Glitz (1985)

A Miami Beach police officer is wounded in a botched robbery attempt. The robber was killed in the shoot out.

The police officer, Vincent Mora, went to Puerto Rico to rehabilitate. He spent most of his time with a lovely but naive prostitute named Iris. Her goal was to move to Atlantic City to become a casino hostess.

Another man arrives in Puerto Rico and begins following Mora. This man poses as a tourist and takes many pictures. We learn that this man is someone Mora put into prison after catching him in the process of committing a crime. Now released, the man wants to make Mora pay.

With the author's talent for crisp dialogue and literary writing style, as we read, it is as if we become part of the story. Mora is an excellent character who is the kind of person that the reader can relate to.

The story is well written and a fun novel to read. ( )

Usual tight dialogue, edgy plot and fascinating characters that make Leonard one of my favorite authors. Florida-Puerto Rico crime scene and psychotic killer make for a great read. I am usually not in favor of obscenities except in the case of one or two authors and Leonard knows when and how to use them. ( )

NIL

I'm darned if I understand the hullaballoo made of this writer. His characters are shallow, mostly unlikeable, and they operate in a strata of society I'd rather not visit, at least through Leonard's eyes. Now, JDM and others can be in this same strata and their characters will be multi-dimensional and said actions in the plot will be consummated in more acceptable visage. ( )