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Born: 1925  New Orleans
Died: 08/20/2013
Parents: Elmore John (automotive executive) and Flora Amelia Leonard
Spouse: Christine Kent
Children: (1st marriage) Jane, Peter, Christopher, William, Katherine
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Last Known
Bloomfield Township , MI
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Website: http://www.elmoreleonard.com/index.php?/weblog/more/elmore_leonard_obituary_sadly#.UvJt5sKYZMw

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Raylan - Federal marshall Raylan Givens becomes involved in a case regarding the harvesting of organs for sale on the black market.	Fiction, Mystery, Suspense/Thriller	Adult	New York : William Morrow	2011
	Djibouti - In a modern-day pirate story, ambitious documentary filmmaker Dara Barr and her right-hand man, Xavier LeBo, a seventy-two-year-old African American seafarer, get more than they bargained for on the Horn of Africa.	Fiction, Action	Adult	New York : William Morrow	2010
	Road Dogs - The refined bank robber Jack Foley is back again, along with two other illustrious characters: Dawn Navarro, a gorgeous psychic, and Cuando Rey, a rich Cuban refugee. Here, Foley gets nabbed by the police during a routine robbery and is sentenced to 30 years in prison.	Fiction, Suspense/Thriller	Adult	New York : William Morrow	2009
	Up in Honey's Room - In World War II-era Detroit, meatcutter Walter Schoen bears an uncanny resemblance to Nazi Heinrich Himmler--and the resemblance is more than skin deep, as Walter's been supplying the enemy with vital war production data. Lucky for the good guys, special agent Carl Webster is already in bed with Walter's wife. A 2008 Michigan Notable Books selection.	Fiction, Michigan, Mystery	Adult	New York : William Morrow	2007
	When the Women Come out to Dance, and Other Stories	Fiction, Short Stories	Adult	New York : William Morrow	2002
	Rum Punch - Ordell "Whitebread" Robbie makes a fine living selling illegal high-powered weaponry to the wrong people.	Fiction, Suspense/Thriller	Adult	New York : Delacorte Press	1992
	Maximum Bob - Crime Novel Kathy Baker, a young probation officer, finds herself caught in the middle when someone in Palm Beach County, Florida, threatens the life of bigoted redneck judge "Maximum Bob" Briggs	Fiction	Adult	New York : Delacorte Press	1991
	Killshot - Crime Novel	Fiction, Mystery	Adult	New York : Arbor House	1989
	Freaky Deaky - Robin and Skip are lovers from the 60s who burned bras and draft cards, dropped acid, and finally dynamited a federal building. Reunited in Detroit after years in prison, they've decided to light the fuse of revolution with a wild bombing spree.	Fiction, Michigan, Mystery	Adult	New York : Arbor House	1988
	Bandits - New Orleans Crime Novel	Fiction	Adult	New York : Arbor House	1987
	Touch - Crime Novel	Fiction, Michigan, Mystery	Adult	New York : Arbor House	1987
	Detroit, the Renaissance City - Introduction by Elmore Leonard	Non Fiction, Michigan History	Adult	Charlottesville, VA :Thomasson-Grant	1986
	Glitz - A story of murder and corruption set in Puerto Rico and Atlantic City.	Fiction, Mystery	Adult	New York : Arbor House	1985
	Elmore Leonard's Dutch Treat: Three Novels - The Hunted, Swag, and Mr.Majestyk	Fiction, Mystery	Adult	New York : Arbor House	1985
	The Courage to Change : Personal Conversations about Alchololism - Contributor to Dennis Wholey's book. Wilbur Mills is an alcoholic. Billy Carter is an alcoholic. Grace Slick is an alcoholic. Jason Robards is an alcoholic. So are writer Tom Tryon, comedian Sid Caesar, musicians Doc Severinsen and Pete Townshend, and baseball's Bob Welch and Don Newcombe. So are actress Gale Storm, writer-comedian Graham Chapman, and novelist Elmore Leonard.	Non Fiction	Adult	New York : Houghton	1984
	Stick - Crime Novel (also screenplay)	Fiction, Mystery	Adult	New York : Arbor House	1983
	LaBrava - Crime Novel about Secret Service	Fiction, Mystery	Adult	New York: : Arbor House	1982
