Miami Blues
by Willeford, Charles
After a brutal day investigating a quadruple homicide, Detective Hoke Moseley settles into his room at the un-illustrious El Dorado Hotel and nurses a glass of brandy. With his guard down, he doesn't think twice when he hears a knock on the door. The next day, he finds himself in the hospital, badly bruised and with his jaw wired shut. He thinks back over ten years of cases wondering who would want to beat him into unconsciousness, steal his gun and badge, and most importantly, make off with his prized dentures. But the pieces never quite add up to revenge, and the few clues he has keep connecting to a dimwitted hooker, and her ex-con boyfriend and the bizarre murder of a Hare Krishna pimp.Chronically depressed, constantly strapped for money, always willing to bend the rules a bit, Hoke Moseley is hardly what you think of as the perfect cop, but he is one of the the greatest detective creations of all time.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Miami Blues
by Willeford, Charles
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London: Macdonald, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. First UK Edition, first printing. The first of four crime novels featuring Hoke Moseley. It served as the basis for the 1990 George Armitage film starring Fred Ward, Alec Baldwin, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with gilt titles. Small remainder mark to the bottom edge;… Read more about this item Item Price
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No Exit Press, 2005. Soft cover. Very Good. 213 Pages, clean book with very slight spine cock. Freddy 'Junior' Frenger, psycho fresh out of San Quentin flies into Miami airport with a pocketful of stolen credit cards and disappears leaving behind the corpse of a Hare Krishna. (375)
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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984. First Edition. First Edition. The first Hoke Mosley mystery, basis for the superb 1990 film starring Fred Ward, Alec Baldwin, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
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A Guide for the Undehemorrhoided.
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Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Charles Willeford. A Guide for the Undehemorrhoided. [Boynton Beach: Star Publishing, 1977]. First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed to Otto Penzler. Inscribed by Willeford on the front free endpaper: "To Otto Penzler- / For your rare book collection. / All the best- / Charles Willeford." Laid-in is a small note on yellow stationery:… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: St Martins Press (1984), 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. [10], 191, [5] pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $12.95 on front flap of dust jacket. Ahearn APG 018a. A beautiful copy of the first Hoke Moseley mystery. Fine in a Fine dust jacket with a tiny crease to the corner… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: St. Martins Press, [1984]. First edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket which is lightly rubbed to corners and spine ends, tiny closed tear to upper front panel. (8890). Octavo, boards. The first Hoke Moseley novel . Filmed in 1990 starring Fred Ward as Hoke Moseley with Alec Baldwin and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Item Price
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MIAMI BLUES : No Exit 18 Promo
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VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Very minor scuffs to laminate face in places. BOARDS: Very good condition. BOOK: Very good condition. Very minor staining (vertical) to pastedowns. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
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MIAMI BLUES.
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New York: St. Martins Press, [1984]., 1984. First edition. First edition. Fine in dust jacket lightly rubbed at spine ends and fore-edges along with two 1/4" closed tears on back panel. Introduces Hoke Moseley. Fresh out of San Quentin, psychopath Freddy Frenger, mugs three men and steals their wallets ... he needs air fare to Miami, supposedly the crime… Read more about this item Item Price
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Miami Blues
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MIAMI BLUES.
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NY: ST. MARTIN'S. 1984. Fine. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312531710 . Close to fine in a Nf. dj. (Trace of light shelf wear at corners of dj. Spots of rubbing on rear panel of dj. Hint of foxing at top edge) FIRST Hoke Moseley novel. Basis for a film. . Item Price
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MIAMI BLUES - UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, INSCRIBED BY ELMORE LEONARD
by Willeford, Charles
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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984. First Edition. Scarce uncorrected proof copy of Willeford's first Hoke Moseley novel. Though Willeford's career started in the late 1940's, fame came to him later in life, and that fame was brought about by the publication of 'Miami Blues.' Among the highest advance praise for his novel came from Elmore Leonard, who wrote:… Read more about this item Item Price
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