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A review by booksuperpower
City Primeval by Elmore Leonard
4.0
I picked this book up at a library sale I attended about a month ago. I had never heard of this book by Leonard. It was published in 1980 and only has 221 pages. This is a gritty crime novel set in Detroit. This is classic Elmore Leoanard. Tough, hardboiled crime drama with lots of quirky off beat characters and dialogue.
I think this may have been one of Leonard's first forays into writing crime and his later novels are really a lot better, but this was a fascinating read.
A crafty criminal,Clement, escapes justice and shoots an unpopular judge and a woman that was with him. Homicide detective Raymond Cruz is determined to see that Clement doesn't get away with murder again. So begins a clever cat and mouse game between Clement, his girlfriend, Sandy, Raymond and Clement's lady lawyer. Raymond will do whatever it takes to take Clement down. The two outwit one another up until the final showdown.
Keep in mind the time frame the book was written in if you happen to come across this book somewhere. It is a little dated. The decriptions of the clothing and music of the era are sort of funny and can either add to the enjoyment of the book or take away from it, depending on your frame of mind. Another thing to keep in mind is that the language used and the attitudes in that era can be offensive.
Overall a B
I think this may have been one of Leonard's first forays into writing crime and his later novels are really a lot better, but this was a fascinating read.
A crafty criminal,Clement, escapes justice and shoots an unpopular judge and a woman that was with him. Homicide detective Raymond Cruz is determined to see that Clement doesn't get away with murder again. So begins a clever cat and mouse game between Clement, his girlfriend, Sandy, Raymond and Clement's lady lawyer. Raymond will do whatever it takes to take Clement down. The two outwit one another up until the final showdown.
Keep in mind the time frame the book was written in if you happen to come across this book somewhere. It is a little dated. The decriptions of the clothing and music of the era are sort of funny and can either add to the enjoyment of the book or take away from it, depending on your frame of mind. Another thing to keep in mind is that the language used and the attitudes in that era can be offensive.
Overall a B