The definitive edition of America's modern master of crime fiction continues
with four classic novels widely considered his best, presented in one volume for
the first time with behind-the-scenes accounts of their genesis by editor Gregg
Sutter, Leonard's longtime researcher, and rare archival material: a must for
any fan. It was during the 1980s that Elmore Leonard came into his own as the
most popular and critically acclaimed crime writer in America. The four novels
collected here show him at the top of his form, each in its own distinct way:
City Primeval is a modern-day Western pitched on the border between law and
lawlessness, with Detroit