Swag by Elmore Leonard

Swag

by Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard is 'the man other crime writers call the Boss' DAILY TELEGRAPH.

There aren't any textbooks on armed robbery. The only way to learn is through experience, and small-time crooks Frank and Stick are determined to do as much learning on the job as possible.

In 1970s' Detroit they embark on a crime spree, holding up liquor stores and supermarkets. They invent their 'Ten Golden Rules for Successful Armed Robbery' and for a short time the cash is rolling in. But then they bend their own rules, and it looks like trouble is heading their way...

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I figured out the trick. I have to stop reading in the middle of a chapter if I’m going to put these books down at all. Otherwise, there’s no chance. Either it’s three o’clock in the morning and I’ve read the whole thing or it’s evening and last thing I knew it was noon.

Earnest “Stick” Stickley Jr. and his partner in how to achieve success and happiness in armed robbery, Frank Ryan? Yes, please. All day long.

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  • 20 December, 2012: Reviewed