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Richard Price's criminal intelligence: "Lush Life," Price's latest tour of down-low urban America, is an acute portrait of the Darwinian adaptations required to survive in our city jungles.; By Richard B. Woodward Mar 10, 2008
Summer reads: Thrills and chills: These mysteries and science fiction novels will transport you to a higher plane.; By Salon staff Jun 25, 2007
What to Read: Masculine charms rule our midwinter reading list, from Elmore Leonard's love story to Walter Mosley's enigmatic fable, Colin Harrison's Manhattan noir and more.; By Salon's critics Feb 5, 2004
"Mr. Paradise" by Elmore Leonard: The master of contemporary crime fiction goes back to Detroit -- and back to writing love stories -- for his finest novel since "Out of Sight."; Feb 5, 2004
The case of the overrated mystery novel: Robert Parker, Dennis Lehane, Lawrence Block, Michael Connelly -- I've read them all. Amid the logrolling and endless hype, one thing gets obscured: Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald did it first, and did it a lot better.; By Ben Yagoda Jan 6, 2004
The crime of my life: Election and recession getting you down? Check out the mystery novels that got me through a very tough year.; By Charles Taylor Jan 3, 2001
Elmore Leonard's "Pagan Babies" [read by Steve Buscemi]: A fast-paced crime novel about a supposed priest who flees war-torn Rwanda to find himself pursued by a cigarette smuggler.; Oct 5, 2000
Elmore Leonard: "Cuba Libre"; By Elmore Leonard Oct 5, 2000
Elmore Leonard: "Rum Punch"; By Elmore Leonard Oct 5, 2000
"Pagan Babies" by Elmore Leonard: In his latest black-comic thriller, the peerless crime novelist takes his wisecracking swindlers from post-massacre Rwanda to downtown Detroit.; By Charles Taylor Sep 7, 2000
"Reindeer Games": Ben Affleck provides a charismatic star turn, but John Frankenheimer's out-of-season heist thriller is dead on arrival.; By Charles Taylor Feb 25, 2000
Carl Hiaasen: There are some questions even the author of "Sick Puppy" can't be asked.; By David Bowman Jan 31, 2000
Elmore Leonard: The world's coolest crime writer has an uncanny ear for wry dialogue and a deep belief in lives with second acts.; By Sean Elder Sep 28, 1999
Unrequired reading: Publishing jobs turn the pleasure of reading into a chore. Here's what editors read in their fantasies.; By Ray Sawhill Jul 16, 1999
Letters to the Editor: Why Japan doesn't get the Internet (yet); Neil LaBute's violence is shocking, but not surprising.; Letters to the Editor Jul 6, 1999
Be Cool: Gary Krist reviews 'Be Cool' by Elmore Leonard; By Gary Krist Jan 21, 1999
King of the thrill: Charles Taylor reviews 'Out of Sight,' Steven Soderbergh's follow-up to 'Get Shorty'.; By Charles Taylor Jun 26, 1998
Cuba Libre: Edward Neuert reviews 'Cuba Libre' by Elmore Leonard.; By Edward Neuert Feb 12, 1998
Long-legged woman: Charles Taylor reviews 'Jackie Brown' directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Forster.; By Charles Taylor Dec 24, 1997
Out Of Sight: Charles Taylor reviews the novel "Out of Sight" by Elmore Leonard.; By Charles Taylor Sep 6, 1996

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