Get Shorty, (Paperback)

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Chili Palmer, collector for a loan shark, leaves Miami in search of a defaulting dry cleaner named Leo. Leo not only owes money to the mob, he's also cheated an airline out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and then skipped town on his wife taking all the money with him. Chili has volunteered ...

from Crazymamie

I think that perhaps no one does dialogue better than Elmore Leonard. I just love how he writes and how he tells a story. He always surprises me with where he ends up, and the journey is sure to be filled with humor and interesting characters. In this one we meet Chili Palmer, who is a bookmaker/...

from AHS-Wolfy

Chili Palmer is on a run of bad luck. He's just found out that one of his clients that owe him money isn't as dead as he was led to believe. He's also just got a new boss that has a grudge or two against him. Chili's new boss tells him to find the runner or make the payment himself so off he sets...

from Vulco1

What happens when a mob guy gets tired of working for the mob and discovers the movie business may not be too hard to get into? Find out in Get Shorty. It's a good book with some realized characters I cared about. Believable and relatable. It moves forward pretty easily.

from gypsysmom

I got this book because it is on the 1001 Books to Read Before you Die list. Most of the books on the list are "literature" so the few that are less high-faluting stand out. I enjoyed this take on the Hollywood film industry more than I thought I would. Does it deserve its spot on the 1001 list? ...