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Miami Blues

Miami Blues | Charles Willeford

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After a brutal day investigating a quadruple homicide, Detective Hoke Moseley settles into his room at the un-illustrious El Dorado Hotel and nurses a glass of brandy. With his guard down, he doesn�t think twice when he hears a knock on the door. The next day, he finds himself in the hospital, badly bruised and with his jaw wired shut. He thinks back over ten years of cases wondering who would want to beat him into unconsciousness, steal his gun and badge, and most importantly, make off with his prized dentures. But the pieces never quite add up to revenge, and the few clues he has keep connecting to a dimwitted hooker, and her ex-con boyfriend and the bizarre murder of a Hare Krishna pimp. Chronically depressed, constantly strapped for money, always willing to bend the rules a bit, Hoke Moseley is hardly what you think of as the perfect cop, but he is one of the the greatest detective creations of all time. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Miami Blues | Charles Willeford

#20Series20Days #Top20Series day 6 Missed a day .I read this series years ago, traded them , then wanted to find them again.Noir like reads with an interesting PI Hoke Moseley.Willeford might have published more , but he passed away after 4th bk was published.not pictured is the 2nd one , still searching for it .New Hope For The Dead(1985)funny & bold !
Willeford was a pulp writer in the 1940s, books have that flavor.

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Andrew65 Looks good. 4y

Ruthiella I like the Florida background in the photo! 😀 4y

LeahBergen Love the flamingo 🦩 (edited) 4y

merelybookish I also missed a day! 👍 And these covers are great! 4y

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Miami Blues | Charles Willeford

#DearDecember #TropicalSetting Willeford was writing in the 1950s, part of the Hardboiled school.If you are looking for glamorous Miami,you won‘t find it here.I read them in the 80s , (when this series was published)traded them , then wanted to own them again.I remember them being funny, brash,and full of odd characters.Hoke Moseley is a detective you will not soon forget.The one on its side is Sideswipe.

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Eggs Sounds memorable!! 5y

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Miami Blues | Charles Willeford

A lot of times a #layover in Miami can be a drag, but at least there‘s interesting stuff on the walls. #letstravelaugust

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OriginalCyn620, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

OriginalCyn620 👌🏻😊✈️ 5y

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Miami Blues | Charles Willeford

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Dissolute, fierce, hilarious.

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Miami Blues | Charles Willeford

"The slow sun/ salt on the Everglades/ windy but". (Haiku)

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