''Split Images'' is a 1981
crime
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novel written by
Elmore Leonard.
Plot summary
The novel begins in
Detroit
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and tells the story of Robbie Daniels, a multimillionaire who guns down a Haitian refugee who broke into his
Palm Beach mansion, calling it "practice". Walter Kouza, a 21-year veteran of the Detroit Police Department, sees this case as his one chance to quit being a cop and go to work for a big shot. The only one who can stop him is Lieutenant Bryan Hurd, whose unique method of investigation is supported by his good-looking lover and journalist Angela Nolan. The two follow Daniels and Kouza when they travel
Florida
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to find their next victim: a diplomat and drug dealer.
Characters in ''Split Images''
*Robbie Daniels – multimillionaire and playboy killer
*Walter Kouza – ex-cop and Robbie's bodyguard
*Louverture Damien – Haitian burglar and 1st victim
*Curtis Moore – parking attendant and 2nd victim
*Chichi – drug dealer
*Bryan Hurd – Detroit homicide lieutenant
*Gary Hammond – Palm Beach squad-car officer
*Annie Maguire – Detroit homicide detective
*Angela Nolan – journalist and Bryan's girlfriend
External links
''Split Images''at
Elmore Leonard.com
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1981 American novels
Novels by Elmore Leonard
Novels set in Detroit
Novels set in Florida
Arbor House books