Labrava, the 1983 novel by author elmore leonard, follows the story of joe labrava, former secret service agent. Leonard did multiple unpaid rewrites at the actors request, but then hoffman bailed on the project after six months of meetings leaving leonard with nothing to show for. Labrava, elmore leonards tenth crime novel, takes place in the 1980s in south miami beach, florida, a resort that is a decadent remnant of its art deco heyday. Photographer joe labrava specialises in capturing the soul of miamis stre. Labrava is admittedly a more interesting character than the reallife author would have been.
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