{"product_id":"get-shorty-paperback","title":"Get Shorty - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElmore Leonard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A Hollywood hit....Taut, inimitable prose and characters who could have only sprung from the mind of Elmore Leonard.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eDetroit News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e has dubbed Elmore Leonard, \"the coolest, hottest writer in America.\" In the same league as the legendary great ones--John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain--the \"King Daddy of crime writers\" (\u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e) demonstrates his remarkable mastery with \u003cem\u003eGet Shorty\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the most adored of his forty-plus novels. The basis of the hit movie starring John Travolta and Danny DeVito, \u003cem\u003eGet Shorty\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the over-the-top, sometimes violent Hollywood misadventures of a Florida mob loan shark who chases a deadbeat client all the way to Tinseltown and decides to stick around and make movies. \u003cem\u003eGet Shorty\u003c\/em\u003e's shylock protagonist, Chili Palmer, is a truly inspired creation--as memorable as another unforgettable Leonard hero, U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of the hit TV series \u003cem\u003eJustified\u003c\/em\u003e--and readers will relish his moves and countermoves in this electrifying, funny, bullet train-paced winner from \"the greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever \" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMob-connected loan shark Chili Palmer is sick of the Miami grind--plus his \"friends\" have a bad habit of dying there. So when he chases a deadbeat client out to Hollywood, Chili figures he might like to stay. This town, with its dream-makers, glitter, hucksters, and liars--plus gorgeous, partially clad would-be starlets everywhere you look--seems ideal for an enterprising criminal with a taste for the cinematic. Besides, Chili's got an idea for a killer movie, though it could very possibly kill him to get it made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 7.98 x 5.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762970362144,"sku":"9780062120250","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bd3372631249dd01d5537e90d12d96e4.webp?v=1780227280","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/get-shorty-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}