<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><P>Get Shorty s Chili Palmer is back in Be Cool, a classic novel of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard. But this time it s no more Mr. Nice Guy.<P>After a smash hit and a flop, B-movie-producer Chili Palmer is looking for another score. Lunching with a record company executive, Chili's exploring a hot new idea until the exec, a former "associate" from Chili's Brooklyn days, gets whacked.<P>Segue from real life to reel life. Chili's found his plot. It's a slam-bang opener: the rubout of a record company mogul. Cut to an ambitious wannabe singer named Linda Moon. She has attitude and a band. She's perfect. Zoom in to reality. Linda's manager thinks Chili's poaching and he's out to get even, with the help of his switch-hitting Samoan bodyguard.<P>But somebody else beat them to the punch, as Chili discovers when he gets home and finds a corpse at his desk. Somebody made a mistake..."<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><em>Get Shorty's</em> Chili Palmer is back in <em>Be Cool</em>, a classic novel of suspense from <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author Elmore Leonard. But this time it's no more Mr. Nice Guy.</p><p>After a smash hit and a flop<em>, </em> B-movie-producer Chili Palmer is looking for another score. Lunching with a record company executive, Chili's exploring a hot new idea--until the exec, a former "associate" from Chili's Brooklyn days, gets whacked.</p><p>Segue from real life to reel life. Chili's found his plot. It's a slam-bang opener: the rubout of a record company mogul. Cut to an ambitious wannabe singer named Linda Moon. She has attitude and a band. She's perfect. Zoom in to reality. Linda's manager thinks Chili's poaching and he's out to get even, with the help of his switch-hitting Samoan bodyguard.</p><p>But somebody else beat them to the punch, as Chili discovers when he gets home and finds a corpse at his desk. Somebody made a mistake...</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><em>Get Shorty</em>'s Chili Palmer is back. No more Mr. Nice Guy.</p><p>After a smash hit and a flop, B-movie producer Chili Palmer is looking for another score. Lunching with a record company executive, Chili's exploring a hot new idea--until the exec, a former "associate" from Chili's Brooklyn days, gets whacked.</p><p>Segue from real life to reel life. Chili's found his plot. It's a slam-bang opener: the rubout of a record company mogul. Cut to an ambitious wannabe singer named Linda Moon. She has attitude and a band. She's perfect. Zoom into reality. Linda's manager thinks Chili's poaching and he's out to get even, with the help of his switch-hitting Samoan bodyguard. But somebody else beat them to the punch, as Chili discovers when he gets home and finds a corpse at his desk. Somebody made a mistake. . . .</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"An absolute master."--Detroit News<br><br>"The greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever!"--New York Times Book Review<br>