I'm with the minority in this review group -- the anticipation of this book was much greater than the satisfaction in the delivery. I have been a big Elmore Leonard fan for a long time, but this one fell flat for me. I couldn't raise much of an interest in any of the secondary characters, and somehow the story seemed to draaaaaaaaaaaaag and draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag and draaaaaaaaaaaaaag from time to time. Nobody can bat .400 every time -- I'm looking forward to Elmore Leonard's next one.