	Cat Chaser - Crime Novel (also screenplay)	Fiction, Mystery	Adult	New York : Arbor House	1982
	Split Images - When a Detroit homicide cop takes a vacation, he looks for some place far away from murder and mayhem. But when Bryan Hurd lands in Palm Beach, he finds that a gun-collecting millionaire and a bitter ex-cop have already brought Motown murder to the Sunshine State.	Fiction, Michigan	Adult	New York : Arbor House	1981
	City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit - Ride down Woodward Avenue into the Motor City, toward a deadly show-down between dedicated homicide detective Raymond Cruz and a psychopathic murderer, "Oklahoma Wildman" Clement Mansell, who picked the wrong town to kill someone, even if it was only a crooked judge.	Fiction, Michigan, Mystery	Adult	New York : Arbor House	1980
	Gold Coast - Gorgeous widow Karen DiCilia finds out what it really means to be married to the mob when she reads her Mafia husband's will. He left her millions in stocks and bonds, a Florida Gold Coast mansion, and priceless antiques. Of course, he also left orders that she'll lose everything the minute she sleeps with another man. But Karen's husband didn't count on a sexy dolphin trainer from Detroit with a scam to get Karen and her money--unless, of course, it gets her killed.	Fiction, Michigan, Mystery	Adult	New York : Bantam	1980
	Gunsights	Fiction, Western	Adult	New York : Bantam	1979
	Switch - When two ex-cons kidnap the wife of a wealthy developer for ransom, they soon discover they have a new partner with more lucrative ideas.	Fiction, Michigan, Mystery	Adult	New York : Bantam	1978
	The Hunted - Al Rosen, hiding out in Israel after helping the government nab some bad guys, teams up with U.S. Embassy marine David Davis in an attempt to stay alive when his heroic efforts to save some elderly tourists from a hotel fire makes him a local hero and leads his enemies right to his door.	Fiction, Mystery	Adult	New York : Dell	1977
	Unknown Man, No. 89 - Crime Novel	Fiction, Michigan, Mystery	Adult	New York : Delacorte	1977
	Swag - Crime Novel published as Ryan's Rules by Dell in 1976	Fiction, Michigan, Suspense/Thriller	Adult	New York : Delacorte	1976
	Fifty-Two Pickup - Detroit businessman Harry Mitchell had only one affair in his twenty-two years of happy matrimony. Unfortunately, someone caught his indiscretion on film and now wants Harry to fork over one hundred grand to keep his infidelity a secret. And if Harry doesn't pay up, the blackmailer and his associates plan to press a lot harder -- up to and including homicide, if necessary.	Fiction, Michigan	Adult	New York : Delacorte	1974
	Mr. Majstyk - Crime Novel (also screenplay)	Fiction, Suspense/Thriller	Adult	New York : Dell	1974
	Forty Lashes Less One	Fiction, Western	Adult	New York : Bantam Books	1972
	Valdez is Coming	Fiction, Western	Adult	New York : Bantam Books	1970
	The Moonshine War - Crime Novel (also screenplay)	Fiction, Mystery	Adult	Garden City, NY : Doubleday	1969
	The Big Bounce - Crime Novel	Fiction, Michigan, Mystery	Adult	New York : Mysterious Press	1969
	Hombre - Named one of 25 best western novels of all time in 1977	Fiction	Adult	New York : Ballantine	1961
	Last Stand at Saber River	Fiction, Western	Adult	New York : Bantam	1957
	Escape from Five Shadows	Fiction, Western	Adult	New York : HarperTorch	1956
	The Law at Randado	Fiction, Western	Adult	New York : Random House	1955
	The Bounty Hunters - Green army officer and experienced scout try to get escaped Apache chief to return to the United States from Mexico	Fiction, Western	Adult	New York : Houghton	1953
	- Published in Saturday Evening Post, Argosy, Zane Grey's Western Magazine and others	Fiction	Adult
	- Screenplays based on novels, collections of works, short stories, novelettes	Fiction

What is the aim or goal of your writing: 2nd ed. says, " I'm doing now what I've always wanted to do, write novels and motion picture screenplays full time, and I can't imagine doing anything else."

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