LaBrava, Elmore Leonard
LaBrava, Elmore Leonard
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LaBrava
A Novel

Author: Elmore Leonard

Narrator: Anthony Rey Perez

Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: 06/17/2025

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard delivers his trademark blend of action, sex, violence, humor, and hard-boiled suspense in this thrilling crime classic, LaBrava.Joe La Brava is an ex–Secret Service agent who gets mixed up in a South Miami Beach scam involving a redneck former cop, a Cuban hit man who moonlights as a go-go dancer, and a one-time movie queen whose world is part make-believe, part deadly dangerous.Fast-moving, pitch-perfect, and utterly irresistible, LaBrava is, “vintage Leonard: a blend of the true-to-life and the totally make-believe, the cinematic and the suspenseful, the world we know and a whole lot of worlds we’re glad we don’t. Only Leonard can concoct such a potent cocktail.” (USA Today).

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 James on September 04, 2022

Published in 1983, this novel falls somewhere in the middle of Leonard's work, at least for me--a fun read, but not among his best efforts. Part of my reaction may be based on the fact that this book is set in South Florida and I have always thought that Leonard's Detroit books were generally better......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on March 22, 2017

She liked them because working with professionals brought out the best in you, you could count on them for cues, sometimes inspiration. Whereas amateurs could ruin your concentration and timing, make you look awkward. A superbly evoked South Beach setting, a compellingly cynical film noir actress......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on October 09, 2016

Have I finally read enough Elmore that I guessed the twist, for once? (That is a good thing. Not a bad thing.) Still couldn’t guess how it ended, and that’s classic Elmore. LaBrava said, “Maury, who’s crazy, you or me?” “How do I know?” Maurice said. “Maybe both of us. Don’t ask me any hard ones.”......more

Goodreads review by Josh on January 15, 2024

My favorite Leonard.......more

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