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City Primeval

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0 of 1 copy available
Wait time: About 8 weeks
0 of 1 copy available
Wait time: About 8 weeks

THE INSPIRATION FOR JUSTIFIED: CITY PRIMEVAL ON FX

"As gritty and hard-driving a thriller as you'll find....The action never stops, the language sings and stings." —Washington Post

The City Primeval in Elmore Leonard's relentlessly gripping classic noir is Detroit, the author's much-maligned hometown and the setting for many of the Grand Master's acclaimed crime novels. The "Alexander the Great of crime fiction" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) shines in these urban mean streets, setting up a downtown showdown between the psychopathic, thrill-killing "Oklahoma Wildman" and the dedicated city copy who's determined to take him down. The creator of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of TV's Justified fame, Elmore Leonard is the equal of any writer who has ever captivated readers with dark tales of heists, hijacks, double-crosses, and murder—John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, and Robert Parker included—and nobody then or now is better.

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Detroit homicide detective Raymond Cruz knows who shot the judge. And who killed eight more people. But knowing and proving are two different things. Steve Dunn does a first-class job presenting this complex story packed with a host of dark characters. He mixes carefully chosen dialects with just the right amount of emotion, pacing and inflection to bring this story to life. Although the opening chapters seem crowded with people and events, the plot moves smoothly to a clear conclusion. T.J.M. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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      Elmore Leonard doesn't need to attract more readers; still fans of crime fiction with limited time will be grateful for this recording of his 1980 book. Street punk Clement Mansell does a favor for Detroit's criminals and cops when he accidentally kills a very unpopular judge. If anyone but Raymond Cruz were the investigator, Mansell would probably never have to pay for his deed. Frank Muller's dry, matter-of-fact narration perfectly recreates Leonard's street talk. Slight vocal inflections help the listener distinguish among the characters: prostitutes, waitresses, witnesses and lawyers. J.L. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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