Road Dogs audiobook

La novela destaca, sobre todo, por la creación de personajes y por sus diálogos.El trío protagonista es excepcional. Cundo, el cubano mafioso; Dawn, la vidente y Foley, el atracador de bancos atractivo y seductor. No obstante, el resto de personajes aportan mucho a la novela: Tico, el pandillero; el agente del FBI, Lou Adams; Jimmy Rios, el contable y Zorro, su guardaespaldas. También hay "skinheads", actrices venidas a menos, criadas filipinas, etc. Todo el elenco aporta sentido.Los diálogos son originales. No están al nivel de George V. Higgins, pero es un nivel muy aceptable. Aprovecho para recomendar a este autor muy desconocido a quién le apetezca el mundo de los diálogos. Por ejemplo, "Los amigos de Eddie Coyle". No pasan muchas cosas. Hay poca acción y es de nivel familiar hasta que al final se anima un poco, sin pasarse. La novela va por el camino de la traición, la duda, el juego del sexo y el dinero.---------------------------The novel stands out, above all, for the creation of characters and for its dialogue.The protagonist trio is exceptional. Cundo, the Cuban mobster, Dawn, the psychic, and Foley, the attractive and seductive bank robber. However, the rest of the characters add a lot to the novel: Tico, the gang member; FBI agent Lou Adams; Jimmy Rios, the accountant; and Zorro, his bodyguard. There are also skinheads, washed-up actresses, Filipino maids, and so on. The whole cast makes sense.The dialogue is original. They are not on the level of George V. Higgins, but it is a very acceptable level. I would like to take this opportunity to recommend this very unknown author to anyone who is interested in the world of dialogue. For example, "The Friends of Eddie Coyle". Not much happens. There's little action and it's family level until the end when it livens up a bit, without going over the top. The novel goes down the road of betrayal, doubt, the game of sex and money.

Jack Foley and Cundo Rey are serving time in the Glades Correctional Facility, Foley for armed robbery and Cundo for second degree murder. Rey is trying to convince Foley to come live in Venice Beach when they get out. Cundo is rich, and pays his attorney $30,000 to file an appeal to get Foley's sentence as a repeat felon reduced. When the plan works, and both men are released within a few weeks of each other, things get complicated, including their feelings for each other. Jack knows he owes Cundo big time, but he's not sure that the schemes Cundo has in mind for them are the direction he wants to move in now. He's had a dream of moving to Costa Rica. Cundo and his long-time girlfriend Dawn Navarro the psychic (a character Leonard aficionados will remember from another novel) would like to use Foley's savvy to pull off a new scam or two, but in the back of his mind Cundo's wary of getting ripped off by Jack, Dawn or his financial manager Little Jimmy. And wait til you see what Dawn has up her sleeve. Classic Leonard - who's zooming who? Leonard wrote Road Dogs in 2009; he only wrote two more novels after this. But it is vintage Leonard - he hadn't lost any of his wit or style. The title refers to the co-protective relationship that two inmates sometimes develop, kind of like two stray dogs roaming the streets - "I've got your back and you've got mine." This could EASILY be a wonderful film. The dialogue kicks butt, as always:"Give him a break, he's a good guy.""Your picked him up at Glades Correctional," Lou said. That's where they keep the good guys, uh?" I had forgotten how Leonard liked to write - like his characters talk, omitting the starting noun in sentences, and all in present tense: "Goes to the store ..." instead of "The guy went to the store."In this one, Leonard couldn't help referencing his hometown of Detroit, when he refers to an agency called Young Boys United, a nod to the notorious Motown drug delivery operation of the 80's, Young Boys Incorporated. Recently, I saw a poll on Goodreads about whether readers prefer character- or plot-driven novels. I didn't answer, because I really wasn't sure which I prefer. As I read Road Dogs, and remembered how I get a hankering for Leonard if I haven't read one for a while, I realized that it's his characters that keep me coming back. I don't care what happens in the plot. His characters are so darn colorful!

Hip and snappy, ROAD DOGS concerns a pair of ex-cons who get each others back inside and outside of prison ("road dogs"). Throw in a spiritualist romance interest along with other disparate characters. Somehow the mix works for an entertaining, somewhat light read. I've liked Mr. Leonard's Westerns more than his crime books, but this one appealed enough to me.

