Book 26: The Moonshine War (Leonard)

Good minimal gangster and moonshiner story. My cousin says she doesn't like Leonard because of the casual violence. While I agree that your average Leonard novel has violence (I was going to say "more than your average Toni Morrison novel", but I'm not sure that's true!), I think it's not so much casual as realistic. Of course this depends on my idea of realistic violence (which can't be based on much experience), but I think Leonard's fast, undramatic presentation is closer to reality than a long-build, high-drama depiction. Anyway, good book.