About the book: year / Elmore John Leonard is an American writer and screenwriter, a master of crime literature and westerns, whose works were distinguished by their energetic dialogues, loser characters and laconic humor. Often referred to in the press as "one of the greatest" and "most recognizable" American crime writers in history. Detroiters considered him their Dickens, Stephen King their great writer, and Quentin Tarantino their creative guru and alter ego. 43 films were made based on his books and scripts. Many of Leonard's novels and stories have been filmed. The most famous of them are “Get Shorty”, “Jackie Brown”, “Be Cool!”, and “Train to Yuma”. In 2010, the TV series “Justice”, based on several of Leonard’s works, appeared on world television screens. Contents: “CHILI PALMER”: 1. Contract with the Shorty (Translation: Nikolay Berdennikov)2. Be cool (Translation: E. Oseneva) INDIVIDUAL DETECTIVES: 3. Heaven will wait (Translation: I. Mansurov)4. Pronto (Translation: M. Pchelintsev)5. Bandits (Translation: Lyubov Summ)6. Without rules (Translation: I. Mansurov)7. Big theft (Translation: Vladimir Pravosudov)8. Out of sight (Translation: N. Berdennikov)9. Money is not a problem (Translation: I. Anoshkina)10. In the name of the law (Translation: I. Mansurov)11. Killer (Translation: O. Lapikova)12. La Brava (Translation: Love Summ)13. Heaven will wait (Translation: I. Mansurov)14. At gunpoint (Translation: I. Mansurov)15. Touch of Death (Translation: I. Mansurov)16. Pronto (Translation: M. Pchelintsev)17. Rum punch (Translation: E. Ivanova)18. No one will question a dead person (Translation: I. Mansurov)19. Random Witness (Translation: A. Belorussov)20. Death with special effects (Translation: I. Mansurov)21. Accomplices (Translation: Elena Lyubimova)