· Overview. “The greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever!”. When the all-time greats of mystery/noir/crime fiction are mentioned (John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, Robert Parker, etc.), Elmore Leonard’s name invariably tops the list. A true Leonard classic, The Big Bounce showcases all of the Grand Master’s acclaimed skills—twisty plotting, unforgettable Brand: HarperCollins Publishers. The Big Bounce. Leonard, Elmore. Published by The Armchair Detective Library, New York, ISBN ISBN Get Your Kicks on Route 66 Leonard’s “The Big Bounce,” first published in after nearly a decade since his last novel, announced the entry of Leonard into the grand arena of crime fiction and his departure from the world of westerns, an era that had seemed to have passed. In The Big Bounce, Leonard offers a crime caper novel that is more about the two lead characters than about anything else/5.
Elmore Leonard is a writer you read with your fingers crossed, amazed at his high-wire act, reading dialogue that always sounds like Leonard even though the characters never quite sound the same. You love the jargon as they explain their criminal specialties. You savor the way he pulls oddballs and misfits out of the shrubbery and sets them to work at strange day jobs and illegal night jobs. The Big Bounce () by Elmore Leonard. Series: Elmore Leonard's Jack Ryan (1) Members: Reviews: Popularity: Average rating: Mentions: 8: 49, () 6: Jack Ryan always wanted to play pro ball. But he couldn't hit a curveball, so he turned his attention to less legal pursuits. A tough guy who likes walking the razor's edge, he's just. Elmore Leonard has written more than three dozen books during his highly successful writing career.. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty, Out of Sight and The Big Bounce. He is the recipient of the Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America. He lives with his wife, Christine, in Bloomfield Village, Michigan.
The Big Bounce is a crime novel written by Elmore Leonard, published in The author's first attempt at the crime genre after having met success with westerns, it was adapted twice into film. It is also Leonard's first book starring the character of Jack Ryan (no relation to Tom Clancy 's character of the same name), who would return eight years later in Unknown Man No. Get Your Kicks on Route 66 Leonard’s “The Big Bounce,” first published in after nearly a decade since his last novel, announced the entry of Leonard into the grand arena of crime fiction and his departure from the world of westerns, an era that had seemed to have passed. In The Big Bounce, Leonard offers a crime caper novel that is more about the two lead characters than about anything else. A true Leonard classic, The Big Bounce showcases all of the Grand Master’s acclaimed skills—twisty plotting, unforgettable characters, dialogue so razor sharp it could draw blood—as he chronicles the misadventures of a larcenous young man in a Michigan resort town who’s irresistibly drawn to a dangerous femme fatale, a rich man’s plaything, and the nasty little caper they plan to pull off together—if they can somehow manage to survive each other.
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