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Penguin Classics
09 September 2025
A rollicking tale of the 1970s Detroit criminal underworld from legendary crime writer Elmore Leonard

'The Ten Golden Rules for Successful Armed Robbery' if rigidly adhered to will catapult two trainee robbers-Frank and Stick-into Detroit's criminal elite. But for how long can they maintain the Rules' austere discipline as the lurid, fun temptations pile up?
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Imprint:   Penguin Classics
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 14mm
Weight:   180g
ISBN:   9780241755419
ISBN 10:   0241755417
Series:   Penguin Modern Classics – Crime & Espionage
Pages:   240
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

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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PRAISE FOR ELMORE LEONARD * - * The crime writer’s crime writer, King of all he surveys -- Ian Rankin Cool talk, hot action … it’s impossible not to love Elmore Leonard * LA Times * The hottest thriller writer in the US * TIME * The greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever * The New York Times Book Review * Leonard is a genius * The New York Times * Elmore Leonard can write circles around almost anybody active in the crime novel today * The New York Times * Leonard provides the fizziest and cleverest dialogue in crime fiction. A total delight * The Times * He’s set the standard against which all other crime novels are measured * The New York Times * The man other crime writers call the Boss * The Daily Telegraph * The crime laureate * The Independent * The coolest, hottest writer in America * Chicago Tribune * The greatest crime writer who ever lived -- Dennis Lehane Not just a good storyteller, but also an important novelist -- Philip Kerr


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