- Taschenbuch: 416 Seiten
- Verlag: HarperTorch; Auflage: Reissue (28. Januar 2003)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0060512245
- ISBN-13: 978-0060512248
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17 x 10,4 x 3,2 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (7 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 167.035 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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In this fine adaptation of Leonard's best-selling novel, Wayne and Carmen Colson's quiet life shatters following their involvement in a failed extortion scheme. To escape from hit man Arman "Blackbird" Degas and his sidekick Richie Nix, the Colsons enter the Federal Witness Protection Program. They soon find out the program contains as many predators as does the underworld. As with all of Leonard's (Cuba Libre, Audio Reviews, LJ 6/15/98) works, it is his character development and dialog that propel the simple plot toward its chilling conclusion. Bruce Boxleitner's reading adds a special effect to the story, and the adaptation captures all the power of the original novel. Highly recommended for all collections containing Leonard's past works.?Stephen L. Hupp, Urbana Univ. Lib, OH
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»Das beste, was Spannungsliteratur zu bieten hat.«
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»Der beste amerikanische Thriller-Autor, vielleicht der beste überhaupt.«
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Format:Audio CD
I must admit I only bought this audiobook because Bruce Boxleitner performs it....
And I also must - a little bashful - admit that it took me 4 times of listening through the complete audiobook (3 CDs!!) before I could actually drag myself halfway away from his seductive voice to concentrate on the story.
But then I got really sucked into the story and I now need to read the whole book.
There is so much more I want to know about the protagonists and their backgrounds that I certainly will find in the complete book. I will be a setback that I won't get it read to me in full by Bruce Boxleitner but life is sometimes rugged.
I'm sure I will somehow get over it.
And I also must - a little bashful - admit that it took me 4 times of listening through the complete audiobook (3 CDs!!) before I could actually drag myself halfway away from his seductive voice to concentrate on the story.
But then I got really sucked into the story and I now need to read the whole book.
There is so much more I want to know about the protagonists and their backgrounds that I certainly will find in the complete book. I will be a setback that I won't get it read to me in full by Bruce Boxleitner but life is sometimes rugged.
I'm sure I will somehow get over it.
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"Killshot" is a fast-paced, edgy and action-filled novel with strong emphasis on character, which is what one expects from Elmore Leonard. Leonard effectively paints telling portraits complete with physical details, emotions and mannerisms, and he never short-changes on plot or suspense. This book hums along. The killers are reprehensible, but Leonard makes them human, with their own particular vulnerabilities. Richie Nix is a sociopath seeing people only as objects to be used or eliminated. The Bird is somewhat more empathetic, but a cold, bloodless professional killer nonetheless. Carmen and Wayne Colson are a married couple who get caught up in a shakedown scam by mistake, and they end up having the two killers on their trail. Leonard does an outstanding job with minor characters as well giving them pivotal roles, especially Donna, the woman who becomes a lover to both killers, and the egotistical deputy sheriff. While the reader might find him or herself rooting more against the evilness of Richie or Bird, rather than for any compelling traits in the Colson's, there is more than enough tension inherent in "Killshot" to make this a very good read.
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A cast of quirky characters as befits the Elmore Leonard tradition. Sort of "crooks do the dumbest things." Some of the so called good guys aren't too bright either.
With one crook whose goal is to rob a bank in every state, a girl friend who is certain Elvis is still alive and a partner who feared his grandmother could turn him into an owl, the stage is set for some laughs amongst the criminal hi-jinks.
The snappy Elmore Leonard dialog is here with a well paced plot. The action has a nice sensible flow.
While I prefer it when Mr. Leonard sets his novels in Florida, "Killshot" a most pleasant escapist read. Nothing deep...just good fun and reading enjoyment. It's in the Carl Hiaasen a/o Laurence Shames vein.
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What a disappointment
The characters are shallow and uninteresting. The story itself
is not bad and should be a good read but the way Leonard pulls
it off is too bad. Lesen Sie weiter...
is not bad and should be a good read but the way Leonard pulls
it off is too bad. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 20. September 2002 von Lb-bw Stuttgart
Another great action comedy
This is what Elmore Leonard churns out better than about any other modern writer I've read. This book isn't about what it's about, it's about HOW it's about it. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 12. Juni 2000 von Jonathan Ashley
Both grim and funny
Killshot remains one of my favorite Elmore Leonard novels despite how much I enjoy his later work. Leonard's writing has gone through a number of stages, and Killshot was written... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 29. Mai 2000 von Doug Vaughn
A Very Good Read
This is the first Elmore book I have read and I loved it. It is very much in the vein of Pulp Fiction and Out Of Sight which were heavily influenced by Elmore's books. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 10. Mai 2000 veröffentlicht
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