The famous writer of crime novels, many of which were turned into movies, passed away at the age of 87.

Legendary crime novelist Elmore Leonard dies at 87 | Detroit Free Press | freep.com (http://www.freep.com/article/20130820/ENT05/308200074/Elmore-Leonard-Dies-Get-Shorty)

This deserves more than just a comment from the death whisperer.

OT: When did cartman get the "Death Herald" moniker?

SI

Here are his 10 rules for writing:

WRITERS ON WRITING; Easy on the Adverbs, Exclamation Points and Especially Hooptedoodle - New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/16/arts/writers-writing-easy-adverbs-exclamation-points-especially-hooptedoodle.html)