Elmore Leonard died a few years back and I am trying slowly to make my way through his oeuvre-I've enjoyed several already and Maximum Bob (1991) is no exception. It is set in Florida-like many of his novels and has the usual great dialogue, descriptions, and characters-good and bad. Maximum Bob is a racist, womanizing judge who sometimes abuses his power to get favors and finds himself a target for assassination. Some of the bad guys are familiar to me, there are two members of the Crowe clan (Elvin and Dale)-who are frequently found in the Rayland Givens stories. However, this time the protagonist is a very competent divorced Cuban-American, Kathy Baker, who saves the day. A fast and entertaining read. There are still several Leonard novels in the waiting.
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