Escape from Five Shadows

Elmore Leonard is the reigning master of crime fiction. Earlier, he established himself as a worthy inheritor of the mantle of the masters of western fiction: Zane Grey and Louis L'Amour. This novel is one of his best and cries out for a film treatment. If I could option it, I would. A great read on a trip to Africa.

Leonard is a great writer, I love his stories. At times you have to pay very close attention to what he is saying or you might get lost. Leonard is not the type of writer to tell you over and over again what he wants to tell you just so he can get in a few more lines. Often times I have to reread a page because I was not paying attention. In 5 Shadows the main character, Corey Bowen keeps trying to escape the prison, thus my title to this review. Corey is going to get help from a lady who has murder on her mind. After his freedom he then settles some scores permanently. A very good book.