Fire in the Hole

<p>[Leonard's] most satisfying book since <em>Out of Sight</em>....Top-notch work from one of our most gifted and consistently entertaining writers.<br/>--<em>New York Times Book Review</em></p><p>Vintage Leonard....Nine stories with booze and shotguns and lowlifes...and lots of scenes that ought to be in movies.<br/>--<em>Detroit Free Press</em></p><p>Originally published as <em>When the Women Came Out to Dance</em> Elmore Leonard's extraordinary story collection <em>Fire in the Hole</em> reconfirms his standing as the King Daddy of crime writers (<em>Seattle Times</em>)--a true Grand Master in the legendary company of John D. MacDonald Dashiell Hammett and James M. Cain. These nine riveting tales of crime and (sometimes) punishment--including the title story starring U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens which was the basis for the smash hit TV series <em>Justified</em>--feature all the elements that have made the great Elmore Leonard great: superb writing unforgettable characters breathtaking twists and the sharpest coolest dialogue in the mystery-thriller genre.<br/></p>