Swag is classic Elmore Leonard. Criminals who think they’re smarter than they actually are, heists that are too complex for their own good, double-crosses motivated by greed and mistrust, and crisp pose packed with crackling dialogue. When used-car salesman Frank Ryan catches Ernest “Stick” Stickley trying to drive off the lot with a stolen car, he decides to see it as an opportunity. Refusing to identify Stick in court, Ryan approaches him with a business proposition. He wants the two of them to join up […]

You can always count on Elmore Leonard. If you’re in the mood for an entertaining caper written in fluid, clean prose than Leonard’s your man. The Switch is no exception. Mickey Dawson is increasingly dissatisfied with her life as a housewife in the tony Detroit suburbs. Her husband Frank is a boorish drunk whose miserable everywhere but the golf course and their teenage son is starting to remind her too much of his dad. She’s also angry at herself for never summoning up the courage […]