Elmore Leonard, crime novelist, dies

The prolific US crime writer Elmore Leonard, whose books include Get Shorty and Out of Sight, dies at the age of 87. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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