Synopsis
Beware of the cop. He bites.Hoke Moseley never saw him the person who crashed into his squalid little hidey-hole in the Eldorado Hotel. When his assailant was was done, Hoke's pride and joy, his dentures, were gone. So were his gun and his badge.Recovering from the brutal beating, Hoke tried to figure out who had administered it. The one place he didn't look was at a pair of ill-suited an ex-con from California and a simpleminded whore who was studying business management at Miami-Dade college.What the two had in common was a demented interest in haiku, a Hare Krishna who died of a broken finger at a Miami airport, and the acquaintance of a cop without any the very cop who, as soon as he remembers, will hunt them down. All the way down.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From the Publisher
"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 Inside Flap
Beware of the cop. He bites.
Hoke Moseley never saw him coming: the person who crashed into his squalid little hidey-hole in the Eldorado Hotel. When his assailant was was done, Hoke's pride and joy, his dentures, were gone. So were his gun and his badge.
Recovering from the brutal beating, Hoke tried to figure out who had administered it. The one place he didn't look was at a pair of ill-suited lovers: an ex-con from California and a simpleminded whore was was studying business management at Miami-Dade college.
What the two had in common was a demented interest in haiku, a Hare Krishna who died of a broken finger at a Miami airport, and the acquaintance of a cop without any teeth: the very cop who, as soon as he remembers, will hunt them down. All the way down.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Search results for Miami Blues
Seller Image
Miami Blues
Published by
MacDonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd, 1985
ISBN 10: 0356109011
ISBN 13: 9780356109015
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Kayo Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Acceptable, tanning, cocked spine, some foxing, ex-library Very good-, dj is complete with some discoloration, light creasing. Seller Inventory # 12206
Stock Image
Miami Blues [Hoke Moseley 1]
Published by
MacDonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd, London, 1985
ISBN 10: 0356109011
ISBN 13: 9780356109015
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hard Cover. Condition: F. Dust Jacket Condition: F. First UK. F/F. 8vo. blue boards gilt (paperstock slightly toned) in dustwrapper; pp. 192. A fine copy in a sturdy binding for library distribution, but in this case unmarked and unused. Seller Inventory # 026611
Buy Used
US$ 108.15
US$ 35.00 shipping
Ships from Australia to U.S.A.
Ships from Australia to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Miami Blues
Published by
Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd., London, 1985
ISBN 10: 0356109011
ISBN 13: 9780356109015
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First UK edition. The front corners of the boards are a little bumped. Page edges browned. The pages are browned but otherwise clean and unmarked. The jacket has a little edge rubbing. First printing. Seller Inventory # 014482
Buy Used
US$ 131.88
US$ 29.11 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available