Up in Honey's Room CD
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Rating | : | 4.82 (939 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0061149780 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-11-05 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The pair wind up in Detroit in the care of Walter Schoen, a butcher and Himmler look-alike, with whose ex-wife, wisecracking bottle-blonde Honey Deal, Carl soon finds himself smitten. marshal Carl Webster, introduced in 2005's The Hot Kid, on the trail of Jurgen Schrenk and Otto Penzler, German POWs escaped from their Okmulgee, Okla., detention camp. Vera and Bohdan, meanwhile, are secretly planning to disappear, but Bohdan wants to put in the ground anyone who could later give them up to the Feds. Leonard's writing&m
Carl's pretty sure Walter's involved with keeping Schrenk hidden so he gets to know Honey, hoping she'll lead him to Walter. It's Elmore Leonard's world—gritty, funny, and full of surprises.. But all Carl wants is to get Jurgen without getting shot. The Odd Thingabout Walter Schoen, German born but now running a butcher shop in Detroit, he's a dead ringer for Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS and the Gestapo. Next, Carl meets Vera Mezwa, the Ukrainian head of the spy ring, and her lover Bohdan, with a sly way of killing. And then there's Otto—the Waffen-SS major who runs away with a nice Jewish girl. But she's tired of telling him jokes he doesn't understand—it's time for a divorce.Along comes Carl Webster, the Hot Kid of the Marshals Service. He's looking for Jurgen Schrenk. Honey likes the hot kid marshal and doesn't much care that he's married. Honey Deal, Walter's American wife, doesn't know that Walter is a member of a spy ring and gives shelter to escaped German POWs
"Still Hot" according to Kara J. Jorges. After shooting his way through Prohibition in "The Hot Kid," US Marshal Carl Webster returns for another adventure during World War II. Carl is married now, but his wife Louly is a Marine gunner, who is currently at a base teaching new recruits. Carl is still living in Oklahoma, but heads for Detroit as soon as he is able when some German POWs escape from a camp near his father's pecan farm. Carl knows Jurgen Sc. Fun as always I enjoyed finding Carl again and I see there are more stories with him. I'm delighted. This was an enjoyable adventure that you can never predict how it will turn out. It's what I love about all the Leonard novels.. c.e.brewer said The Hot Kid. I think the The Hot Kid I think the 3rd novel about the hot kidIt well written, lots of twists and turns.Although Carl is happily married he is tempted by a beautiful woman (Honey), but don't want to reveal the plotAs all Elmore Leonard novels , well written. The Hot Kid comes out on top once again, I would urge you to read and think you will enjoy.. rd novel about the hot kidIt well written, lots of twists and turns.Although Carl is happily married he is tempted by a beautiful woman (Honey), but don't want to reveal the plotAs all Elmore Leonard novels , well written. The Hot Kid comes out on top once again, I would urge you to read and think you will enjoy.