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Title: Better than the movie.
Review: Elmore Leonard has a real ear for dialogue and for writing interesting, complex characters that might seem like average, everyday people at first glance. Small wonder Hollywood has chosen to adapt so many of his projects to the big screen ("Out of Sight", "Get Shorty") and television ("Maximum Bob").Rum Punch is the story of Jackie Burke, a stewardess looking at the twilight of her life and becomes involved in an ATF sting directed at gun-dealer Ordell Robbie. The ensuing scramble to clear her name and swindle Ordell out of some money dominates the story, as does her relationship with bailbondsman Max Cherry. Director Quentin Tarantino made a decent film based on the book called "Jackie Brown", but to truly appreciate Leonard's story and the characters in them one has to read the book.
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