Riding the Rap
 First edition | |
| Author | Elmore Leonard |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime/Contemporary |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
Publication date | 1995 |
| Publication place |  United States |
| Pages | 294 (326 paperback) |
| ISBN | 0385324170 |
| Preceded by | Pronto |
Riding the Rap is a 1995 crime fiction novel by Elmore Leonard. It is the sequel to Leonard's Pronto, released in 1993.
Synopsis
[edit]Like Pronto, Riding the Rap centers around Harry Arno, World War II veteran and bookie, now 67 years old. The book also features a reappearance of Joyce Patton, Harry's ex-girlfriend and a former stripper, and her new boyfriend Raylan Givens, an always-gets-his-man old western type law enforcer. Givens later comes to Harry's aid when he discovers the plot set up by Chip Ganz, Bobby Deo and Louis Lewis. Ganz, who is $16,500 in debt, hatches a plan to steal the millions that Harry has skimmed from the mafia over the years from a Swiss bank account by taking him hostage and forcing the money out of him. It's up to Raylan Givens to find Harry Arno before it's too late.
Connections
[edit]This story formed the basis of the third episode of the first season of the FX television show Justified, called "Fixer".[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Justified: Raylan Givens in Riding the Rap by Elmore Leonard".
- ^ Fernsehserie und Literatur: Facetten einer Medienbeziehung edited by Vincent Fröhlich, Lisa Gotto, Jens Ruchatz, page 229
- ^ Transmedia Storytelling, Adaptation, and the Reversing of Justified, by Michael Graves. Adaptation, Volume 10, Issue 1, 1 March 2017, Pages 1–17