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Valdez Is Coming
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No writer chronicles the battles of misfits, underdogs and renegades like Elmore Leonard ... Valdez is Coming is a stunning tale of morality and justice in which a simple, honest man is transformed into a killer - and begins a long journey of revenge against those...
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Description
No writer chronicles the battles of misfits, underdogs and renegades like Elmore Leonard ...
Valdez is Coming is a stunning tale of morality and justice in which a simple, honest man is transformed into a killer - and begins a long journey of revenge against those who scarred his soul for ever.
Elmore Leonard's Western novels stand as some of the most vivid writing of his career. With all of his trademark sharp dialogue and set against a beautifully evoked landscape, this is a classic work that captures the wild and glorious spirit of the American West.
Series: Penguin Modern Classics - Westerns
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241755440
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 November 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 136g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Elmore Leonard (1925-2013) began his long and extraordinary career as a writer of Westerns, most famously a story which was made into the film 3-10 To Yuma. He then became known for his remarkable sequence of crime novels, generally set in Michigan or Florida. A master of funny and threatening dialogue, his influence has been incalculable. Leonard received the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN US and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America.
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