<p>Larry McMurtry has a genius for conjuring up the eccentrics who people America's heartland. None is more grittily memorable than the hero of CADILLAC JACK， a rodeo cowboy turned antique dealer whose gypsy life centers on his classic Cadillac. In it he wanders the Texas flatlands， roams back roads looking for flea markets， samples Washington's political high life. </p>

<p>The cast of characters includes a beautiful social climber， a high-rolling Texan， Washington politicians， and the kind of attractive young women who seem to have their minds on something else when they're making love. Richly comic， strangely moving， this is one of McMurtry's most original novels.</p>