Be cool
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Get Shorty's Chili Palmer is back in Be Cool, a classic novel of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard. But this time it's no more Mr. Nice Guy. After a smash hit and a flop, B-movie-producer Chili Palmer is looking for another score. Lunching with a record company executive, Chili's exploring a hot new idea-until the exec, a former "associate" from Chili's Brooklyn days, gets whacked. Segue from real life to reel life. Chili's found his plot. It's a slam-bang opener: the rubout of a record company mogul. Cut to an ambitious wannabe singer named Linda Moon. She has attitude and a band. She's perfect. Zoom in to reality. Linda's manager thinks Chili's poaching and he's out to get even, with the help of his switch-hitting Samoan bodyguard. But somebody else beat them to the punch, as Chili discovers when he gets home and finds a corpse at his desk. Somebody made a
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Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction
Crime
Crime -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Electronic books
Electronic books. -- Fiction
Fiction
Large type books
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Motion picture producers and directors
Motion picture producers and directors -- Fiction
Music trade
Music trade -- Fiction
Mystery
Suspense fiction
Thriller
Thrillers (Fiction)
United States
United States -- Fiction
Women
Women -- Fiction
Crime
Crime -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Electronic books
Electronic books. -- Fiction
Fiction
Large type books
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Motion picture producers and directors
Motion picture producers and directors -- Fiction
Music trade
Music trade -- Fiction
Mystery
Suspense fiction
Thriller
Thrillers (Fiction)
United States
United States -- Fiction
Women
Women -- Fiction
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9780385333917
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| Grouping Title | be cool |
| Grouping Author | elmore leonard |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-07-08 22:19:03PM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-07-08 22:23:30PM |
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Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction
Crime -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Electronic books
Electronic books. -- Fiction
Fiction
Large type books
Literature -- Fiction
Motion picture producers and directors -- Fiction
Music trade -- Fiction
Suspense fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
United States -- Fiction
Women -- Fiction
Crime -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Electronic books
Electronic books. -- Fiction
Fiction
Large type books
Literature -- Fiction
Motion picture producers and directors -- Fiction
Music trade -- Fiction
Suspense fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
United States -- Fiction
Women -- Fiction
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Electronic books
Fiction
Large type books
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Music trade
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Thriller
United States
Women
Electronic books
Fiction
Large type books
Literature
Motion picture producers and directors
Music trade
Mystery
Thriller
United States
Women
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