Synopsis
When U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens is sent to hunt Harry Arno, a convicted felon, the search is complicated by the fact that Arno's former girlfriend is now Givens main squeeze. And to top it off, the only person who seems to have an idea as to Arno's whereabouts is a shady psychic named Dawn.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-11-01 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 294 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 8.8 oz |
Publisher's Note
It seemed like a brilliant idea. Three mismatched bad guys--a Palm Beach potted, a Bahamian ex-con, and a Puerto Rican gardener turned mob enforcer--get together to carry out the perfect crime: kidnap retired Miami bookie Harry Arno and let him pay the ransom with his ill-gotten wealth. He cant go to the cops later. No one will miss him. Its perfect. Or so they figure.They figure wrong. Harrys former girlfriend, ex-topless dancer Joyce Patton, misses him a lot. Now shes sending her current boyfriend, Stetson-hatted federal marshal Raylan Givens, looking for Harry. And Raylan always gets his man. And in this case, he also gets his woman--the last person to see Harry, a sexy psychic named Dawn. Dawn may be clairvoyant, or she may be in on the kidnapping. Either way, she gives Raylan a lead, and hes hunting on Florida's 24-karat Gold Coast for three loco hombres...and trying to bring Harry back alive...
Retired Miami bookie Harry Arno is missing, and U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens must track him down. Kidnapped by three bungling but deadly thugs, Arno is made by the trio to devise a method of having his own ransom paid. As the hostage plan begins to crumble, the scene is set for a memorable showdown that crime fiction and Elmore Leonard fans will savor.
Industry Reviews
"[T]here are surprises, unpredictable violence, and characters have consistent points of view, which is to say minds of their own, but you know every minute who is boss of this crime novel and why it has been said he is the best."
Los Angeles Times Book Review - Leonard Michaels (05/14/1995)
"I first read 'Riding the Rap' in mid-January. In mid-March I read it again. The reviewer curling up with the present participle. Re-reading Elmore Leonard in the morning, and saying it was work. The experience, like the book, was wicked and irresistible. This was post-modern decadence. This was bliss."
New York Times Book Review - Martin Amis (05/14/1995)
"...[T]his kind of graceful writing doesn't come easy, and doesn't come often. 'Riding the Rap' won't shake up your soul, but it will move you down the line with a big smile on your face."
San Francisco Chronicle Book Review - Paul Skanzy (05/14/1995)
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