![]() ![]() Seasoned Leonard readers will see some grays poking through-this at times reads like a quite good imitation of an Elmore Leonard novel-but it still beats the pants off of most of the competition. Title: Djibouti Item Condition: used item in a good condition. ![]() Everyone has an angle or two, and once the plots stumble through an awkward first third, Leonard's hallmark breakneck pacing, crackling dialogue, and scalpel-sharp prose kick in. Good condition 30 day returns - Buyer pays return postage Returns policy Publisher: W&N ISBN 13: 9780297856726. Rogues they encounter include a "whirlwind Texas entrepreneur" sailing around the world a crooked diplomat in league with a charismatic pirate, both eyeing a payday and a pair of kidnapped al-Qaeda operatives, one an American citizen with a bounty on his head. ![]() Dara Barr, a documentary filmmaker newly arrived in Djibouti to make a film about pirates as a follow-up to her Oscar-winning Katrina documentary, and Dara's savvy friend and fixer, Xavier, stumble into a thicket of intrigue before the two are on the open water. ![]() Leonard (Road Dogs) goes exotic with this eventually killer story of contemporary piracy set on the horn of Africa. Hes promised his girlfriend, Helene, a nifty fashion model, that hell marry her if she doesnt become seasick or bored while circling the world on his yacht. ![]()
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