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A review by luana420
Tishomingo Blues by Elmore Leonard
5.0
I'm kinda really digging the final stretch of Leonard's career so far, which may be because Justified had been my biggest impetus to get into reading him and this certainly has that vibe. The Southern setting in the north of the Delta, the plot being centered around a Civil War re-enactment, the idiot goon hicks populating the cast... it's everything that oughta tickle your Justified fancy.
It's also kinda interesting how it's almost structured like a Simpsons episode with the initial hook (a high-diver witnessing a murder from high up on his board) being completely different from the actual thing that ends up being the main plot (Detroit gangsta moving in on Dixie Mafia territory).
LOL I also think said diver Dennis Lenahan is really pushing the limits of Leonard's Dad Mary Sue protags with no less than 4 (!) women wanting to jump him over 300 pages.
It's also kinda interesting how it's almost structured like a Simpsons episode with the initial hook (a high-diver witnessing a murder from high up on his board) being completely different from the actual thing that ends up being the main plot (Detroit gangsta moving in on Dixie Mafia territory).
LOL I also think said diver Dennis Lenahan is really pushing the limits of Leonard's Dad Mary Sue protags with no less than 4 (!) women wanting to jump him over 300 pages.