American crime writer Elmore Leonard has died at the age of 87, after suffering a stroke some weeks earlier. <br /><br />Leonard had his commercial breakthrough in 1985 with the publication of "Glitz."<br /><br />His following books, including "Get Shorty," "Out of Sight," and "Freaky Deaky", were all best-sellers.<br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/