LOS ANGELES, Aug 7: US novelist Elmore Leonard, known for gritty crime dramas including “Get Shorty,” has been hospitalized in the Detroit area after suffering a stroke last week, the author’s longtime researcher said Tuesday. The 87-year-old crime writer, who is also known for film adaptations of his works “Out of Sight” and “3:10 to Yuma,” suffered a stroke on July 29, researcher Gregg Sutter Said. (agencies)