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Elmore Leonard wrote more than forty books during his long career, including the bestsellers  Raylan,   Tishomingo Blues,   Be Cool,   Get Shorty, and  Rum Punch, as well as the acclaimed collection  When the Women Come Out to Dance, which was a  New York Times  Notable Book. Many of his books have been made into movies, including  Get Shorty  and  Out of Sight. The short story “ Fire in the Hole, ” and three books, including  Raylan, were the basis for the FX hit show  Justified. Leonard received the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He died in 2013.