Elmore Leonard has an unparalleled reputation in the world of crime fiction. Published alongside OUT OF SIGHT. He has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger 2006. Many of his novels have been made into movie blockbusters. He always receives first-class reviews: 'Elmore Leonard is the crime-writer's crime-writer, king of all he surveys' Ian Rankin. 'Elmore Leonard can write circles around almost anybody active in the crime novel today' New York Times Book Review. 'The hottest thriller writer in the US' Time. 'He's the boss, the grandmaster, the chief, the big cheese, and anyone with even the faintest interest in crime fiction cannot afford to ignore him' NME. 'Elmore Leonard is a literary genius' New York Times Book Review.

Elmore Leonard has written more than three dozen books during his highly successful career, and many of his novels have been made into bestselling films. He has been named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America and lives in Bloomfield Village, Michigan, with his wife Christine.