Valdez Is Coming.

ELMORE LEONARD

Publication: Fawcett Publications, Inc, 1970, Greenwich, Connecticut

First edition. Gift inscription boldly signed on the half title page : "For -- & -- / with best wishes / Elmore Leonard." Paperback original. Gold Medal R2328. "They laughed at Roberto Valdez and then ignored him. But when a dark-skinned man was holed up in a shack with a gun, they sent the part-time town constable to deal with the problem ... and made sure he had no choice but to gun the fugitive down. Trouble was, Valdez killed an innocent man. And when he asked for justice ... and some money for the dead man's woman ... they beat Valdez and tied him to a cross. They were still laughing when Valdez came back. And then they began to die..." This story was adapted for the 1971 film of the same name that starred Burt Lancaster as the revenge-filled title character. Faint reading creases on the spine, minor wear to spine ends and a light diagonal corner crease to lower portion of the rear cover, else a near fine copy.

Inventory Number: 53249