The Edgar Awards Revisited: LaBrava by Elmore Leonard (Best Novel; 1984)
By Christi Daugherty
August 2, 2019Before I go any further, a confession: This was the first Elmore Leonard novel I’ve ever read. Of course, I knew about Leonard’s work—I’m not a complete philistine. I knew he was the master of fast, authentic dialogue. Crime fiction’s valedictorian of voice. And I’d seen the famous films made from his books, including Get…