An author of fiction, poetry, autobiography, and literary criticism, willeford is. In his introduction to charles willeford s novel miami blues, legendary crime fiction writer elmore leonard discussed his correspondence with willeford, who died in 1988. Charles willeford books list of books by author charles. Charles willeford primary author only author division. Cockfighter, miami blues, the woman chaser and the.
Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. But towards the end of his life he hit paydirt with his hoke moseley novels. Where does miami blues rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far. Why you should be reading charles willeford insidehook.
James crumley a nasty crimecomedy thats full of casual violence, outrageous coincidences, and hilariously rude dialogue. Charles willeford has 57 books on goodreads with 28792 ratings. And, indeed, i see similarities between the two authorsthey are both masters of the literary crime novel. Charles willeford was a remarkably fine, talented and prolific writer who wrote everything from poetry to crime fiction to literary criticism throughout the course of his impressively long and diverse career. A nasty crimecomedy based in the humid decadence of south florida and featuring its polygot tribes. A hoke mosely detective story in which the suspect is pursed through miamis both plush and impoverished districts. Publisher description no one writes a better crime novel than charles willeford elmore leonard excon freddy junior frenger lands in miami with a pocketful of stolen credit cards and plans for a new life of crime, and disappears with a snatched suitcase, leaving the corpse of a hare krishna. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Miami blues, the first and best of the books, opens with a murder. Buy a cheap copy of miami blues book by charles willeford. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. With miami blues, veteran crime fiction writer charles willeford introduces miami homicide detective hoke moseley who has to rank as one of the most unique and interesting fictional homicide cops ever to work a case.
Miami blues hoke moseley, book 1 by charles willeford book cover, description, publication history. The charles willeford archive, bienes museum of the modern book. An author of fiction, poetry, autobiography, and literary criticism, willeford is best known for his series of novels featuring hardboiled detective hoke moseley. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. This edition has an introduction written by elmore leonard. Charles willeford is currently considered a single author. Hes middleaged, divorced, povertystricken because of the divorce and living in a crappy hotel room. Leggi le anteprime e scarica i libri di charles willeford, tra cui tiro mancino, miami blues e molti altri. Download or stream miami blues by charles willeford. After a brutal day investigating a quadruple homicide, detective hoke. I was a fan of the george artimage film 1990 based on charles willeford s hoke moseley novel miami blues 1984 before reading it. Buy miami blues by charles willeford online at alibris. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read miami blues. Too much grit, a police procedural sort of, the viewpoint altered between hoke mosely, the pathetic policeman, and the psychopath.
The life and times of charles willefordmiamis weird. Miami blues book by charles willeford half price books. Based on my last few books, i didnt think it was possible for an author to write an engaging and often humorous detective story with out being beat up by crude language. Miami blues by charles willeford, 9781400032464, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. I was a fan of the george artimage film 1990 based on charles willefords hoke moseley novel miami blues 1984 before reading it. Terse, scary, and evocative, miami blues is a thriller with cold blood. For all you know, it could be about a horny floridian musician as much it could be a crime novel. Miami blues is the first in the series, and its a hell of a read. Miami blues hoke moseley, book 1 by charles willeford. In my opinion, too much time was spent with the psychopath and the policeman.
Miami blues hoke moseley detective series book 1 and millions of other books are. Willeford has a marvelously deadpan way with losers on both sides of. Charles ray willeford iii january 2, 1919 march 27, 1988 was an american writer. Charles willeford 19191988 was a highly decorated tank commander with the third army in world war ii. Miami blues was not a bad book, but it isnt for me. Leonard writes of the affinity between their respective works. A former professional boxer, actor, horse trainer and radio announcer, charles willeford 19191988 is best known for his miami based crime novels featuring hardboiled detective hoke moseley, including miami blues and sideswipe. The life and times of charles willefordmiamis weird, wonderful. Whenever you mention the name charles willeford, then you have a myriad number of books behind this great name. Charles willeford was a highly decorated silver star, bronze star, purple. Collecting charles willeford up and down these mean streets. Willeford, the author of twenty novels, created the series featuring miami detective hoke moseley, which includes miami blues, new hope for the dead, sideswipe. Although his detectives do precious little detecting, charles willeford sparked the. The halfaccidental war between a blithe psychopath and a decrepit miami copin a nasty.
Miami blues by charles willeford 1985, paperback for. In his introduction to charles willefords novel miami blues, legendary crime fiction writer elmore leonard discussed his correspondence with willeford, who died in 1988. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Fenger jr, a blithe psychopath from california, as the opening line describes him, has just landed at miami airport and, with no clear destination in mind but three stolen wallets in his possession, is accosted by a hare krishna disciple asking for money. In this new collection of short stories, vignettes and autobiographical sketchesmany previously unpublishedcharles willeford, author of miami blues and the burnt orange heresy creates a mosaic of the absurdities of life in the 20th century. Charles willeford audio books, best sellers, author bio. Charles willeford was the acclaimed author of the hoke moseley detective novels that began with miami blues, as well as numerous other classic crime novels such as cockfighter and the woman chaser, both of which were like miami blues turned into movies.
Browse charles willefords bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Miami blues has 12 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Willeford, the author of twenty novels, created the miami detective series featuring hoke moseley, which includes miami blues, sideswipe, the way we. Buy miami blues paperback softback by willeford, charles isbn. Mitchell kaplan, who befriended willeford not long after opening his books and books store in coral gables, well remembers how a lot of people didnt get what willeford was up to with miami bluesincluding the publisher, which failed to promote it properly.
Miami blues charles willeford crime thriller fella. The philadelphia inquirer nobody writes like charles willeford. He was one of the most famous novelists and in his writing career, he wrote so many books that are still available locally and online. Book recommendations for miami because books are the best city guides. Hes not particularly attractive and has little luck with women. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
Buy the paperback book miami blues by charles willeford at indigo. Download miami blues audiobook by charles willeford. The unlikely father of miami crime fiction the atlantic. Despite the fact that seventeen books had seen publication since his first title in 1948, no one seemed to have heard of him. Miami blues 1984 launched the modern era of miami crime fiction, mitch. Willeford published steadily from the 1940s, but vaulted to wider attention with the first hoke moseley book, miami blues 1984, which is. Willefords books also offer lots of practical advice. He was also a professional horse trainer, boxer, radio announcer, and painter. The popularity of the first three in the series enabled willefords. Miami blues by charles willeford 1995, paperback for. This is my first book by this author and it wont be my last. The collectable charles willeford didnt exist before 1984, when his breakthrough novel miami blues kicked off the mad scramble for his backlist. Stated first americak edition with a full number libe startind with 1.
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