Mr. Majestyk

Format:

Audio disc

Title:

Mr. Majestyk

Author:

Leonard, Elmore, 1925-2013.

ISBN:

9781419383762

Publication Information:

Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, ℗1995.

Physical Description:

4 audio discs (4 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note:

In container (17 cm.).

Title from container.

"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.

"With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.

Compact disc.

Summary:

On the battlefields of Laos, Army ranger Vince Majestyk decides he's seen too much violence. He turns in his gun and heads for the peaceful melon fields of the Arizona countryside. No one in Arizona knows about his past. But they're about to find out, because local thugs are pushing Majestyk too far--and he's ready for war again.

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Added Author:

Muller, Frank, 1951-2008.

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Summary

From the hottest crime writer in America comes a lean, mean thriller filled with a razor-sharp wit, crackling suspense, and brilliantly authentic dialogue. On the battlefields of Laos, Army ranger Vince Majestyk decides he's seen too much violence. He turns in his gun and heads for the peaceful melon fields of the Arizona countryside. No one in Arizona knows about his past. But they're about to find out, because local thugs are pushing Majestyk too far-and he's ready for war again.

Author Notes

Elmore John Leonard, Jr. 10/11/25 -- 8/20/13 Elmore John Leonard, Jr., popularly known as mystery and western writer Elmore Leonard, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 11, 1925. He served in the United States Naval Reserve from 1943 to 1946. He received a Ph.D. in English from the University of Detroit in 1950. After graduating, he wrote short stories and western novels as well as advertising and education film scripts. In 1967, he began to write full-time and received several awards including the 1977 Western Writers of America award and the 1984 Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe award. His other works include Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Hombre, Mr. Majestyk, 3:10 to Yuma, and Rum Punch. Many of his works were adapted into movies.

Library of America recently announced plans to publish the first of a three-volume collection of his books beginning in the Fall of 2014. Leonard died on August 20, 2013 from complications of a stroke he had earlier. He was 87 years old.

(Bowker Author Biography)