Rum Punch: A Novel

€œPowerful€¦clever€¦astonishing€¦a delicious read.€
€"Detroit Free Press

Rum Punch is classic Elmore Leonard€"the electrifying thriller that served as the basis for the acclaimed film Jackie Brown by director Quentin Tarantino, starring Pam Grier, Robert DeNiro, and Samuel L. Jackson. Leonard€s story of a not-altogether-blameless flight attendant on the run from her vicious gun-running sometime employer who sees her as a troublesome loose end, Rum Punch is €œthe King Daddy of crime writers€ (Seattle Times) at his sharpest and most ingeniously entertaining. In fact, People magazine calls it, €œLeonard€s best work. He brilliantly reaffirms his right to the title of America€s finest crime fiction writer.€ Enjoy this sensational noir winner from the creator of the character of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, lately of TV€s hit series Justified, and see why the great Elmore Leonard stands tall in the company of America€s most legendary crime fiction masters: John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, et al.