Road Dogs Cundo and Jack Foley have spent time in prison watching each others back. Cundo, by way of appreciation offers Foley a chance at a drastically reduced sentence by offering his crafty lawyer free of charge. Soon enough, the bank robber is out and occupying one of Cundo's houses along with his long-distance wife, Dawn. Upon Cundo's release a plot has been hatched by Dawn to take Cundo for all he's worth and bring Foley along for the ride. Elmore Leonard is renowned for his razor sharp dialogue and even sharper true-to-life characters and this is no different. Dawn, Cundo, and Foley are all repeat characters from other Leonard novels (all recently added to my read-list) and serve as a great Easter egg for readers who are familiar with their back stories and how the three arrived where they are in 'Road Dogs'. Like any Elmore Leonard novel, there is a fair amount of black humour (the ghost whispers for instance) and drama (Dawn and Cundo reunited) but its the characterisation of each of these diverse and distinctly unique individuals that maintains the readers interest throughout. At any one time I found my myself hoping bit players in Lou Adams (the Foley obsessed FBI agent) and 'reformed' banger Tico achieved their goals while at times even siding with bad girl Dawn.This is one hell of a read and probably my favourite Elmore Leonard novel to date. 5 stars all the way!A booknerd footnote:Dawn appears in 'Riding The Rap' - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...Cundo appears in 'LaBrava' - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28...Foley appears in 'Out of Sight' - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28...

Once again Elmore shows off his mastery of dialogue. You can just see the film script flowing out as you read. It's fast and cool with some old characters reprised. You can forgive some instances of slightly unbelievability (like when TB just hands his gun over - don't worry it's not a spoiler)because the rest come across as very real. One thing I noticed though is that Cundo's accountant is referred to as the Monk and Don Winslow's 'Life and death of Bobby Z' has an accountant named monk too - must be a coincidence I feel. If you like Elmore's books you'll just eat this up.

Jack Foley, the hero of "Out of Sight" and in prison for the next 30 years, becomes friends with a powerful Cuban called Cundo Rey who assigns him a hotshot attorney, getting him out of the jailhouse inno time. Cundo asks Foley to watch over his expensive houses in Venice Beach, California, and keep an eye on his girl's fidelity, a psychic called Dawn Navarro, who makes a living playing up her "powers" to wealthy (and gullible) Hollywood wives. But with Cundo's upcoming release from prison, Dawn has other plans in mind rather than a reunion with her partner. A plan that involves her and Cundo's millions, alone together...Elmore Leonard writes a pretty decent crime thriller with one of his best loved characters back in the saddle. The book, despite not having much in the way of action until the final 50 pages or so, still manages to maintain interest mostly because of the superb dialogue. A conversation between two people walking in a prison yard would be mundane in the hands of a lesser writer but with Leonard the pages crackle with life.And that's what mostly saves this book and makes it worth reading: the snappy back and forths between the characters as they strive for their goals. Foley - to get out alive; Navarro - to take everything and escape; the others - well, just surviving would do but with Leonard you never know until the end what everyone's really up to.I thought the book was a bit static though with most of the novel taking place between two expensive houses in Venice Beach. I would've preferred if Leonard had gone outside of this as it felt very much like a play with its limited settings. "Road Dogs" is a pretty great novel where Leonard shows how much he can do with so little and bringing real characters to life with ease. The ending is especially masterful, done with two guns, whiskey, and some genius dialogue. Great fun to read for all fans of fiction and Elmore Leonard.

Road Dogs is classic Elmore Leonard.A very funny read (I often grin when reading Leonard) with his usual cool cast of interesting characters , great dialogue and a unpredictable ending with more twists and turns then a bad ass roller coaster from hell. Always enjoyable.

Jack's back! Jack Foley that is. And while I loved the character in Out of Sight this one didn't didn't stir me to five stars as did the first Foley book which I loved.Audio version which I read while driving.

crisp writing and language this is why screenwriters make so much moneyLeonard was a good observer and interpreter of the modern culture while not taking sides

'Road Dogs' isn't Elmore Leonard's best, but I'm pretty sure he could write an interesting story about a career criminal packed with punchy dialogue and realistic yet often humorous situations in his sleep that would be better than almost anything else in the genre out there. And I'd read it.Road Dogs answers that question that's on everyone's (?) mind: what's old Jack Foley up to? Jack, the country's most prolific bank robber, last seen in the trunk of a car with J-Lo (I mean US Marshal Karen Sisco), gets released from prison in Florida due to the efforts of his 'road dog' buddy, Cundo, a well-connected Latino with a lot of property in LA. Foley makes his way to LA and takes advantage of his road dog's offer to stay in one of his houses in Venice, which happens to be across the canal from his other house, which happens to be populated by his hot girl/wife who happens to be a psychic (or plays one on TV....). Oh yeah, and to top it all off an FBI agent with a real hard-on for Foley follows him out there in anticipation of Foley's next caper. Additionally, Cundo's 2nd in command, who has all of Cundo's assets in his name, has his doubts about Foley's intentions and the FBI guy has a bunch of gang bangers 'hired' to keep an eye on him as well. So, everybody's watching everybody, everybody wants Cundo's assets, Cundo gets an early release and surprises everyone by showing up early....what the heck do you think will happen?Leonard's trademark dialogue propels the story, as it almost always does in his novels. I love his work because it totally lacks pretension. There are no super criminal minds at work, just normal folks who are a little off on the morality continuum. There are no superstar cops chasing them, just your run of the mill guys with varying levels of competence. Road Dogs is a decent story, expertly written, with an ending that shouldn't surprise anyone but probably will. Again, not Elmore Leonard's best, but pretty darn good. I'd love to see a movie made out of it, just to see Clooney and J-Lo together again for a brief moment......

