书目

Raylan Low Price CD A Novel

内容简介

WiththeclosingoftheHarlanCounty,Kentuckycoalmines,marijuanahasbecomethebiggestcashcropinthestate.Ahundredpoundsofitcangrossthree-hundredthousanddollars,butthat’schumpchangecomparedtothequartermillionahumanbodycangetyou—especiallywhenit’ssoldoffpiece-by-piece.SowhenDickieandCooverCrowe,dope-dealingbrothersknownforsamplingtheirownsupply,decidetobranchoutintothebodybusiness,it’suptoU.S.MarshalRaylanGivenstostopthem.ButbythetimeRaylanfindsoutwho’smakingthecuts,he’slyingnakedinabathtub,withLaylathecooltransplantnurseabouttogoforhiskidneys.Darkanddroll,RaylanispureElmoreLeonard—apage-turnerfilledwithsparklingdialogueandslysuspensethatarethehallmarksofthismodernmaster.

作者简介

ElmoreLeonardwroteforty-fivenovelsandnearlyasmanywesternandcrimeshortstoriesacrosshishighlysuccessfulcareerthatspannedmorethansixdecades.SomeofhisbestsellersincludeRoadDogs,UpinHoney’sRoom,TheHotKid,Mr.Paradise,TishomingoBlues,andthecriticallyacclaimedcollectionofshortstoriesFireintheHole.Manyofhisbookshavebeenmadeintomovies,includingGetShorty,OutofSight,andRumPunch,whichbecameQuentinTarantino’sJackieBrown.Justified,thehitseriesfromFX,isbasedonLeonard’scharacterRaylanGivens,whoappearsinRidingtheRap,Pronto,Raylanandtheshortstory“FireintheHole”.HewasarecipientoftheNationalBookFoundation’sMedalforDistinguishedContributiontoAmericanLetters,theLifetimeAchievementAwardfromPENUSA,andtheGrandMasterAwardoftheMysteryWritersofAmerica.Hewasknowntomanyasthe‘DickensofDetroit’andwasalong-timeresidentoftheDetroitarea.

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