<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>When daredevil Dennis Lenahan brings his motorcycle high dive act to the Tishomingo Lodge & Casino in Tunica, Mississippi, he witnesses a mob hit while atop his diving platform and becomes mixed up with murder, mayhem, wild women, and a pack of southern-fried hoods.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>"Leonard delivers a certifiable masterpiece of such twisted ingenuity that he transcends even his own bad self....<em>Tishomingo Blues</em> is that good."</p>--<em>Baltimore Sun</em></p> </p>Crime fiction Grand Master Elmore Leonard heads to the Deep South for a bracing dose of <em>Tishomingo Blues</em>--a wild, Leonard-esque ride featuring gamblers, mobsters, murderers, high divers, and Civil War re-enactors that the <em>New York Times Book Review </em>calls, "Leonard's best work since <em>Get Shorty</em>." Sparkling with trademark "Dutch" Leonard dialogue so sharp it could cut you, <em>Tishomingo Blues </em>is classic mystery, mayhem, and gritty noir fun from "the coolest, hottest thriller writer in America" (<em>Chicago Tribune</em>).</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Daredevil Dennis Lenahan has brought his act to the Tishomingo Lodge & Casino in Tunica, Mississippi--diving off an eighty-foot ladder into nine feet of water for the amusement of gamblers, gangsters, and luscious belles. His riskiest feat, however, was witnessing a Dixie-style mob execution while atop his diving platform. Robert Taylor saw the hit also. A blues-loving Detroit hustler touring the Southland in a black Jaguar, Taylor's got his own secret agenda re the Cornbread Cosa Nostra, and he wants Dennis in on the game. But there's a lot more in Robert Taylor's pocket than a photo of his lynched great-grandfather. And high-diver Dennis could be about to take a long, fatal fall--right into a mess of hoop skirts, Civil War playacting . . . and more trouble than he ever dreamed possible.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"America's greatest crime writer."--<em>Newsweek</em><br><br>"Elmore Leonard . . . has been imitated by many but remains the original."--<em>Wall Street Journal</em><br><br>"God bless Elmore Leonard. Grade: A."--<em>Entertainment Weekly</em><br><br>"The coolest, hottest thriller writer in America."--<em>Chicago Tribune</em><br><br>"Pure entertainment."--Booklist (starred review)<br><br>"Pure gold."--Ft. Worth Star-Telegram<br><br>"Pure reading pleasure."--Playboy<br><br>"The hottest thriller writer in the U. S."--Time<br><br>"The tentacles of Elmore's style pull you in like a giant octopus. There's no escape till the last page."--Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith<br>