Road Dogs

A Novel

By: Elmore Leonard

Narrated by: Peter Francis James

“Road Dogs is terrific, and Elmore Leonard is in a class of one.”
—Dennis Lehane, author of Shutter Island and Mystic River

“You know from the first sentence that you’re in the hands of the original Daddy Cool....This one’ll kill you.”
—Stephen King

Elmore Leonard is eternal. In Road Dogs, the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award winner and “America’s greatest crime master” (Newsweek) brings back three of his favorite characters—Jack Foley from Out of Sight, Cundo Rey from La Brava, and Dawn Navarro from Riding the Rap—for a twisting, explosive, always surprising masterwork of crime fiction the San Francisco Chronicle calls, “a sly, violent, funny and superbly written story of friendship, greed, and betrayal.”©2009 Elmore Leonard; (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers

from a big Elmore Leonard fan

Would you consider the audio edition of Road Dogs to be better than the print version?

Yes. Elmore Leonard writes as if for a film, and an audio production comes close.

What did you like best about this story?

The story kept my interest in characters and plot.

Have you listened to any of Peter Francis James???s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I don't keep track of performers, because Audible performers are all pretty good.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

no

Unconventional

The charactors in this book are so unconventional and it feels like we are just getting a peek into their lives. But that is always the case with Elmore Leonard books. Just a taste to keep you coming back for more. Enjoyable, but not complete.

"Road Dogs" in the middle of the pack

This book is vintage Leonard: fascinating lowlifes, quick moving cinematic plot, snappy dialogue - for about the first 2/3 of the book. Then he seems to run out of steam. The ending is somewhat predictable and rather quiet. All in all an engaging light read, but not for first timers who would be better off with "Get Shorty" or "Be Cool"

Awesome storyline. Typical Leonard.

Captivating and well read. On to the next novel. This was a great follow up to “Out of Sight”. You’ll want to read it first, if you haven’t already.

Not bad, but certainly not great

This is my first Elmore Leonard listen, and I while I agree with the other reviewers with respect to good dialogue, the story just isn't that great.

The narrator has a pleasant voice and reads it smoothly, but he reads it a little to fast, and doesn't effectively pause or disjoint the scene transitions and it is a little hard to follow at times.

You will find yourself rewinding frequently.

Don't get me wrong, it wasn't bad, but certainly not great. I would imagine fans will like it more than I did, and I enjoyed it enough such that I will probably try another Leonard book.

Overall, only a slight thumbs up for me.