by Elmore Leonard · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420648057
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«Un tipo implacable» is the crime novel by Elmore Leonard, published by Alianza in paperback (416 pages, in Spanish).
Oklahoma, 1930s. Carl Webster, a policeman of Creek and Cuban blood, pursues Jack Belmont, a self-destructive young man who aspires to be public enemy number one. Their duel intersects with Tony Antonelli, a True Detective journalist, and Louly Brown, a femme fatale. The novel portrays the world of Prohibition, robbers, and corruption.
First installment of the Carl Webster series. Original title: «The Hot Kid». Translation by Catalina Martínez Muñoz.
A read for fans of crime fiction and police thrillers who enjoy period stories, robbers, and duels between pursuer and pursued.
Elmore John Leonard Jr. was an American novelist, short story author and screenwriter. He was, according to British journalist Anthony Lane, "hailed as one of the best crime writers in the land". His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were Westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures. Among his best-known works are Hombre, Swag, City Primeval, LaBrava, Glitz, Freaky Deaky, Get Shorty, Rum Punch, Out of Sight and Tishomingo Blues.
