"Masterful...gemlike...bone-chilling." Los Angeles Times Book Review

An AUDIOFILE Earphones Award Winner

Ironworker Wayne Colson and his spirited wife Carmen are witnesses to a shakedown scam - witnesses who must be eliminated. Enter Armand Degas, aka Blackbird, the brains of the operation, and his partner Richie Nix, an ex-con whose highest goal is to rob a bank in every state. A lively chase ensues when the Colsons enter the Federal Witness Security Program with two bumbling but determined killers on their trail. With its dead-on dialogue, memorable characters, and absolute authenticity, this is one of Elmore Leonard's all time great novels.

A High school graduate, ELMORE LEONARD wrote western novels for over 20 year. When the demand dropped off, he authored over 20 crime novels. Elmore's big breakthough came in 1984 with La Brava, followed by the bestseller, Glitz, which landed him on the cover of Newsweek in a lead article titled 'THE BIG THRILL. Mystery Writers Are Making A Killing" The same year, Time labeled him "The Dickens of Detroit." He is currently living in Detroit with his wife, and involved in the screen production of his latest work, Tishomingo Blues.