Talking Dutch

I had shaken Elmore Leonard’s hand three times, twice at book signings and once on a movie set, years before I wrote him a letter in 2008 and asked if he would be a part of a book I was putting together for McFarland called The Westerners: Interviews with Actors, Directors, Writers and Producers. He was a hero, and I had dreams, but little real hope of getting Leonard to talk about some of his best work for my project. Then he called, full of enthusiasm and ideas. Not only did we have a g