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Author | Elmore Leonard |
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Language | English |
Genre | Crime/Contemporary |
Publisher | Arbor House |
Publication date | 1981 |
Publication place | ![]() |
Media type | Hard cover |
Pages | 282 |
ISBN | 0-688-16971-6 |
Split Images is a 1981 crime novel written by Elmore Leonard.
Plot summary
[edit]The novel begins in Detroit and tells the story of Robbie Daniels, a multimillionaire who guns down a Haitian refugee who broke into his Palm Beach mansion, calling it "practice". Walter Kouza, a 21-year veteran of the Detroit Police Department, sees this case as his one chance to quit being a cop and go to work for a big shot. The only one who can stop him is Lieutenant Bryan Hurd, whose unique method of investigation is supported by his good-looking lover and journalist Angela Nolan. The two follow Daniels and Kouza when they travel Florida to find their next victim: a diplomat and drug dealer.
Characters in Split Images
[edit]- Robbie Daniels – multimillionaire and playboy killer
- Walter Kouza – ex-cop and Robbie's bodyguard
- Louverture Damien – Haitian burglar and 1st victim
- Curtis Moore – parking attendant and 2nd victim
- Chichi – drug dealer
- Bryan Hurd – Detroit homicide lieutenant
- Gary Hammond – Palm Beach squad-car officer
- Annie Maguire – Detroit homicide detective
- Angela Nolan – journalist and Bryan's girlfriend