Miami Blues: 1 (Hoke Moseley Detective Series) - Tapa blanda

"If you are looking for a master's insight into the humid decadence of South Florida and its polygot tribes, nobody does it better than Mr. Willeford." --The New York Times Book Review

"Extraordinarily winning. . . . Pure pleasure. . . . Mr. Willeford never puts a foot wrong." --The New Yorker

"No one write a better crime novel than Charles Willeford." --Elmore Leonard

"A tempo so relentless, words practically fly off the page." --The Village Voice

"The prose is clean and tough and flows easily." --The New York Times Book Review

"A Graham Greene-like entertainment, but tougher and funnier, softened by neither simile nor sentiment. This is probably as close to the real now Miami as any thriller is likely to come." --Donald Justice

"Terse, scary, and evocative, Miami Blues is a thriller with cold blood. . . . Snap up Miami Blues." --The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Nobody writes like Charles Willeford . . . he is an original-funny and weird and wonderful." --James Crumley

"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

"Absolutely brilliant in every regard-the definitive Miami novel." --Stanley Ellin

"Bone-deep satire . . . terrific." --Publishers Weekly

"A marvelous read. Do yourself a favor and go buy Miami Blues immediately." --Harry Crews

"A top notch crime novel . . . both tough and funny." --The Washington Post (refers to New Hope)

"Hoke Moseley is a magnificently battered hero. Willeford brings him to us lean and hard and brand-new." --Donald E. Westlake

Losing his gun, his badge, and his dentures after a brutal beating by an unknown assailant in his own home, an indignant Hoke Moseley, a veteran Miami homicide detective, finally realizes who is responsible for the assault and determines to bring them down. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.