Elmore Leonard: Swag (USA 2013)

From the Publisher:
This "brilliant caper" (New York Times) from bestselling author Elmore Leonard is a rollicking tale of modern urban crime featuring a cast of small-time criminals with big-time dreams.

Ernest Stickley Jr. figures his luck's about to change when Detroit used-car salesman Frank Ryan catches him trying to boost a ride from Ryan's lot. Frank's got some surefire schemes for getting rich quick -- all of them involving guns -- and all Stickley has to do is follow "Ryan's Rules" to share the wealth.

But sometimes rules need to be bent, maybe even broken to succeed in the world of crime, especially when the "brains" of the operation knows less than nothing.

Elmore Leonard: Swag. William Morrow Paperbacks, ISBN: 9780062227867 (December, 2012), 245 p., $14.99.

Elmore Leonard: Swag (UK 2011)

From the Publisher:
Elmore Leonard is 'the man other crime writers call the Boss' DAILY TELEGRAPH. There aren't any textbooks on armed robbery. The only way to learn is through experience, and small-time crooks Frank and Stick are determined to do as much learning on the job as possible.

In 1970s' Detroit they embark on a crime spree, holding up liquor stores and supermarkets. They invent their ‘Ten Golden Rules for Successful Armed Robbery' and for a short time the cash is rolling in. But then they bend their own rules, and it looks like trouble is heading their way...

Elmore Leonard: Swag. Orion Books, ISBN: 9780753819647 (October, 2011), 215 p., £7.99.

Elmore Leonard: Swag (USA 2009)

From the Publisher:
The smallest of small-time criminals, Ernest Stickley Jr. figures his luck's about to change when Detroit used-car salesman Frank Ryan catches him trying to boost a ride from Ryan's lot. Frank's got some surefire schemes for getting rich quick -- all of them involving guns -- and all Stickley has to do is follow "Ryan's Rules" to share the wealth. But sometimes rules need to be bent, maybe even broken, if one is to succeed in the world of crime, especially if the "brains" of the operation knows less than nothing.

Elmore Leonard: Swag. Harper Paperbacks, ISBN: 9780061741364 (April, 2009), 272 p., $14.99.

Elmore Leonard: Swag (UK 2004)

From the Publisher:
There aren't any textbooks on armed robbery. The only way to learn is through experience, and small-time crooks Frank and Stick are determined to do as much learning on the job as possible.

In 1970s' Detroit they embark on a crime spree, holding up liquor stores and supermarkets. They invent their 'Ten Golden Rules For Successful Armed Robbery' and for a short time the cash is rolling in. But then they bend their own rules, and it looks like trouble is heading their way.

Elmore Leonard: Swag. Phoenix, ISBN: 0753819643 (December, 2004), 215 p., £6.99.