Be Cool, Elmore Leonard
Be Cool, Elmore Leonard
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Be Cool

Author: Elmore Leonard

Narrator: Campbell Scott

Unabridged: 6 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: 01/25/2005

Synopsis

Get Shorty’s Chili Palmer is back in Be Cool, a classic novel of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard. But this time it’s no more Mr. Nice Guy.After a smash hit and a flop, B-movie-producer Chili Palmer is looking for another score. Lunching with a record company executive, Chili's exploring a hot new idea—until the exec, a former "associate" from Chili's Brooklyn days, gets whacked.Segue from real life to reel life. Chili's found his plot. It's a slam-bang opener: the rubout of a record company mogul. Cut to an ambitious wannabe singer named Linda Moon. She has attitude and a band. She's perfect. Zoom in to reality. Linda's manager thinks Chili's poaching and he's out to get even, with the help of his switch-hitting Samoan bodyguard.But somebody else beat them to the punch, as Chili discovers when he gets home and finds a corpse at his desk. Somebody made a mistake...

About Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard wrote more than forty books during his long career, including the bestsellers Raylan, Tishomingo Blues, Be Cool, Get Shorty, and Rum Punch, as well as the acclaimed collection When the Women Come Out to Dance, which was a New York Times Notable Book. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty and Out of Sight. The short story “Fire in the Hole,” and three books, including Raylan, were the basis for the FX hit show Justified. Leonard received the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He died in 2013.

About Campbell Scott

Campbell Scott studied with Stella Adler and Geraldine Page, and appeared on Broadway in Long Day's Journey into Night, among other productions. His many films include Longtime Companion, Singles, Music and Lyrics, and Big Night, which he co-directed.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Derrick on March 30, 2021

I wasn't as impressed with this one. To me it seemed like Elmore Leonard wrote this knowing it would be made into a movie. I just wasn't as drawn in to the story as I was with Get Shorty. The dialogue was exquisitely written as always. Everything else seemed rather bland, unfortunately. Elmore Leona......more

Goodreads review by James on January 17, 2024

Miami loan shark-turned movie producer, Chili Palmer returns in this sequel to Get Shorty. In the time that has elapsed between the two books, Chili has produced two movies. The first, "Get Leo," was a success. The second, "Get Lost," was a flop. Chili has one movie left to make on his contract, and......more

Goodreads review by Howard on April 05, 2021

4.5 Stars for Be Cool: Chili Palmer, Book 2 (audiobook) by Elmore Leonard read by Campbell Scott. This was the first time I’ve listen to this story. I’ve seen the movie a bunch of times and it’s a favorite of mine. It was really interesting to see how the Hollywood writers made changes to the story......more

Goodreads review by robin on December 08, 2021

The Story Of Linda Moon Set in Hollywood, Elmore Leonard's novel "Be Cool" is a sequel ten years removed from his novel "Get Shorty". Although I haven't yet read the earlier book or the films made from each book, I have been reading a good deal of Leonard. The works I have read are set in Harlan, Ken......more

Goodreads review by Trevor on August 16, 2021

Elmore Leonard is one of my favorite authors. His dialogue is spot on and within a single page, and without even a physical description of his characters, you can picture his hero and villains — their mannerisms, their looks, their styles — by what they say and how they say it. By the end of the fir......more

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