Elmore LeonardBe Cool: A Novel

This book is is long term sequel to 1990’s Get Shorty. I never read that book… I definitely need to… Elmore Leonard is such a consistently great writer. I did see the 1995 movie version with John Travolta. It was sheer genius and it’s success inspired Mr. Leonard to go for a sequel. In Get Shorty a Florida shylock chases a customer to LA and falls in love with the place. He decides to stick around and take a shot at making movies.It’s 1999 and Chili Palmer is back. His first movie Get Leo was a phenomenal success… but its sequel Get Lost was a flop. Chili Palmer is looking for another story to turn into a film. His buddy Tommy from the old neighborhood in Brooklyn has invited him for lunch. He landed in LA as a record company exec and now he wants Chili to make his story into movie. Out of kindness Chili sees him but doesn’t care for the idea… until Tommy is whacked right there in the restaurant. Now the music business has Chili’s interest.As fate would have it Chili had a lead on another story line. A phone sales woman from an escort service wants to be a singer. Chili is enamored with her and decides to get into the record business and see where the story goes. It goes into the world of payola and ex-mobsters running record companies… rappers having shootouts with Russian thugs… gay Samoan bodyguards saving Chili’s life… Chili falling in love with a movie studio honcho and little old Linda Moon becoming a superstar.The book is a fun romp with enough social commentary to keep it relevant. As usual Elmore Leonard keeps the pace crisp and the dialogue sharp. What’s not to love? I need some more Elmore!!

Reading Elmore Leonard is the funniest and fastest way to turn pages... it's literally the author that delivers you the reading experience closest to actually watching a movie. Dialogues, characters, descriptions, actions, reactions... everything is bright and clear in front of your eyes... you're with them and you want to know more, what's happening next? The Get Shorty/Be Cool saga is tailored for people who love Movie Business and Music Business and all the good (but especially the baaaaaaaad) that is connected to it. No surprise he's one of Tarantino favourites ever! Enjoy the ride on the convertible through the streets of L.A.!

Another great story from Elmore Leonard, picking up on Chili Palmer's experiences again out on the west coast. This time it's records and bands, with a little bit of crime included too. Good fun and a great read, as ever.

I got 63% done this one according to my Kindle and could not go another page. I've liked most of Elmore Leonard's books, but this one was so slow, the characters were boring and I really didn't care what happened next. Get Shorty wasn't my favorite, but I at least cared to know how the story was going to end... This one I don't even care to cheat and look it up.

Arrived sooner than quoted and was extremely well wrapped and protected.

Not the best of Elmore Leonard but a great opening

Travolta owns the role of Chilly Palmer forevermore.The book and script by Elmore Leonard are superb. Put down you smart phones. Put down your tablets. Turn off your lap tops. This is a movie with enough twists that they'll loose your self in the maze if you don''t follow Mr. Palmer closely.

I just liked book-seller. He shipped my book very fast. I got it very earlier than I expected. Also he put some warm note in the book.I really love this book-seller.

His writing rules [look them up] are the best advice for any writer. This book has snappy dialogue, a decent plot and a hook to keep you turning the pages, but he doesn't always stick to own rules about cutting the less than riveting details. The characters are rather standard Hollywood, almost cliches, even though the setting is well drawn by a man who wrote scripts for films just like this book plot.

I've been a fan since reading 'Rum Punch'

excellent purchase

Vintage Elmore Leonard crime thriller. Enjoyed it. Recommend it.

Good fun but a somewhat disappointing sequel to the excellent Get Shorty.