Maximum Bob

By: Elmore Leonard

Narrated by: Richard Poe

A character so outrageous he could only have come from the ingenious imagination of Elmore Leonard, lewd, lecherous, law-bending Florida jurist Judge Robert “Maximum Bob” Gibbs has been judged guilty by a grudge-bearing malefactor and sentenced to death—by alligator, if necessary. Maximum Bob is a delightfully dark classic thriller from “the greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever” (New York Times Book Review), and any reader who loved getting gleefully lost in criminal mayhem of Get Shorty, Rum Punch, Out of Sight, The Hot Kid, or any number of the inimitable Leonard’s numerous crime fiction masterworks will get maximum enjoyment out of this one.

Excellent Story, Great Characters

I’m really enjoying Elmore Leonard’s books the more and more I read. I was a big fan of Pronto and if you enjoyed that book, I believe you’ll really enjoy this.

Great book, ruined by bad narration

This is one of those audiobooks where a character’s morality is reflected in their voice — meaning the bad guys have loud, obnoxious, grating voices that make you want to strangle them. Like it’s a murderous henchman with three lines in a John Ford Western. Only this is Elmore Leonard, and the bad guy talks at length throughout the book. It’s Elmore Leonard so you’re here for that natural dialogue, but with this audiobook you just want them to shut the fork up already. Listening to the bad guy is punishment.

You don’t need the narrator making the bad guy unlikeable. That’s the author’s job. Give the villain a nice voice. Bad guys can have nice voices. Imagine if Darth Vader sounded like Jimmy Cagney as Al Capone. Oh Han Solo you dirty rat! Or Hannibal Lecter sounding like Gilbert Gottfried as Iago in Aladdin.

Another great story

Terrific author. Excellent story as well as narration. The characters come alive. What a pleasurable way to pass the time.

Great Entertainment

I forgot how much I enjoyed Elmore Leonard until I stumbled on this audio book. I lived in Palm Beach County for years so it's interesting to have a story based in a location you're familiar with...allows you to connect to the story in a unique way. The story is well told drawing the audience in making us laugh. The delivery adds another level of reality as the voice is true to the character. Absolutely loved my time with the story!

Characters

It was whimsical and fast moving not much of a plot but I enjoyed Leonard’s characters as always