Our Kind of Traitor  John LeCarré
Beautifully written, interesting spy novel about a Russian mafia money launderer who wants to defect to the UK. Good characters and LeCarré’s usual indictment of the British spy agency. Sad ending, of course. Really enjoyed it.

The Angel Esmeralda: Nine Stories   Don DeLillo
Dark, well-crafted stories covering several decades. Liked the title story, but most of the others left me empty. I love DeLillo, but I could have missed these stories without any real loss. Too bad.

Pronto   Elmore Leonard
Entertaining 1993 novel introducing U. S. Marshall Raylan Givens. Miami mobsters, a bookie, girlfriends, and even Ezra Pound. Leonard’s strength is his characters and dialogue, and both are well done here. Quick, kind of fun, but a little light. Soderbergh could make a good movie from it.