NMLP P-008057 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

LaBrava

Elmore Leonard · Arbor House · 1983

US Arbor House (1983) is the true first; won the 1984 Edgar Award for Best Novel. UK Viking edition (1984) follows. Distinct from the separately listed Get Shorty and The Big Bounce.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-008057 for "LaBrava" by Elmore Leonard (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-008057, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).