The Hot Kid
by Elmore Leonard
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The ambitions and desires of three men collide in this felicitous blend of Western and crime novel set in the 1930s. Carlos "Carl" Webster, an up-and-coming US marshal and crack shot, pursues Jack Belmont, an oilman's bad-seed son who aspires to become America's most notorious gangster; meanwhile, reporter Tony Antonelli writes up their exploits for True Detective Mystery magazine.
Editions of The Hot Kid
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Binding/Format Digital |
Publisher Harper Audio |
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Price None Available |
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Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Harpercollins |
Date 2005 |
Price $1.00 |
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Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Harpercollins |
Date 2005 |
Price $1.00 |
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Binding/Format Compact Disc |
Publisher Harperaudio |
Date 2005 |
Price $5.98 |
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Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Harper Torch |
Date 2006 |
Price $1.00 |
Used - Good |
Publisher Notes
Having made his name by killing notorious bank robber Emmet Long, twenty-one-year-old Carl Webster, the most famous Deputy U.S. Marshal in the country, embarks on a dangerous search for Jack Belmont, the blacksheep son of an oil millionaire, who dreams of becoming Public Enemy Number One, in a thriller set against the backdrop of 1930s Oklahoma. Reprint.
Media Reviews
"Whatever the author wants THE HOT KID to mean, its hottest kid turns out to be the one doing the writing."
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