Best Elmore Leonard Western Novels - April 2024

The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard

Before he brilliantly traversed the gritty landscapes of underworld Detroit and Miami, Elmore Leonard wrote breathtaking adventures set in America's nineteenth-century western frontier—elevating a popular genre with his now-trademark twisting plots, rich characterizations, and scalpel-sharp dialogue. No author has ever written more evocatively of the dusty, gutsy heyday of the American West than Elmore Leonard. This complete collection of his thirty-one Western tales will thrill lovers of the genre, his die-hard fans, and everyone in between. From his very first story ever published&#... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0061242926
• UPC: 201561242926
• ASIN: 0061242926
• ISBN: 9780061242922
• Brand: Harper Paperbacks
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

Elmore Leonard: Westerns (LOA #308): Last Stand at Saber River / Hombre / Valdez is Coming / Forty Lashes Less One / stories (Library of America Elmore Leonard Edition)

Library of America presents a definitive collection of classic Westerns by America's master modern crime writer One of the great storytellers of our time, Elmore Leonard perfected his craft writing Westerns, a genre he loved. These tales--some adapted into such outstanding films as Hombre, Valdez Is Coming, and 3:10 to Yuma--are unexcelled for their wiry tautness, sharp characterizations, and jolts of unexpected humor. For sheer stripped-down narrative tension Leonard never did anything better, and the fresh twists he finds in resolving the genre's classic confrontations reveal a master at wor... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1598535625
• ASIN: 1598535625
• ISBN: 1598535625
• Manufacturer: Library of America

Raylan: A Novel

“Elmore Leonard can write circles around almost anybody active in the crime novel today.”—New York Times Book ReviewWith more than forty novels to his credit and still going strong, the legendary Elmore Leonard has well earned the title, “America’s greatest crime writer” (Newsweek). And U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Pronto, Riding the Rap, Fire in the Hole) is one of Leonard’s most popular creations, thanks in part to the phenomenal success of the hit TV series “Justified.” Leonard’s Raylan shines a spotlight once again on the dedicated, if somewhat trigger-happy lawman, this... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062119478
• ASIN: 0062119478
• ISBN: 0062119478
• Brand: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

The Switch: A Novel

“My favorite Leonard book….He writes the way Hammett and Chandler might write today, if they sharpened their senses of ironic humor and grew better ears for dialogue.” —Dallas Morning News“The best writer of crime fiction alive.” —NewsweekDangerously eccentric characters, razor-sharp black humor, brilliant dialog, and suspense all rolled into one tight package—that’s The Switch, Elmore Leonard’s classic tale of a kidnapping gone wrong…or terribly right, depending on how you look at it. The Grand Master whom the New York Times Book Review calls, “the greatest crime write... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062206133
• ASIN: 0062206133
• ISBN: 0062206133
• Brand: Brand: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

The Moonshine War: A Novel

“Leonard is tops in his field.” —New Orleans Times-PicayuneThe great Elmore Leonard, “America’s pre-eminent crime fiction writer” (Chicago Tribune), takes readers back to Prohibition days in the back hills of Kentucky in a rollicking story of guns, greed, and illegally brewed corn liquor. The Moonshine War is a tale of the chaos that ensues when a gang of city slickers sets out to steal thousands of dollars-worth of homemade whiskey from a hell-raising country boy—who is anything but the easy mark they were expecting. A rediscovered Elmore Leonard classic, The Moonshine War is a ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062208985
• ASIN: 0062208985
• ISBN: 0062208985
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

Elmore Leonard: Four Novels of the 1980s (LOA #267): City Primeval / LaBrava / Glitz / Freaky Deaky (Library of America Elmore Leonard Edition)

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 pitch... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1598534122
• ASIN: 1598534122
• ISBN: 1598534122
• Manufacturer: Library of America

Hombre: A Novel

“Although known for his mysteries, Elmore Leonard has penned some of the best western fiction ever.”—USA Today“A classic….Leonard’s writing style is as effortless and enjoyable as watching a good movie.” —Portland OregonianGrand Master Elmore Leonard is justifiably acknowledged as “the best writer of crime fiction alive” (Newsweek)—and, in fact, one of the very best ever, alongside other all-time greats like John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, and Robert Parker. But he has also many acclaimed masterworks of American western fiction to his credit—includin... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062206117
• ASIN: 0062206117
• ISBN: 0062206117
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

Rum Punch: A Novel

• ASIN: B000FC13LI
• ASIN: B000FC13LI
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

Touch: A Novel

Touch is sensational suspense from the master of crime fiction, New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard. A Michigan woman was blind and now she can see, after being touched by a young man who calls himself Juvenal. Maybe it was just coincidence, but Bill Hill—who used to run the spectacular Uni-Faith Ministry in Dalton, Georgia, and now sells RVs—can see dollar signs when he looks at this kid with the magic “touch.”The trouble is that others see them also, including a wacko fundamentalist fascist with his own private army of the faithful and an assortment of media leeches. Bu... [Read More]

• ASIN: B000FC149Y
• ASIN: B000FC149Y
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

Glitz: A Novel

“Intense….A higher caliber of entertainment.”—New York TimesElmore Leonard’s Glitz is a killer…in the best possible way. “The King Daddy of crime writers” (Seattle Times) electrifies with this unputdownable noir tale of a mama’s boy psycho killer with a vendetta against a Miami cop. A cat-and-mouse tale with claws, Glitz is thrilling, frightening, explosive, surprising, everything a great thriller is supposed to be—superior crime fiction the genre’s late greats, John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, et al, would have been proud to call their own. Elmore Leon... [Read More]

• ASIN: B000FC11YW
• ASIN: B000FC11YW
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

Valdez Is Coming: A Novel

Touching on the themes of the popular FX series Justified featuring U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens, Valdez Is Coming is New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard's classic western tale of corruption, justice, and vengeance.Forced to gun down an innocent man, part-time sheriff Roberto Valdez is nearly killed and run out of town when he seeks justice for the dead man’s family. But the same townsfolk who laughed at Valdez’s dark skin, mocked his decency, and tied him to a cross will find themselves on the wrong side of a gun when the lawman comes back to deliver his own brand of justice.

