Synopsis Movie-producer and former loan shark Chili Palmer thinks he can find success again after his latest film, "Get Lost", turned out to be a box-office flop. His attention is soon diverted from film when an old friend is shot execution-style, and a Russian mobster is found dead. Leonard offers more of his trademark mixture of organized crime, dangerous sex, and a cast of deadly eccentrics that includes Raji, the territorial record producer, and his gay Samoan bodyguard, Elliot. A New York Times Notable Book of 1999.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1999-02-01 | | Edition Description: | Unabridged |
| Size | | Height: | 7.3 in | | Width: | 4.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 5.6 oz |
Publisher's Note Best of the Best. From the author of "Cuba Libre" comes a new novel starring Chili Palmer of "Get Shorty" fame. As if Chili Palmer, producer, wasn't enough, now he's going into the music business--is that a proper place for a former Miami loan shark? Abridged.
Industry Reviews "Aside from the wit, the fun and the colorful figures that populate Elmore Leonard's novels, the real magic of his work is in the language....this is Elmore Leonard at his best, the sweeping synaptic prose effortlessly echoing the argot of the gutter." New York Times Book Review - Kinky Friedman (02/21/1999)
"Fans of GET SHORTY will cheer Chili Palmer's return in a book as bankable as, and no less filmable than, its predecessor....[BE COOL includes] lots of politically incorrect speech that won't get into the movie or the fast-cut action, so you'd better get it in the book." Weber
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