For six decades now, American crime novelist Elmore #147;Dutch” Leonard has been entertaining readers around the world with his unique style, gritty dialogue, and quirky characters. This first full-length biography of Leonard in over a decade reveals thenbsp;story of this remarkable writer, including in-depth interviews with Leonard himself, his personal research assistant, the screenwriter responsible for bringing Out of Sight and Get Shorty to the big screen, academics who have studied Leonard and his place in the literary world, and with crime fiction experts who have analyzed the impact of Leonard’s novels on the reading public.