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Riding the Rap
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Riding the Rap
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Elmore Leonard
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:336 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128 |
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| Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780753822418
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| Classifications | Dewey:813.54 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Orion Publishing Co
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| Imprint |
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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| Publication Date |
30 April 2009 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Palm Beach playboy Chip Ganz needs money - fast. He has spiralling debts, and his mother's gravy-train has just derailed. So he has a plan: he's going to find somebody rich, and take them hostage. With the help of an ex-con, a psycho gardener and the beautiful psychic Reverend Dawn, he chooses bookmaker Harry Arno as the lucky victim. The trouble is, Harry can scam with the best of them. And that's not the only problem. US Marshal Raylan Givens is sleeping with Harry's ex girlfriend, Joyce, and she wants Harry found...
Author Biography
Elmore Leonard has written more than forty books during his phenomenal career, many of which have been made into successful movies. In 2006 he was the recipient of the Crime Writers Association Diamond Dagger.
Reviews'Another low key, totally compelling piece of fiction' HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER
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