Swag

Published: 9 September 2025
ISBN: 9780241755419
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
RRP: $26.00

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A rollicking tale of the 1970s Detroit criminal underworld from legendary crime writer Elmore Leonard

‘The Ten Golden Rules for Successful Armed Robbery’ if rigidly adhered to will catapult two trainee robbers—Frank and Stick—into Detroit’s criminal elite. But for how long can they maintain the Rules’ austere discipline as the lurid, fun temptations pile up?

Published: 9 September 2025
ISBN: 9780241755419
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
RRP: $26.00

Categories:

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Praise for Swag

PRAISE FOR ELMORE LEONARD
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The crime writer’s crime writer, King of all he surveys
Ian Rankin

The crime laureate
The Independent

The hottest thriller writer in the US
TIME

He’s set the standard against which all other crime novels are measured
The New York Times

Cool talk, hot action … it’s impossible not to love Elmore Leonard
LA Times

Leonard is a genius
The New York Times

The greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever
The New York Times Book Review

The man other crime writers call the Boss
The Daily Telegraph

The coolest, hottest writer in America
Chicago Tribune

The greatest crime writer who ever lived
Dennis Lehane

Leonard provides the fizziest and cleverest dialogue in crime fiction. A total delight
The Times

Elmore Leonard can write circles around almost anybody active in the crime novel today
The New York Times

Not just a good storyteller, but also an important novelist
Philip Kerr