I think Road Dogs deserves a four out of five star rating. The reasons because it is very clever and its the kind of book that keeps you reading. To add a bonus it has a really good twist at the end of the book. In road Dogs the characters speak their minds as often as possible. While they do this it could be just dumb comments making fun of somone or insulting people but sometimes the characters speak philisophical thoughts that will make you scratch your head. Some of them make you wonder if you chose the right profession or if life is worth living. The other clever side is that the book all ties into itself in the end. This book will keep you reading no dought. In almost every chapter they leave you with a cliff hanger wondering what will happen next chapter. In the middle of the chapters it usually unfolds a little bit of a characters life or past life making you want to read the book more and more every day. Lastly the book has an amazing twist at the end of it. Even if your looking for it I dont think you will see it coming. Throughout the whole story the life of this character has been leading up to one thing and you'll have to read it to find out. I liked the beginning and end of this book. It starts off really interesting of the two characters getting out of jail but almost goes no where after that. Once you get to the end of the book things start to pick up and gets real interesting up to a point where hell breaks loose.

Classic Elmore Leonard. The guy has the ultimate ability to portray realistic conversation and characters. More truth in his fiction than a nonfiction book. I had a couple of good laughs and there is a bit of suspense still nothing heavy. There was one part in the book that I didn't care for a device that cheapened the story but still overall I can Overlook it. I miss the master.

During quarantine I picked this off my bookshelf. I wanted to see what Elmore Leonard was about, had never read him, and I was predicting this "guy book" would lose my interest, but I got into it. I see reviews that say this doesn't have as much action as his other books. Maybe that's why I liked it. The characters were interesting. Two ex-cons: one a cool, level-headed bank robber, and one hot head big shot, and a girlfriend who sleeps with both of them and then some. I also see that these characters were in previous books. I read this without knowing that and was able to follow. You can read this as a stand-alone. (Although if I had known, I would've started with the previous one).

Leonard the master of free indirect discourse (third-person narrative technique that gives the illusion of immediate access to a character's thoughts) is at the top of his game in this Jack Foley follow on. You don't need to read the pre-quals to enjoy this book, this stands alone and very tall among his many great books.

Robert Pinsky, reviewing for The New York Times in May 2009, said Elmore Leonard’s Road Dogs “is about the varying degrees of truth and baloney in human relationships. Sometimes the truth or the baloney is lethal. Droll and exciting, enriched by the self-aware, what-the-hell-why-not insouciance of a master now in his mid-80s, Road Dogs presents interesting questions: Can a grown person change? Specifically, can a man abandon expertise that wins him respect but makes a mess of his life? Can anybody trust anybody? Is love ever true? Is friendship ever real? Or, leaving aside love and friendship, does loyalty exist? We road dogs—trotting along companionably on our way to sniff and woof and boogie-woogie and perhaps knock over an occasional trash barrel together—are we reliable?”I’ve maintained a list of every book I’ve read since 1973, starting when I realized I was reading an embarrassing amount of pop fiction at the expense of more worthy literary efforts. Not that Robert Ludlum is bad, but it’s genre writing. Finishing my seventh Elmore Leonard opus I realized it was time to get back to Drew Gilpin Faust’s This Republic of Suffering or David Liss’s Conspiracy of Paper. Then I had my epiphany: Elmore Leonard is an extremely good writer. You know Leonard from the films Get Shorty, Stick, Mr. Majestyk, Jackie Brown and 27 others. You just haven’t read him. The Christian Science Monitor’s James Kaufman (who teaches at the U. of Iowa) wrote in 1983, “It’s taken awhile for people to catch onto Leonard, though Stick finally brought him the scrutiny of the critical establishment…. But like more overnight successes, Leonard had been writing…since 1953.” Newgate Callendar, writing in The New York Times Book Review in 1973, stated, “When [Leonard’s] 52 Pickup appeared in 1974, it had some critics talking in terms of Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald…. But it is really wrong to talk of this writer in terms of Chandler and Macdonald. He has little in common with those two. They are ‘clean’ writers; there is no profanity to speak of in Chandler, and Macdonald has never been an exponent of the verismo school of speech. Leonard is.” Leonard’s characters are for the most part, good, decent people, but ones who might challenge you to arm wrestle. The writing is spare and lacking in simile or metaphor. His protagonists have interior thoughts and existential questions. What remains when the reader puts down a Leonard work are characters drawn in clean, sharp lines. He is Hemingway, unexpurgated and sitting in a bar or police squad room. Then you may find Road Dogs and Leonard’s 40 other novels are addictive.