Be Cool

Get Shorty’s Chili Palmer is back in Be Cool a classic novel of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard. But this time it’s no more Mr. Nice Guy.After a smash hit and a flop B-movie-producer Chili Palmer is looking for another score. Lunching with a record company executive Chili''s exploring a hot new idea—until the exec a former associate from Chili''s Brooklyn days gets whacked.Segue from real life to reel life. Chili''s found his plot. It''s a slam-bang opener: the rubout of a record company mogul. Cut to an ambitious wannabe singer named Linda Moon. She has attitude and a band. She''s perfect. Zoom in to reality. Linda''s manager thinks Chili''s poaching and he''s out to get even with the help of his switch-hitting Samoan bodyguard.But somebody else beat them to the punch as Chili discovers when he gets home and finds a corpse at his desk. Somebody made a mistake...