Q & A …

… Even Bank Robbers Decide What Tie To Wear: The Essence Of Elmore Leonard. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

… Dutch used to pick up Hemingway short stories at random and start reading, to get the juices flowing. He loved Hemingway but thought he had no sense of humor. Which is why Richard Bissell's novels, particularly High Water and A Stretch on the River, caught his attention. Bissell's stories had a natural humor that Hemingway lacked.