markm reviewed Valdez Is Coming by Elmore Leonard
They laughed at Roberto Valdez and then ignored him. But when a dark-skinned man was …
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4 stars
Read this following Hombre. Recommended by A2J. Has the classic story of the hidden tough guy. Would be fun to see if you could find a single "extra" word in it.
Hidden tough guy stories that come to mind:
Superman - Clark Kent
Lamb in Joe Abercrombie's Red Country
Many martial arts movies, e.g. Yip Man and David Carradine's Kung Fu TV series
Ryan Gosling in Drive
Some Clint Eastwood movies, Gary Cooper in High Noon, Shane - but in these you are not surprised (you are never really surprised)