Elmore Leonard has an unparalleled reputation in the world of crime fiction * Winner of the Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger 2006 * Elmore Leonard's new hardback, Up in Honey's Room will be published by W&N in September 2007 * Many of his novels have been made into movie blockbusters * Great Phoenix series style * 'Elmore Leonard is an awfully good writer of the sneaky sort; he is so good, you don't notice what he's up to' Washington Post 'Leonard's pacing remains quite simply the best in the business' Entertainment Weekly

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.