Miami Blues (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
Editorial Reviews
Review
“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
Review
"If you are looking for a master's insight into the humid decandence of South Florida and its polyglot tribes, nobody does that as well as Mr. Willeford."
--The New York Times Book Review
"Harrowing and surprising."
--Publishers Weekly
"The best book on the mystery racks these days [is] Charles Willeford's Miami Blues."
--The Village Voice
From the Paperback edition.
Miami Blues (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
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