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WORD: Elmore Leonard launches 43rd novel 'Road Dogs'

Famed literary crime novelist Elmore Leonard today launched his latest novel "Road Dogs" (HarperCollins imprint William Morrow) at the Lincoln Square Barnes & Noble in New York City, where he kicked off a six city tour. Road Dogs has Leonard's trademark tight plot and snappy dialogue, and includes several characters longtime Leonard fans will recognize from his prior novels.

After bank robber Jack Foley -- from "Out of Sight" -- gets his 30-year prison sentence reduced to 30 months he joins his prison companion Cundo Rey on the outside, living it up in one of Cundo's Venice, CA, houses. Here he cavorts with professional psychic Dawn Navarro (from "Riding the Rap"), who is now Cundo's girlfriend with a slightly ulterior motive for staying with Cundo: namely, she wants his money. Meanwhile FBI agent Lou Adams lurks on the sidelines, waiting to catch Foley robbing banks.

HarperCollins sent out a press release marking Leonard's 43rd novel with a link to the first several chapters that fans can read for free here.

Leonard's book tour, focused on the East Coast and Midwest, includes the following appearances:

NEW YORK, NY
Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Square
1972 Broadway @ 66th Street
Tuesday, May 12 - 7:30 PM
Reading, Q & A, Signing

NEW CANAAN, CT
New Canaan Public Library
Wednesday, May 13 7:00 PM
Talk/Reading/Signing w/Mike Lupica

PHILADELPHIA, PA_
Free Library of Philadelphia_
Thursday, May 14, - 7:30 PM - 8:45 PM
Talk/Q&A/Signing, 1901 Vine Street

LIVONIA, MI
Metro Book And Author Society
27777 Schoolcraft Rd
Monday, May 18, 2009_11:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Talk/Q&A/Signing/Luncheon

BIRMINGHAM, MI
Borders Books
34300 Woodward Avenue
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 7:00 PM
Talk/Reading/Signing

GROSSE POINTE, MI
Borders Books
17141 Kercheval Avenue
Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 7:00 PM
Reading and Signing

ANN ARBOR, MI
Ann Arbor District Library
Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 7:00 PM
With Peter Leonard and Loren Estleman
LANSING, MI
Schuler Books
Thursday, June 4th - 7:00 pm
with Peter Leonard

CHICAGO, IL
Chicago Tribune Printer’s Row Book Fair
Saturday, June 6 - 1:30PM
Harold Washington Library Center
In conversation with Julia Keller, cultural critic from The Chicago Tribune.

For more information about Elmore Leonard check out his blog -- which he quaintly calls a "weblog."

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