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Friday, July 18, 2008

Recently read: Elmore Leonard’s Up in Honey’s Room



Back in the 1980s, my father discovered Leonard and recommended his detective books to me. And I’ve enjoyed every one of them. Leonard is known for his excellent mimicry of the vernacular in various social-economic tiers throughout the country. His humor and plots ain’t bad neither!

In this book, we’re back in Detroit during World War II when the hero, U.S. Marshal Carl Webster “The Hot Kid” is hot on the trail of a Nazi who has escaped from a U.S. prison. There are the usual marvelous collection of characters, from the bottle-blonde Honey Deal who—among other goals—is focused on seducing Webster, Honey’s cattle-rustling brother (yes, he’s plying his trade in Detroit), Walter the bore, a transvestite butler, and a Ukrainian spy. This is a fun book to read.

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