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Joe LaBrava first fell in love in a darkened movie theater when he was twelve -- with a gorgeous femme fatale up on the screen. Now the one-time Secret Service agent-turned-photographer is finally meeting his dream woman in the flesh, albeit in a rundown Miami crisis center. When she's cleaned... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Maurice: Add a description of this character.
- Jean Shaw
- Richard Nobles
- Buck Torres
- Joe Stella
- Joe Labrava
- Cundo Rey
- Franny
- Mccormick
- Richie
- Maury
- Evelyn
- Della Robbia
- Jeanie
- Paco Boza
- Pam
- Mr. Fisk
- Robert Mitchum
- David Vega
- Henry Silva
- Guilli
- Jill Wilkinson
- Jim
- Lana
- Mr. Zola
- Harry Cohn
- Meyer Lansky
- Glenn Hicks
- Javier
- Mrs. Truman
- Geraldo Rivera
- Cardozo
- Mrs. Heffel
- Debbie Reynolds
- Andrea
Setting & Locations edit
- Miami
- West Palm
- Florida
- Boca
- South Beach
- Key West
- Hialeah
- Ocean Drive
- New York
- Delray
- Georgia
- Cuba
- Jacksonville
- South County
First Sentence edit
"HE'S BEEN TAKING PICTURES three years, look at the work," Maurice said.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 264 of 1271 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Fools of Fortune, and followed by Waterland.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Elmore Leonard (Author)
Awards edit
- Edgar Award (1984: Best Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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