>He was as good as the game.
>
>Thanks, Mr. Leonard.
>
>http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/books/elmore-leonard-master-of-crime-fiction-dies-at-87.html?pagewanted=all

Charles, the obituary in the Chicago Tribune is also worth reading. If anything it's better than the one in the Times, which is not something I say very often.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-elmore-leonard-dies-20130820,0,3867868.story