{"product_id":"cuba-libre-9780062184290","title":"Cuba Libre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A wild ride through Cuba during the Spanish-American War.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Not only his finest novel but one that transcends the limits of its genre and is worthy of being evaluated as literary fiction.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Grand Master Elmore Leonard earned his well-deserved reputation as \"the best writer of crime fiction alive\" (\u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e), he penned some of the finest western fiction to ever appear in print. (The classics \u003cem\u003eHombre\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eValdez is Coming\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003e3:10 to Yuma\u003c\/em\u003e were just a few of his notable works.) With his extraordinary \u003cem\u003eCuba Libre\u003c\/em\u003e, Leonard ingeniously combines all of his many talents and delivers a historical adventure\/caper\/western\/noir like none other. The creator of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, star of \u003cem\u003eRaylan\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePronto\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRiding the Rap\u003c\/em\u003e, and TV's \u003cem\u003eJustified\u003c\/em\u003e, spins a gloriously exciting yarn about an American horse wrangler who escapes a date with a Cuban firing squad to join forces with a powerful sugar baron's lady looking to make waves and score big in and around Spanish-American War-torn Havana in 1898. Everything you love about Leonard's fiction--and more--is evident in \u003cem\u003eCuba Libre\u003c\/em\u003e. No wonder the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBook Review\u003c\/em\u003e enthusiastically declared him \"a literary genius.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeonard, Elmore:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eElmore Leonard wrote more than forty books during his long career, including the bestsellers \u003cem\u003eRaylan\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTishomingo Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBe Cool\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGet Shorty\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRum Punch\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as the acclaimed collection \u003cem\u003eWhen the Women Come Out to Dance\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book. Many of his books have been made into movies, including \u003cem\u003eGet Shorty\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOut of Sight\u003c\/em\u003e. The short story \"Fire in the Hole,\" and three books, including \u003cem\u003eRaylan\u003c\/em\u003e, were the basis for the FX hit show \u003cem\u003eJustified\u003c\/em\u003e. Leonard received the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He died in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50655307956498,"sku":"9780062184290","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1f134d13-1834-41bc-a43b-d20f5944421d.jpg?v=1733378899","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cuba-libre-9780062184290","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}