Djibouti: A Novel [Paperback]

“Elmore Leonard is in a class of one….The greatest crime writer who ever lived.”
—Dennis Lehane

“Elmore Leonard is our greatest crime novelist…the best in the business.”
 —Washington Post

44 novels and still going strong! The incomparable Elmore Leonard—“The reigning King Daddy of crime writers” (Seattle Times)—is back withDjibouti,a gripping, twisting, playful, and always surprising tale of modern-day piracy.Djiboutisparkles with the trademark Leonard style, wit, and crackling dialogue that have made novels likeGet Shorty, Out of Sight,andThe Hot Kidcrime fiction classics. This time Elmore’s taking us to the Horn of Africa for an unforgettable confrontation with con men, crooked diplomats, documentary filmmakers, and pirates…and it’s going to be a wild ride!

Elmore Leonard,New York Timesbestselling author and the hippest, funniest national treasure in sight (Washington Post), brings his trademark wit and inimitable style to this twisting, gripping—and sometimes playful—tale of modern-day piracy

Dara Barr, documentary filmmaker, is at the top of her game. She's covered the rape of Bosnian women, neo-Nazi white supremacists, and post-Katrina New Orleans, and has won awards for all three. Now, looking for a bigger challenge, Dara and her right-hand-man, Xavier LeBo, a six-foot-six, seventy-two-year-old African American seafarer, head to Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, to film modern-day pirates hijacking merchant ships.

They learn soon enough that almost no one in the Middle East is who he seems to be. The most successful pirate, driving his Mercedes around Djibouti, appears to be a good guy, but his pal, a cultured Saudi diplomat, has dubious connections. BilllS%