Joe LaBrava gets involved with former movie star Jean Shaw, an actress whom he had admired when he was a twelve-year-old boy, before discovering that she is being harassed by thug Richard Nobles and his partner Cundo Rey.
Receptionedit
According to Christopher Lehmann-Haupt of The New York Times, "What's unusual about LaBrava is that no matter how complicated its implications grow, it remains firmly rooted in its realistic milieu. And despite all the double-crossing mayhem it metes out, nobody gets hurt who doesn't deserve to. The only innocent victim is the dream of Florida as a golden sunset for the old and infirm to fade peacefully into."[2]
Characters in LaBravaedit
Joe LaBrava – former Secret Service agent, photographer
Maurice Zola – friend of Joe LaBrava and Jean Shaw
Paco Boza – Man who travels around in a wheelchair he stole from Eastern Airlines
Franny Kaufman – Girl who sells beauty products. Has eye on Joe.
Locationedit
The setting of LaBrava is South Beach, Florida. Maurice Zola wistfully recalls the heyday of the 1930s and 1940s, when the area had a cachet with movie stars. By the 1980s, the area had fallen into disrepair and drug activity was rife. Movies such as Scarface and T.V. series such as Miami Vice showed this seamy side of South Beach. It is in this era that LaBrava is set. Since the 1990s the area has become gentrified.
Cancelled movieedit
Dustin Hoffman was slated to appear in a movie adaption of LaBrava. It was cancelled due to a contract dispute.[3]
Referencesedit
^"The Edgar Awards". Theedgars.com. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
^"The New York Times: Book Review Search Article". Archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
brava, novel, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, brava, novel, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources La Brava novel news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message LaBrava the 1983 novel by author Elmore Leonard follows the story of Joe LaBrava former Secret Service agent This novel won the 1984 Edgar Award for Best Novel 1 LaBravaFirst editionAuthorElmore LeonardCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishGenreThriller PublisherArbor HousePublication dateJanuary 1983Media typePrint Hardback amp Paperback ISBN0 380 69237 6OCLC11351383 Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Reception 3 Characters in LaBrava 4 Location 5 Cancelled movie 6 References 7 External linksPlot summary editJoe LaBrava gets involved with former movie star Jean Shaw an actress whom he had admired when he was a twelve year old boy before discovering that she is being harassed by thug Richard Nobles and his partner Cundo Rey Reception editAccording to Christopher Lehmann Haupt of The New York Times What s unusual about LaBrava is that no matter how complicated its implications grow it remains firmly rooted in its realistic milieu And despite all the double crossing mayhem it metes out nobody gets hurt who doesn t deserve to The only innocent victim is the dream of Florida as a golden sunset for the old and infirm to fade peacefully into 2 Characters in LaBrava editJoe LaBrava former Secret Service agent photographer Richard Nobles rent a cop Cundo Rey Marielito partner of Richard Nobles Jean Shaw former movie star Maurice Zola friend of Joe LaBrava and Jean Shaw Paco Boza Man who travels around in a wheelchair he stole from Eastern Airlines Franny Kaufman Girl who sells beauty products Has eye on Joe Location editThe setting of LaBrava is South Beach Florida Maurice Zola wistfully recalls the heyday of the 1930s and 1940s when the area had a cachet with movie stars By the 1980s the area had fallen into disrepair and drug activity was rife Movies such as Scarface and T V series such as Miami Vice showed this seamy side of South Beach It is in this era that LaBrava is set Since the 1990s the area has become gentrified Cancelled movie editDustin Hoffman was slated to appear in a movie adaption of LaBrava It was cancelled due to a contract dispute 3 References edit The Edgar Awards Theedgars com Retrieved 11 December 2021 The New York Times Book Review Search Article Archive nytimes com Retrieved 11 December 2021 Archives Los Angeles Times Retrieved 11 December 2021 External links editLaBrava Elmore Leonard s Official website nbsp This article about a thriller novel of the 1980s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title La Brava novel amp oldid 1126584126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
