# Comfort to the Enemy and Other Carl Webster Stories - Paperback

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by **Elmore Leonard** (Author)

"An excellent read....Concrete evidence of a master crime writer still at the top of his game."  
\--Russel D. McLean, author of _The Good Son_  
  
"The reigning King Daddy of crime writers" (_Seattle Times_), Elmore Leonard first introduced quick-triggered legendary lawman Carl Webster in the _New York Times_ bestseller, _The Hot Kid,_ and brought him back for an encore _Up in Honey's Room_. In _Comfort to the Enemy and Other Carl Webster Stories,_ the loose cannon U.S. marshal struts his stuff once more in three electrifying new tales. _Comfort to the Enemy_ is more indisputable proof that Elmore Leonard is indeed, as Dennis Lehane (_Mystic River, Shutter Island_) puts it, "The greatest crime writer who ever lived."

### Front Jacket

The Hot Kid of the U.S. Marshals Service, Carl Webster maintains the law with a cool, showdown attitude. He's one of the richest creations in Elmore Leonard's half century of delivering the goods. From his appearances in the critically acclaimed novels _The Hot Kid_ and _Up in Honey's Room_, Carl returns to lay down the law in a novella that originally appeared as a serial in the _New York Times Sunday Magazine_.

The title novella--plus two Carl Webster short stories--traces Carl's career from his run-in with 1930's gangsters to his investigation of a murder at a German POW camp in Oklahoma. This time it's Carl against war-seasoned Afrika Korps Nazis. With its pitch-perfect dialogue, compelling characters, and classic charm, _Comfort to the Enemy_ is vintage Leonard.

### Back Jacket

The "Hot Kid" of the U.S. Marshals Service, Carl Webster maintains the law with a cool, showdown attitude. He's one of the richest creations in Elmore Leonard's half century of delivering the goods. From his appearances in the critically acclaimed novels _The Hot Kid_ and _Up in Honey's Room_, Carl returns to lay down the law in a novella that originally appeared as a serial in the _New York Times Sunday Magazine_.

The title novella--plus two Carl Webster short stories--traces Carl's career from his run-in with 1930's gangsters to his investigation of a murder at a German POW camp in Oklahoma. This time it's Carl against war-seasoned Afrika Korps Nazis. With its pitch-perfect dialogue, compelling characters, and classic charm, _Comfort to the Enemy_ is vintage Leonard.

**Number of Pages:** 224

**Dimensions:** 0.56 x 7.97 x 5.35 IN

**Publication Date:** September 28, 2010

## Details

- **Price:** 24.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Collections & Anthologies, Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Price Written on Book, Suspense, Thrillers

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