'The man other crime writers call The Boss is back with maximum marks for a Florida caper where only the alligator seems sane. An absolute corker' - Daily Telegraph
'Welcome to the seriously weird domain of law enforcement, dope, lust and southern bigotry, which is the setting for Elmore Leonard's superlative, stylish, black comedy Maximum Bob. (The nickname comes from Bob's sentencing policy.) This is a crime thriller with real, believable, if bizarre, crime and a spanking narrative pace' - New Statesman & Society
'Leonard has a visceral understanding of a whole underclass of American life that makes him not just a good story-teller, but also an important novelist' - Sunday Telegraph