3:10 to Yuma

by Elmore Leonard

Genres: Short Stories

Unknown Binding

About the author

Elmore John Leonard lived in Dallas, Oklahoma City and Memphis before settling in Detroit in 1935. After serving in the navy, he studied English literature at the University of Detroit where he entered a short story competition. His earliest published novels in the 1950s were westerns, but Leonard went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures.

Father of Peter Leonard.

Reviews

[Marissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of suspense packed into this 11 page story.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an excellent collection, particularly for the intro to the character of “Juan Solo.” Elmore was a surprisingly great western writer.

[John Mccormick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolute quality storytelling.

A short story masterpiece

Superb characters, clever descriptive intelligent and beautifully written.