Be Cool.
LEONARD, Elmore.
Be Cool.
First Edition of Be Cool; Signed by Elmore Leonard and three times by Legendary Jacket designer Chip Kidd
New York: Delacorte Press, 1999.
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First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Elmore Leonard and additionally signed three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel, on the second endpaper, and on the rear flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Get Shorty’s Chili Palmer is back in Be Cool, a classic novel of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard. But this time it’s no more Mr. Nice Guy. After a smash hit and a flop, B-movie-producer Chili Palmer is looking for another score. Lunching with a record company executive, Chili's exploring a hot new idea—until the exec, a former "associate" from Chili's Brooklyn days, gets whacked. Segue from real life to reel life. Chili's found his plot. It's a slam-bang opener: the rubout of a record company mogul. Cut to an ambitious wannabe singer named Linda Moon. She has attitude and a band. She's perfect. Zoom in to reality. Linda's manager thinks Chili's poaching and he's out to get even, with the help of his switch-hitting Samoan bodyguard. Basis for the 2005 film starring Vince Vaughn, Uma Thurman, John Travolta, and Harvey Keitel.
