Master of cool …

… Elmore Leonard, Florida Man | CrimeReads. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

Leonard later explained that his visits to see his mom showed him Florida’s potential as a crime novel setting.

“Visiting her, I found Miami a great locale,” Leonard told Rolling Stone. “The high crime rate, the contrast in people—rich retirees, Cubans, boat-lifters—all kinds of good things are going on there for me.”