★★★★☆ | Mystery-Suspense | Digital | Borrow | StoryGraph
A recent New Yorker article by Anthony Lane prompted me to read this one, my first Elmore Leonard book. I enjoyed the pacing and dialogue and colorful cast of characters, all set in languid south Florida. The book ends with a promising turn for Kathy Baker, the main protagonist of the novel, but if I remember correctly, Leonard wasn’t in the habit of writing sequels or carrying characters from book to book. A little sad we never get to see what happens next.