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Title: Sideswipe by Charles Willeford ISBN: 0-345-34947-4 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: a fun crime caper set in south Florida - Miami Blues, part 2
Comment: Charles Willeford has definitely improved with age. His earlier works were a mixed bag. Competent, but no humour. However since the 1980s Willeford has developed a sense of humour which matches his ability to crank out good crime stories, complete with memorable characters. 'Sideswipe' carries on in this tradition.
In 'Sideswipe' with have a violent ex-con, a disfigured ex-stripper, a retiree who just lost his wife, and a talentless artist caught up in some shenanigans. Solving the caper is Hoke Moseley, our quirky cop from the novel 'Miami Blues'. Actually most of 'Sideswipe' concentrates on Hoke and his odd family whereas the crime story itself is a relatively minor element to the book. But overall it works well. The overall effect is funny without being stupid.
Bottom line: competent and fun.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Florida noir masterpiece
Comment: This is it, the classic Florida crime novel. Hoke Moseley's no Travis McGee. In fact Hoke's a LOT like a real person. And poor Stanley, what a great character. This stuff is TRUE Florida, this is precisely what things are like here. Willeford's slow style is just to be enjoyed, he has so much compassion for these incredibly flawed people. One of the top ten ever Florida crime novels.
Rating: 5
Summary: why don't more people know about Willeford?
Comment: If you're wondering whether or not it is necessary to've read the first two Hoke Mosley books to appreciate Sideswipe...the answer is a resounding NO. This was my first Hoke book & I absolutely loved it. Willeford had an amazing gift. I never found myself wondering where the story was going. It didn't matter...his storytelling abilities are that good. If the book ever seems slow, it is because Willeford actually takes the time to let you become familiar with the characters. Sideswipe is, on occasion, ugly, but it is more often hilarious. Willeford has a way of making his heroes flawed enough to make them believable. I will read the other Hoke Mosley books, without trepidation, because of what I found in Sideswipe. The quirks of Hoke, Troy, Stanley & the other characters steal the show from the actual mystery. It's almost as if the criminal events were created as a stage to showcase these bizarre characters. The strength of Willeford lies not in the story itself, but more often in the telling of that story. I don't like to give away anything in my reviews, just enjoy a wonderful book.
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Title: The Way We Die Now by Charles Willeford ISBN: 0440218853 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 01 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: New Hope for the Dead by Charles Ray Willeford ISBN: 0345338391 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1991 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: The Burnt Orange Heresy by Charles Willeford ISBN: 0786706686 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Miami Blues by CHARLES WILLEFORD ISBN: 0345320166 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 12 April, 1985 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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Title: The Shark-Infested Custard by Charles Willeford ISBN: 0440218810 Publisher: Dell Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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