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Review title: Great Leonard characters
Product review: The array of tasty characters Elmore Leonard creates in book after book is truly astounding, and he outdoes himself in TISHOMINGO BLUES. The use of a stunt diver, Civil War reenactors, and Dixie Mafiosi keeps the twists coming. My only criticism is the meandering plot. I've heard that his method of writing is to create the characters and let them loose to see how they interact, but this time I think they got away from him a bit. The unfolding of the story isn't as crisp as it is in most of his other books, but don't let that stop you from reading TISHOMINGO. Even lesser Leonard is a whole lot better than most other writers' best.
