publication date: Saturday, July 17, 2010 (part of Round XLIV)

category: Literature

clue: Hollywood considers it a crime to leave any of his novels unfilmed

explanation: Leonard's crime novels have been translated into such films as Get Shorty, Jackie Wilson, The Big Bounce, Out of Sight, and more, even the Western 3:10 to Yuma.. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, Joanna Woods, Steve Dunn, and Amy Austin


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