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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  jonesli | Aug 21, 2009 |  (This review is for the audio book.) I recently took a 1700 mile road trip and needed something to break up Interstate 10. The audio version of When the Women Come out to Dance by Elmore Leonard was a perfect diversion. In the title story, a young mail-order Colombian bride moves to Florida to marry an abusive husband. Not far away, a stripper looking for an easier life marries a creepy, wealthy Pakistani doctor. What happens when the two gals get together? Not quite what you'd think. Not all the stories are equally strong, but all are well worth a listen (or a read, if you prefer print). Karen Sisco from Out of Sight reappears in one; in another, an arson investigator encounters a classic femme fatale. The readers on the audio book vary and are well cast. Great road trip entertainment. (  ) damselfly | Aug 10, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
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Longtime fans will recognize some familiar faces, including the U.S. marshals Raylan Givens, from 1993's Pronto and 1995's Riding the Rap, and Karen Sisco, from 1996's Out of Sight (played by J. Lo in the movie). But whether familiar or new, the people in these stories lunge off the page and seize you by the lapels. Nobody writes character and dialogue like Leonard. In fact, several tales feature some rural white-trash bad guys who are so utterly plausible that you'll look over your shoulder next time you drive a country road.
The short story format suits Leonard's stripped-down style beautifully. While one or two of the slimmer pieces feel a bit disposable, all nine are engaging, and the best are breathtakingly good--the crispest, best- plotted stuff Leonard has published in years. --Nicholas H. Allison
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My favorites: the title story When The Women Come Out to Dance about what happens when Mrs. Mahood gets more than she bargained for when she conspires with her maid to kill her husband.
Also: the poignant Hanging Out at the Buena Vista, the story of two people in a retirement community who aren't quite ready to let life pass them by just yet. (