Quotes
“If you are looking for a master’s insight into
the humid decadence of South Florida and its polyglot tribes, nobody does it
better than Mr. Willeford.” New York Times Book Review
“Extraordinarily winning…Pure pleasure…Mr. Willeford
never puts a foot wrong.” New Yorker
“Terse, scary, and evocative, Miami Blues is a thriller with cold blood.” Philadelphia Inquirer
“A tempo so relentless, words practically fly
off the page.” Village Voice
“Moseley is one of the most memorable cops in crime fiction…The deadpan Willeford can be devastatingly funny,
and his humor hides hard-won insight about people and the world they
live in; he dispenses food for thought as if it’s a crumb brushed
carelessly from his table.” Booklist (starred review)
“Bone-deep satire…terrific.” Publishers Weekly
“Hoke Moseley is a magnificently battered hero. Willeford
brings him to us lean and hard and brand-new.” Donald E. Westlake, Edgar Award–winning author
“Absolutely brilliant in every regard—the
definitive Miami novel.” Stanley Ellin, Edgar Award–winning author
“Nobody writes like Charles Willeford…He is an
original—funny and weird and wonderful.” James Crumley, award-winning crime fiction author
“A nasty crime-comedy that’s full of casual
violence, outrageous coincidences, and hilariously rude dialogue…Willeford has
a marvelously deadpan way with losers on both sides of the law.” Kirkus Reviews