Mr Majestyk by Elmore Leonard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Slick, understated and brooding with menace, this early Leonard book displays all the characteristics that would go on to be his trademark: simple, minimalist sentences that give the reader room to breathe; characters who aren't ever quite as cool, or clever, or composed as they think they are; and a rapid escalation from calm to violence by way of events that leave an ordinary man taking extraordinary actions simply to keep his head above water. It's a short, blunt and uncompromising book, but Leonard's unmistakable talent for creating character and cast-iron verisimilitude lift it out of the ordinary. Excellent stuff.
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