths again with a Teddy Magyk. A very nasty piece of work.
    It is classical Leonard. Tight story, stripped back dialogue and world-weary heroes. And very bad baddies. Nobody writes like this man. Genius.
    Recommended.
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  • chihuahuaonmyshoulder
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of his best!
    Reviewed in Canada on September 17, 2016
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    I LOVE Elmore Leonard! His writing style is more narrative, with no unnecessary paragraphs. This story has it all. Love romance, vengeance, and humor.
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  • Larry Tremble
    4.0 out of 5 stars a good read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 7, 2021
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    This does not rank as one of my favourite Elmore Leonard books That said,it still makes for a good read.I don't like to reveal the plot on these reviews so i am just going to say don't pay top dollar and you can't lose, if you are like me and want to read his whole catalogue then go for it and make up your own mind,i gave it 4 stars after all!
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  • Cory S. Jackson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on April 7, 2017
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