Escape from Five Shadows

Name: Escape from Five Shadows
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: Elmore Leonard
ISBN: 9780062682970

Author: Elmore Leonard

Narrator: Richard Poe

Unabridged: 6 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: 02/21/2017

Categories: Fiction, Western, Crime, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

Corey Bowen is an innocent man. Wrongly convicted, and imprisoned in the brutal labor camp at Five Shadows run by a sadistic embezzler willing to kill to keep his scheme running, Bowen is determined to break out or die trying. The trackers have already caught him once, dragged him back through the mesquite and rocks, and beat him bloody and near dead after his last attempt. But this time he'll have help—from a lady with murder on her mind and a debt to pay back. They say that breaking out of Five Shadows is impossible—but Bowen is a different breed, and this time he will go to any extreme to escape.

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joe

Escape From Five Shadows by Elmore Leonard (1956) was an early book by the prolific author...and boy, does it show. The western story/plot-line hangs from beginning to end but some of the scenes in-between are absolutely cringe-worthy...especially those with the two female characters. Not recommende......more

Goodreads review by Louis

A decent action story rather than a real western, this book's main appeal is to see Dutch Leonard developing his style into the one that marked his later bestsellers. Although the comic elements of those books does not make an appearance, there is a charismatic, strong-willed villain that shows Leon......more

Goodreads review by Edmond

A good old fashioned western with a different story line. Not the usual shootem up.......more