Cat Chaser by Elmore Leonard

Cat Chaser

by Elmore Leonard

A lean and mean thriller about one man and the Mob from 'the crime laureate' INDEPENDENT.
The last time Florida motel owner George Moran was in the Dominican Republic he was in a uniform and people were shooting at him. Years later he's back looking for a girl he lost - and finding one he'd be better off without. Mary de Boya may be beautiful, but she's also the wife of a former death squad general in exile with mob connections. So much for the trip down memory lane - now Moran finds himself in a cat's cradle of drug deals, swindles, vengeance and murder.


'Dialogue like broken glass, sharp and glittering, and a raft of low-lifes individualised in primary colours like hard-edged pop art' Independent

Reviewed by jamiereadthis on

4 of 5 stars

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Damn. As soon as Elmore gets started on love and marines and Latin America, I am in. Moran and Mary make this one of my favorites.

“I don’t mean it that way,” Moran said. “I guess I mean it isn’t as easy to understand as I thought it would be. Things aren’t black and white, are they?” He shrugged and said, “Maybe it’s me. I see it differently now.”

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