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Carl Webster, the hot kid of the marshals service, is polite, respects his elders, and can shoot a man driving away in an Essex at four hundred yards. Carl works out of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, federal courthouse in the 1930s, the period of America's most notorious bank robbers. Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, those guys.
Carl wants to be America's most famous lawman. He shot his first felon when he was fifteen years old. With a Winchester.
Jack Belmont wants to rob banks, become public enemy number one, and show his dad, an oil millionaire, he can make it on his own.With tommy guns, hot cars, speakeasies, cops and robbers, and a former lawman who believes in vigilante justice, all played out against the flapper period of gun molls and Prohibition, The Hot Kid is Elmore Leonard -- the true master -- at his best.
Performed by Arliss Howard
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"Excellent Elmore, with a mastery of a life long gone... he tells stories that are believable in the time they're set, but still feel valid today. Characters you want to get to know better, and the descriptions of life are amazing. I know, this is a description of most of Leonard's work. "
— Robert (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Elmore Leonard unspools the definitive portrait of 1930s lowlife.”
— Stephen King -
“This is a novel that…is all about style, literary and otherwise.”
— New York Times Book Review -
“The Hot Kid brims with the sly humor, sparse prose, and razor dialogue we expect from the master.”
— Los Angeles Times Book Review -
“There’s nothing Elmore Leonard doesn’t know about stylish writing, and The Hot Kid is him at his compressed best.”
— Detroit Free Press -
“Expertly crafted, deftly balanced.”
— Houston Chronicle -
“Clear, fast-paced, and masterfully structured.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer -
“His fortieth crime novel—and he just keeps getting better and better.”
— Deseret News -
“The writing is pitch-perfect throughout…it’s all pure Leonard, and that means it’s pure terrific.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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A New York Times bestseller
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A 2005 New York Times Book Review Notable Book
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A 2006 Audie Award Finalist
Hot Kid Listener Reviews
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" Elmore Leonard, I didn't expect a classic of literature. "
— Elaine, 2/20/2014 -
" Nancy 3 stars; Ron 3 stars "
— Ron, 2/15/2014 -
" Haven't read an Elmore Leonard in a while. Still enjoy his style of writing though this wasn't one of my favorites. "
— Sue, 2/5/2014 -
" It reads like a movie. Pretty fast-paced once you get into it. The author has a nice style of writing. I wouldn't call it a "deep thinker", but definitely entertaining. "
— Amanda, 1/21/2014 -
" Started strong and the main character was likable but never developed. Story and dialogue became static and redundant. "
— Elizabeth, 1/16/2014 -
" Fun book. Great time period stuff from the early 30's and the Bonnie & Clyde era. Great characters as usual for Leonard. "
— Pete, 1/4/2014 -
" hot kid and up in honey's room good two book series "
— Trey, 12/9/2013 -
" Zeer vlot lezen boek. Weinig vertellend, en meer een opsomming van feiten. "
— Jessica, 12/8/2013 -
" marshal carlos webster hunts bank robbers through 1920-1930 oklahoma. he encounters exotic criminals and kc political bosses as well as blues musicians and other celebrities. the pattern is great as always from this master of dialog and the story is interesting as well as fast paced fun. "
— Jrobertus, 11/25/2013 -
" Elmore Leonard's language is great. The story was fun, and fast. The historical tie-ins were craftily done. I wrote a review on my blog. "
— Philip, 10/27/2013 -
" After I read this (or, okay, listened to it on my ipod) my internal monologue was in the voice of the main character for a week. "
— Luke, 10/18/2013 -
" my intro to elmore leonard, great! "
— Danny, 9/15/2013 -
" It went along pretty well then . . . just stopped. abrupt, and unfortunately not very satisfying. "
— Debby, 9/14/2013 -
" Elmore Leonard is the master of slick, quick prose. I love him. "
— Neil, 9/13/2013 -
" This book was made to be listened to. The Narrator is one of the best In my opinion. Great story. Edge of the seat action. "
— Paul, 6/21/2013 -
" The best Elmore Leonard I've read, mostly because I dug being taken into a different time period while still keeping his voice. "
— Steve, 5/2/2013 -
" Can't go wrong with Elmore Leonard. "
— Athena, 3/17/2013 -
" it was an okay book but I did not fall in love with it. If this were a movie it would be a grade B Shoot em thing. I won't be in a hurry to get back to Leonard as an author. "
— Charly, 2/1/2013 -
" Great fun with Leonard's larger-than-life hero Carl Webster. Ends abruptly, but it still works. "
— Joe, 10/15/2012 -
" Guns & Gangsters + Elmore Leonard. You just can't go wrong. "
— Jonathan, 5/27/2012 -
" Leonard is no doubt a son of Dashiell Hammett. I was happily reminded of the Continental Op. "
— Joe, 4/26/2012 -
" Excellent book. Follow the carrier of a kid from eastern Oklahoma as he makes his way up the ranks of the Marshall's Office hunting down outlaws and gangsters in the 1920s. Cool references to places and events in Southern and Eastern Oklahoma. Excellent book. "
— Dave, 4/17/2012 -
" Read the hard cover version. Nobody beats Elmore Leonard's dialog. It's a breezy read, a great palatte cleanser between more weighty books. "
— Ted, 2/10/2012 -
" This one was okay- not my favorite Elmore Leonard, though. "
— Ann, 1/28/2012 -
" A pretty good western by the incomparable Mr. Leonard. This story always moves forward and holds interest throughout. 7 of 10 stars "
— Tim, 1/21/2012 -
" 67th - 2011 "
— Indah, 8/12/2011 -
" listening on CD <br/> <br/>this is really good. <br/> <br/>If you watch the TV show "Justified" you will like this book. The show is based on this book. <br/> <br/> "
— Nell, 5/1/2011 -
" Read the hard cover version. Nobody beats Elmore Leonard's dialog. It's a breezy read, a great palatte cleanser between more weighty books. "
— Theo, 4/29/2011 -
" hot kid and up in honey's room good two book series "
— Trey, 2/9/2011 -
" Crime writing; fun and descriptive of the prohibition, oil wild catting, bank robbing days of 20s and 30s. When my dad was a young guy in the midwest. My first Elmore Leonard and I'll try another for fun. "
— Norannb, 1/3/2011 -
" Can't go wrong with Elmore Leonard. "
— Athena, 12/31/2010 -
" Nobody beats Elmore Leonard for gangsta novels! "
— A., 9/10/2010
About Elmore Leonard
Elmore Leonard (1925–2013) wrote more than fifty books during his highly successful career, including the bestsellers Djibouti, Road Dogs, Mr. Paradise, Tishomingo Blues, and the critically acclaimed collection of short stories, When the Women Come Out to Dance. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty, Out of Sight, and Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown. He was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America.
About Arliss Howard
Arliss Howard is an actor and award-winning narrator. His narrations were twice finalists for the prestigious Audie Award for Best Mystery Narration, in 2006 for Elmore Leonard’s The Hot Kid and in 2008 for Up in Honey’s Room, also by Elmore Leonard. He has won two AudioFile Earphones Awards, one for Up in Honey’s Room and another as part of the narrating cast with Debra Winger and Keith Carradine for The William Faulkner Audio Collection. His film credits include roles in The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Time Traveler’s Wife, and Moneyball. He’s also an award-winning television actor as well as a writer and producer.