![]() And there's Jama Raisuli, a black al Qaeda terrorist from Miami, who's vowed to blow up something big. He's promised his girlfriend, Helene, a nifty fashion model, that he'll marry her if she doesn't become seasick or bored while circling the world on his yacht. Billy Wynn, a Texas billionaire, plays mysterious roles as the mood strikes him. ![]() The most successful pirate, driving his Mercedes around Djibouti, appears to be a good guy, but his pal, a cultured Saudi diplomat, has dubious connections. They learn soon enough that almost no one in the Middle East is who he seems to be. It also serves up everything you’d expect from a big-budget action flick. Now, looking for a bigger challenge, Dara and her right-hand-man, Xavier LeBo, a six-foot-six, seventy-two-year-old African American seafarer, head to Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, to film modern-day pirates hijacking merchant ships. Djibouti, Elmore Leonard’s new novel (and his forty-fourth in a prolific career) provides everything you’d expect from a Leonard novel. She's covered the rape of Bosnian women, neo-Nazi white supremacists, and post-Katrina New Orleans, and has won awards for all three. ![]() ![]() Elmore Leonard, New York Times bestselling author and "the hippest, funniest national treasure in sight" (Washington Post), brings his trademark wit and inimitable style to this twisting, gripping-and sometimes playful-tale of modern-day piracy Dara Barr, documentary filmmaker, is at the top of her game. ![]()
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