Informationen zum Autor Elmore Leonard wrote more than forty books during his long career! including the bestsellers Raylan ! Tishomingo Blues ! Be Cool ! Get Shorty ! and Rum Punch ! as well as the acclaimed collection When the Women Come Out to Dance ! which was a New York Times Notable Book. Many of his books have been made into movies! including Get Shorty and Out of Sight . The short story "Fire in the Hole!" and three books! including Raylan ! were the basis for the FX hit show Justified . Leonard received the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He died in 2013. Versatile actor Arliss Howard has appeared in films by many renowned directors! including Steven Spielberg! in Amistad and Jurassic Park: The Lost World ; Stanley Kubrick! in Full Metal Jacket ; and Oliver Stone! in Natural Born Killers . Klappentext RAmerica's greatest crime writerS ("Newsweek") brings his genius for characterization! his rich ear for dialogue! and his piercing psychological insight to a gripping story set in an era he's never before explored: the years of World War II. Unabridged. 9 CDs. Zusammenfassung The Odd Thingabout Walter Schoen! German born but now running a butcher shop in Detroit! he's a dead ringer for Heinrich Himmler! head of the SS and the Gestapo. Honey Deal! Walter's American wife! doesn't know that Walter is a member of a spy ring and gives shelter to escaped German POWs. But she's tired of telling him jokes he doesn't understandit's time for a divorce. Along comes Carl Webster! the Hot Kid of the Marshals Service. He's looking for Jurgen Schrenk. Carl's pretty sure Walter's involved with keeping Schrenk hidden so he gets to know Honey! hoping she'll lead him to Walter. Honey likes the hot kid marshal and doesn't much care that he's married. But all Carl wants is to get Jurgen without getting shot. Next! Carl meets Vera Mezwa! the Ukrainian head of the spy ring! and her lover Bohdan! with a sly way of killing. And then there's Ottothe Waffen-SS major who runs away with a nice Jewish girl. It's Elmore Leonard's worldgritty! funny! and full of surprises. ...

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Elmore Leonard wrote more than forty books during his long career, including the bestsellers Raylan, Tishomingo Blues, Be Cool, Get Shorty, and Rum Punch, as well as the acclaimed collection When the Women Come Out to Dance, which was a New York Times Notable Book. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty and Out of Sight. The short story "Fire in the Hole," and three books, including Raylan, were the basis for the FX hit show Justified. Leonard received the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He died in 2013.

Versatile actor Arliss Howard has appeared in films by many renowned directors, including Steven Spielberg, in Amistad and Jurassic Park: The Lost World; Stanley Kubrick, in Full Metal Jacket; and Oliver Stone, in Natural Born Killers.

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RAmerica's greatest crime writerS ("Newsweek") brings his genius for characterization, his rich ear for dialogue, and his piercing psychological insight to a gripping story set in an era he's never before explored: the years of World War II. Unabridged. 9 CDs.

Zusammenfassung
The Odd Thingabout Walter Schoen, German born but now running a butcher shop in Detroit, he's a dead ringer for Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS and the Gestapo. Honey Deal, Walter's American wife, doesn't know that Walter is a member of a spy ring and gives shelter to escaped German POWs. But she's tired of telling him jokes he doesn't understand—it's time for a divorce.

Along comes Carl Webster, the Hot Kid of the Marshals Service. He's looking for Jurgen Schrenk. Carl's pretty sure Walter's involved with keeping Schrenk hidden so he gets to know Honey, hoping she'll lead him to Walter. Honey likes the hot kid marshal and doesn't much care that he's married. But all Carl wants is to get Jurgen without getting shot. Next, Carl meets Vera Mezwa, the Ukrainian head of the spy ring, and her lover Bohdan, with a sly way of killing. And then there's Otto—the Waffen-SS major who runs away with a nice Jewish girl. It's Elmore Leonard's world—gritty, funny, and full of surprises.