• ASIN: B000FC2IW6
• ASIN: B000FC2IW6
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

The Bounty Hunters: A Classic Tale of Frontier Law

The old Apache renegade Soldado Viejo is hiding out in Mexico, and the Arizona Department Adjutant has selected two men to hunt him down. One -- Dave Flynn -- knows war, the land, and the nature of his prey. The other is a kid lieutenant named Bowers. But there's a different kind of war happening in Soyopa. And if Flynn and his young associate choose the wrong allies -- and the wrong enemy -- they won't be getting out alive.

• ASIN: 0380822253
• ASIN: 0380822253
• ISBN: 0380822253
• Manufacturer: HarperTorch

Mr. Majestyk: A Novel

“Splendid…entirely engrossing.”—Los Angeles Times“First-rate…an excellent thriller…well-plotted and smoothly written…crackles with suspense.”—Bergan RecordA classic crime novel, Mr. Majestyk is vintage Elmore Leonard—an edgy, dark, fiendishly compelling tale of a quiet man making a whole lot of noise.  “The best writer of crime fiction today” (USA Today)—the acclaimed author who brought the world Raylan Givens, the  trigger-happy U.S. Marshal who lights up  TV screens across America in the hit series Justified—Leonard makes a big noise himself with this timeles... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062188402
• ASIN: 0062188402
• ISBN: 0062188402
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

Mr. Paradise: A Novel

“Sharp as an ice pick….You will love this excellent book.”—New York Times Book ReviewElmore Leonard is the undisputed master, the “King Daddy of crime writers” (Seattle Times), in the august company of the all-time greats of mystery/noir/crime fiction genre: John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, et al. The creator of such unforgettable classics as Stick, Out of Sight, and Get Shorty—not to mention the character of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, lately of TV’s hit series Justified—Leonard is in fine form with Mr. Paradise. A riveting Detroit-based thriller enlivened... [Read More]

• ASIN: B000FC1PIY
• ASIN: B000FC1PIY
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

Gold Coast: A Novel

“Lean, mean, darkly funny.” —Boston Globe “A zingy thriller by the master of hard-boiled suspense.” —Dallas Morning News“Elmore Leonard may be the greatest crime novelist in the world,” declares the Seattle Times, and truer words have never been written. Just follow the Grand Master of mystery and suspense to Florida’s Gold Coast and you’ll quickly discover that it’s so. In this classic Elmore Leonard thriller, a beautiful mafia widow stands to lose everything her late mob boss husband left her if she succumbs to her desire for an attractive Detroit ex-con—so the two co... [Read More]

• ASIN: B000FC1200
• ASIN: B000FC1200
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard once again demonstrates the superb talent for language and narrative that has made him one of the most acclaimed and influential writers in recent time through this stellar collection of short fiction that

• UPC: 5386404
• Rating: 4.5

The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard CD (Audiobook)

Through five decades of classic Western tales, this collection is a "must have" for fans of Elmore Leonard. Abridged. 1

• UPC: 2628133
• Rating: 4.333

The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard - eBook

Before he brilliantly traversed the gritty landscapes of underworld Detroit and Miami, Elmore Leonard wrote breathtaking adventures set in America's nineteenth-century western frontier—elevating a popular genre with his now-trademark twisting plots, rich characterizations, and scalpel-sharp

• UPC: 141350281
• Rating: 4.333

Elmore Leonard: Westerns (LOA #308) : Last Stand at Saber River / Hombre / Valdez is Coming / Forty Lashes Less One / stories

Published by arrangement with HarperCollins Publishers, Elmore Leonard, Inc., The Wylie Agency, LLC, and The Orion Publishing

• UPC: 356319512
• Rating: 5.0

The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard - Audiobook

From Elmore Leonard, the author who has influenced more writers than anyother, come two thrilling stories of law in the Old West, upheld by the barrel of a six-gun."Three-ten to Yuma:" Deputy Paul Scallen will

• UPC: 315283462
• Rating: 4.333

Valdez Is Coming. Elmore Leonard

Books : Valdez is Coming

• UPC: 491319350
• Rating: 4.0

The Complete Western Stories (Paperback)

Elmore Leonard once again demonstrates the superb talent for language and narrative that has made him one of the most acclaimed and influential writers in recent time through this stellar collection of short fiction that

• UPC: 152966478
• Rating: 4.333

Valdez Is Coming

First in the "New York Times" bestselling author's classic Western series. Part-time constable Robert Valdez was sent to deal with a man holed up in a shack with a gun--and was set up with no

• UPC: 21103687
• Rating: 4.0

Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories

From America's premier storyteller comes this collection of seven classic western tales of destiny and fatal decision, featuring the story that became the basis for the 1957 western film classic, "3:10 to Yuma," which starred

• UPC: 25954797
• Rating: 4.0

Hombre

"Although known for his mysteries, Elmore Leonard has penned some of the best western fiction ever."--USA Today"A classic....Leonard's writing style is as effortless and enjoyable as watching a good movie." --Portland OregonianGrand Master Elmore Leonard

• UPC: 20530742
• Rating: 3.533