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Rum Punch

Rum Punch

CrimeMystery
Pages
297
Published
1998
Language
English

Synopsis

Jackie Burke is a flight attendant who ferries illegal weapons profits for Ordell Robbie. When the feds close in, Jackie becomes a liability Ordell wants eliminated. She teams up with bail bondsman Max Cherry, hoping to escape her predicament and make a fortune in the process.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

TenseDarkGrittyAtmospheric
Morally GreyBetrayal

Genres

Crime Mystery Suspense Thriller Hardboiled

About the author

E
Elmore Leonard

Elmore John Leonard Jr. was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were Westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures. --Wikipedia

Characters

Jackie BurkeProtagonist
Ordell RobbieAntagonist
Max CherrySupporting
All characters in Rum Punch

Frequently asked questions

  • Do I need to read The Switch before this book?

    Reading the earlier novel is not required to follow the plot, as this story functions independently. However, The Switch introduces the characters Ordell Robbie and Louis Gara at an earlier stage in their lives, which can provide additional context for their dynamic in this book.

  • How does the book compare to the film adaptation Jackie Brown?

    The film is a very faithful adaptation, though it makes specific changes such as altering the lead character's surname and ethnicity, shifting the setting from South Florida to Los Angeles, and condensing the bail bondsman's personal backstory.

  • Are there other books in this universe?

    Several characters from this novel, such as Ordell Robbie and Louis Gara, originate in The Switch, while the ATF agent Ray Nicolette also appears in the novel Out of Sight. These connections form part of an extended universe of recurring characters across the author's crime fiction bibliography.