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Carl Webster Series

This series follows the adventures of a U.S. Marshal navigating the turbulent decades of the 1930s and 1940s. Journey through a landscape shaped by the Great Depression and the looming threat of war, where law and order are constantly tested. Witness a dedicated lawman confront crime and corruption in a morally complex era. These stories offer thrilling action, compelling characters, and a raw look at America during a pivotal time.

Comfort to the Enemy and Other Carl Webster Stories
Up in Honey's Room
The Hot Kid
Hot Kid

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  1. 1

    Hot Kid

    • 319 pages
    • 12 hours of reading
    3.6(18)Add rating

    Hot cars, gun molls, speakeasies, bank robbers and murder are the game in this powerfully entertaining story from Elmore Leonard, the undisputed master of the crime novel. Set in Oklahoma during the 1930s, THE HOT KID introduces Carl Webster, one of the coolest lawmen ever to draw on a fugitive felon. At 21, Carl Webster's on his way to becoming the most famous Deputy US Marshal in America. He's shot and killed notorious bank robber Emmet Long and is now tracking Jack Belmont, the no-good son of an oil millionaire with dreams of becoming Public Enemy Number One. True Detective writer Tony Antonelli is following the story, and this one's big, full of beautiful women, Tommy guns and a former lawman who believes in vigilante justice. THE HOT KID is one exhilarating story playing out against the flapper period of gun molls and Prohibition.

    Hot Kid
  2. 1

    The Hot Kid

    • 400 pages
    • 14 hours of reading
    3.8(3872)Add rating

    Carlos Webster was fifteen in the fall of 1921 the first time he came face-to-face with a nationally known criminal. A few weeks later, he killed his first man—a cattle thief who was rustling his dad's stock. Now Carlos, called Carl, is the hot kid of the U.S. Marshals Service, one of the elite manhunters currently chasing the likes of Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd across America's Depression-ravaged heartland. Carl wants to be the country's most famous lawman. Jack Belmont, the bent son of an oil millionaire, wants to be public enemy number one. Tony Antonelli of True Detective magazine wants to write about this world of cops and robbers, molls and speakeasies from perilously close up. Then there are the hot dames—Louly and Elodie—hooking their schemes and dreams onto dangerous men. And before the gunsmoke clears, everybody just might end up getting exactly what he or she wished for.

    The Hot Kid
  3. 2

    Up in Honey's Room

    A Novel

    • 304 pages
    • 11 hours of reading
    3.4(104)Add rating

    Walter Schoen isn't just a Heinrich Himmler look-alike; this Detroit butcher is a dedicated Nazi spy who, when not busy slicing sausage, is avidly assembling Allied production data for his friends in Berlin. Tired of his covert shenanigans, his wife, Honey, divorces him. Looking for a good time, if not more, she lands in the lap of Carl Webster, the "Hot Kid" of the U.S. Marshals Service. At the moment though, the only couplings that interest Webster are the handcuffs that he'd like to snap onto the wrists of Hitler's American helpers. Elmore Leonard's unconventional crime novel has more wrinkles than a bloodhound.

    Up in Honey's Room
  4. 3

    Comfort to the Enemy and Other Carl Webster Stories

    • 224 pages
    • 8 hours of reading
    3.8(471)Add rating

    Renowned for his mastery in crime writing, the author delivers a compelling narrative that showcases his exceptional skills. The book promises a gripping plot filled with intricate details and suspense, reaffirming his status as a leading figure in the genre. Readers can expect a thrilling experience that highlights the author's ability to craft engaging stories that captivate and intrigue.

    Comfort to the Enemy and Other Carl Webster Stories