{"product_id":"rum-punch-9780062119827","title":"Rum Punch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Powerful...clever...astonishing...a delicious read.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRum Punch\u003c\/em\u003e is classic Elmore Leonard--the electrifying thriller that served as the basis for the acclaimed film \u003cem\u003eJackie Brown\u003c\/em\u003e by director Quentin Tarantino, starring Pam Grier, Robert DeNiro, and Samuel L. Jackson. Leonard's story of a not-altogether-blameless flight attendant on the run from her vicious gun-running sometime employer who sees her as a troublesome loose end, \u003cem\u003eRum Punch\u003c\/em\u003e is \"the King Daddy of crime writers\" (\u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e) at his sharpest and most ingeniously entertaining. In fact, \u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e magazine calls it, \"Leonard's best work. He brilliantly reaffirms his right to the title of America's finest crime fiction writer.\" Enjoy this sensational noir winner from the creator of the character of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, lately of TV's hit series \u003cem\u003eJustified\u003c\/em\u003e, and see why the great Elmore Leonard stands tall in the company of America's most legendary crime fiction masters: John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, et al. \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":50610276696338,"sku":"9780062119827","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_30793f65-3afa-4b03-945b-b62ab512c2b2.jpg?v=1732338262","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rum-punch-9780062119827","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}