Elmore Leonard (1925-2013) was a short story writer, screenwriter, and novelist, who wrote more than forty books, including the bestsellers Be Cool, Rum Punch, and Get Shorty. Leonard received the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America.
Ron McLarty (1947-2020) was an actor (Spenser: For Hire), who won three Audie awards for his narration. He was also an accomplished author, whose novel The Memory of Running was a national bestseller.
