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AN EDGAR AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL WORK

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

Consistently engrossing … Kushins does an excellent job of guiding us through Leonard’s stories, manuscripts and adaptations." - Wall Street Journal

Drawing on unprecedented archival and family access, Cooler Than Cool: The Life of Elmore Leonard, is the first comprehensive biography of the master American crime writer, author of witty, gritty bestsellers like Get Shorty and Raylan.

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Cooler Than Cool: The Life and Work of Elmore Leonard

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