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1999
BE COOL
Elmore Leonard
Cover of BE COOL

BE COOL

by Elmore Leonard

Delacorte Press · 1999

Peak rank

#4

Weeks on list

6

Chart History

#1510151999
dashed = off the list

6 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, peaking at #4

The sequel to Chili Palmer's hit movie Get Leo tanked and now Chili's itching for a comeback. So when a power lunch with record-label executive and former associate Tommy Athens ends in a mob hit, he soon finds himself in an unlikely alliance with organized-crime detective Darryl Holmes and the likely next target of Russian gangsters. But where others see danger, Chili Palmer sees story possibilities. Enter Linda Moon, a singer with aspirations that go further than her current gig in a Spice Girls cover band. Chili takes over as Linda's manager, entering the world of rock stars, pop divas, and hip-hop gangstas. As he wings his way to success in the music business with his trademark cool, Chili manipulates his adversaries and advances his friends, all the while basing the plot of his new film on the action that results. Be Cool is rife with drama, jealousy, and betrayal, and all Chili needs to do is survive to make a new box-office hit.

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Details

ISBN-13
9780786218387
ISBN-10
078621838X
Published
1999
Pages
388
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Categories
Fiction

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