I really liked this book. I'm surprised that the majority of the reviewers on this site didn't. I thought the characters were fun and flashy, the story hooked me from page 1 and it had some good twists and turns. Sure, I ultimately had my suspicions about how things were going to wind up, but I enjoyed the book enough that I wasn't bothered by that. Peter Leonard is Elmore Leonard's son and it was clear from reading this book that great writing skills run in the family. I do agree with one review that said this was written clearly to become a movie. I can totally see it. But reading the book is worth it! Still working thro it - it's a tough one! There are some brilliant chahacters in it, including a female killer who's much brighter than her dimwitted colleague whom she wonders why she keeps around - well-done characterization is one of his strengths. Everybody who reviews it talks about his similarity to or competition with his dad, Elmore, but it's not a competition - Peter writes much more elaborately, doesn't hesitate to pontificate about his characters, something Elmore never does; Elmore never violates the golden rule that people only speak, they don't speak this or that way, it's all "he said," "he said," and you pick up how he said it by the preceding or following dialogue - a Hemingway legacy there. . Well, enough about Dad; Peter is a fine novelist, well worth reading on his own account. Can't wait to get time to finish reading it - it's bloody-minded around page 135. OK?
What do You think about Quiver. Peter Leonard (2009)?
Good book. A "Leonard" book women will enjoy. Or so I believe.
—sportjunkie72
This book was local to MI and I really enjoyed it.
—nikki
