Be Cool
Published in 1999, Be Cool is an angel fiction novel by Elmore Leonard. The story is set in Brooklyn, New York, N.Y. and Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.. Readers will find themes of music trade, criminals, gangsters and sound recording industry.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 5 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 27 editions across 4 languages.
At about 304 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.
About Be Cool
After one triumph and one flop, Mafia loan-shark-turned-Hollywood producer Chili Palmer is desperate for another hit... of the celluloid sort. When a similarly relocated former mob associate takes a hit of the bullet-in-the-brain variety while they're power-lunching, Chili begins to see all kinds of story possibilities. The whacked recording company mogul's midday demise is leading Chili into the twisted world of rock stars, pop divas, and hip-hop gangstas, which is rife with drama, jealousy, and betrayal -- all the stuff that makes big box office. Tinsel Town had better take cover, because Chili Palmer's working on another movie. And that's when people tend to die. Leonard's sequel to the highly successful *Get Shorty*.
Quick answers
Who wrote Be Cool?
Be Cool was written by Elmore Leonard and first published in 1999.
What genre is Be Cool?
It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction.
How long is Be Cool?
The median edition has 304 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Be Cool?
Readers who like it often enjoy Hollywood Kids, Kiss Me, Deadly and The Face.
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