{"product_id":"9780062184290","title":"Cuba Libre : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCuba Libre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Elmore Leonard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A wild ride through Cuba during the Spanish-American War.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Not only his finest novel but one that transcends the limits of its genre and is worthy of being evaluated as literary fiction.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Grand Master Elmore Leonard earned his well-deserved reputation as “the best writer of crime fiction alive” (\u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e), he penned some of the finest western fiction to ever appear in print. (The classics \u003cem\u003eHombre\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eValdez is Coming\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003e3:10 to Yuma\u003c\/em\u003e were just a few of his notable works.) With his extraordinary \u003cem\u003eCuba Libre\u003c\/em\u003e, Leonard ingeniously combines all of his many talents and delivers a historical adventure\/caper\/western\/noir like none other. The creator of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, star of \u003cem\u003eRaylan\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePronto\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRiding the Rap\u003c\/em\u003e, and TV’s \u003cem\u003eJustified\u003c\/em\u003e, spins a gloriously exciting yarn about an American horse wrangler who escapes a date with a Cuban firing squad to join forces with a powerful sugar baron’s lady looking to make waves and score big in and around Spanish-American War-torn Havana in 1898. Everything you love about Leonard’s fiction—and more—is evident in \u003cem\u003eCuba Libre\u003c\/em\u003e. No wonder the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBook Review\u003c\/em\u003e enthusiastically declared him “a literary genius.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“The greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever!”\u003cbr\u003e“An absolute master.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062184290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41019251982542,"sku":"9780062184290","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062184290.jpg?v=1647482191","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062184290","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}