Moment of Vengeance and Other Stories

By Elmore Leonard

Book Overview

The New York Times-bestselling Grand Master of suspense deftly displays the other side of his genius, with seven classic western tales of destiny and fatal decision . . . and trust as essential to survival as it is hard-earned.

Trust was rare and precious in the wide-open towns that sprung up like weeds on America's frontier--with hustlers and hucksters arriving in droves by horse, coach, wagon, and rail, and gunmen working both sides of the law, all too eager to end a man's life with a well-placed bullet. In these classic tales that span more than five decades--including the first story he ever published, "The Trail of the Apache"--Elmore Leonard once again demonstrates the superb talent for language and gripping narrative that have made him one of the most acclaimed and influential writers of our time.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060724285
• ISBN13: 9780060724283
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.9" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Second Slug of Elmore Leonard Westerns!

This collection of short stories was culled from the hardcover COMPLETE WESTERN STORIES OF ELMORE LEONARD. The stories covered in this volume range from that of a Mexican deputy sheriff discovering the true face of old West justice to an Indian attack on an isolated stagecoach station to the quandry a widowed rancher finds himself in when he realizes his new lady love has a checkered past. I enjoyed the short stories in this book more than those found in the companion BLOOD MONEY AND OTHER STORIES paperback. There are fewer stories in this volume. They're longer in length and therein lies the difference. That extra length allows Leonard to plug more background, color and details into the stories and their characters. The stories still need work, however, in recreating that authentic feel of the old West. Good reading for Western fans.