Up in Honey's Room - Couverture souple

“Combines everything we love about Leonard’s works--big guns, morally clueless murderers, sexy dames and handsome lawmen. A masterpiece.” (USA Today)

“When you read Elmore Leonard, you enter Mr. Leonard’s world. A trip like that is its own kind of vacation.” (New York Times)

“Reading UP IN HONEY’S ROOM is like dancing with the stars and Elmore Leonard’s the star.” (Washington Post)

“Bullets fly, but as with most ELmore Leonard novels, things really move when the dialogue gets going. Grade A.” (Christian Science Monitor)

“Proof that (Leonard) is at the top of his game.” (Seattle Times)

“The dialogue flows as fast and smooth as any words ever uttered in the service of a story.” (Booklist (starred review))

“Elmore Leonard is still at the top of his game.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)

“It’s the cast of characters that makes readers keep turning the pages.” (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

“Leonard’s writing--line by line--is as sharp as ever.” (Publishers Weekly)

“With Dashiell Hammett-type wit (Leonard) has once again created characters who live far beyond their storylines.” (Boston Globe)

The Odd Thingabout Walter Schoen, German born but now running a butcher shop in Detroit, he's a dead ringer for Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS and the Gestapo. Honey Deal, Walter's American wife, doesn't know that Walter is a member of a spy ring and gives shelter to escaped German POWs. But she's tired of telling him jokes he doesn't understand—it's time for a divorce.

Along comes Carl Webster, the Hot Kid of the Marshals Service. He's looking for Jurgen Schrenk. Carl's pretty sure Walter's involved with keeping Schrenk hidden so he gets to know Honey, hoping she'll lead him to Walter. Honey likes the hot kid marshal and doesn't much care that he's married. But all Carl wants is to get Jurgen without getting shot. Next, Carl meets Vera Mezwa, the Ukrainian head of the spy ring, and her lover Bohdan, with a sly way of killing. And then there's Otto—the Waffen-SS major who runs away with a nice Jewish girl. It's Elmore Leonard's world—gritty, funny, and full of surprises.