PRONTO PB – ELMORE LEONARD

A tale of taut suspense from the best writer in crime fiction today [USA Today] Harry Arno runs a South Miami Beach gambling operation. To protect his position, he was forced to cut a deal with the local muscle, Jimmy Capotorto (Jumbo Jimmy Cap), an even fifty-fifty split. For years Harry had been padding his own stake by skimming off the top. Now a couple of local detectives – wise to sticky fingers – try to bag Jimmy by putting the squeeze on Harry. U.S. Marshalls deliver Harry to court to testify at Jimmy s trial. Even though he s a step slower than he used to be, Harry s no fool – he slips out of the country pronto. With Jimmy Cap s men following and the Feds close behind, the three sides end up in Italy, watching their own backs while keeping abreast of Harry s. But it s not until the chase leads back to Miami that the real winners and losers are revealed …