Friday 56 #96 & BB – Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard @elmoreleonard

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This is the perfect time of year for RUM PUNCH by Elmore Leonard.

This is the cover I have, a 1st edition hardback published in 1992. It is embossed with raised lettering and design. I love the heron with the ammo.

Check out the others below. I am curious which you would like best.

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My 56

They had booked Jackie at the admitting desk, removed the handcuffs, and brought her to a counter at the end of a narrow hallway where she was searched, photographed, and fingerprinted on six separate cards. She studied a list of bail bondsmen…

(Page 65, 56 was blank, in hardcover)

Oops…forgot Book Beginnings

Sunday morning, Ordell took Louis to watch the white-power demonstration in downtown Palm Beach.

“Young skinhead Nazis…”

My question to you:  Do you think Jackie and her bail bondsman will become an item?

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GOODREADS BLURB:  The inimitable Elmore Leonard follows up his bestseller Maximum Bob with a punch–Rum Punch–where a gun dealer, a flight attendant, and a bail bondsman make interesting bedfellows. When Jackie gets caught smuggling her boss’s gun money on the airline she works for, she hatches a plan with her bail bondsman to walk off with the money.

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WHICH COVER WOULD YOU CHOOSE, Including the one above?

 Rum Punch Jackie Brown Rum Punch Rum Punch

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28 thoughts on “Friday 56 #96 & BB – Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard @elmoreleonard”

  1. Hmmmm… I wonder why she’s studying the list. I’m not sure if she will hook up with one.

    • I’m partial to the first one…since I own that one, but I agree with the last two. Pretty damn good and would make me want to read it if I hadn’t already.

  6. Ooh, another Friday book meme! I’m just starting to discover these and they’re so much fun. I think the bail bondsman is a passing thought…er, maybe, LOL.

    Thanks for checking out my post on Friday Book Share. Fridays are happening! 🙂

    • Welcome, Mae. I have been going through my bookshelf in alphabetical order and sharing whatever comes next. I like your Friday post too….hmmm…more to share?

    • Anything that sounds tropical and contains a mystery definitely peaks my curiosity.

  9. I’m a fan of Leonard’s writing, but I haven’t read this one. Sounds like I need to add it to my TBR. I like the original red-and-black cover best.
    Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a comment.
    Sandy @ TEXAS TWANG

    • Jumps off the page at me and I love that. We have great taste in reading, Sandra. 🙂

  11. I like the sound of this one. It’s been a while since I read Elmore Leonard, but I enjoy his humor and his perspective on life. Thanks for sharing, and enjoy. And thanks for visiting my blog.

    • I’m always happy to surf around and see what everyone is reading. Thanks for visiting Laurel.

    • Elmore Leonard is one of those authors that are always on my radar. Thanks for visiting David.

    • Psst…over here…

      On second thought, you have to read it to find out. LOL Have a great weekend, Alicia.

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