Charles Willeford
Charles Willeford was a highly decorated (Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Luxembourg Croix de Guerre) tank commander with the Third Army in World War II. He was also a professional horse trainer, boxer, radio announcer, and painter. ... [... more]
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Charles Willeford Omnibus: "Pick Up", "Burnt Orange ...
 Author: Charles Willeford Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 364 EAN: 9781874061397 ISBN: 1874061394 Number Of Pages: 602 Publication Date: 1995-08 [... more]
$14.91
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The Woman Chaser
a fascinating yet nasty piece of literature..: I have read several novels by Charles Willeford. His latter works from the 1980s, such as Miami Blues, are a blend of crime/humour with a south Florida setting ... stuff that I like. His earlier works from [... more]
$12.95
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New Hope for the Dead
Intelligent Character Study: So often, you come across a series of books of a certain detective or private investigator and there is no character growth. Well, this book brings about a refreshing change in that procedure. In fact, Willeford gives us a [... more]
$4.99
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Miami Blues
A great opening book to the best series I have yet come across: Hey, is Willeford the man or what? I have spent the last few years devouring mystery/thriller/procedural books and had not come across Hoke Moseley until recently. I can't tell you how [... more]
$12.95
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The Machine in Ward Eleven
Six stories of madness: Originally published in the early '60s, The Machine in Ward 11 is a collection of six short stories by Charles Ray Willeford. Though the six stories all stand independent from each other, a theme of madness and disillusionment [... more]
$12.95
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The Shark-Infested Custard: A Novel of Crime, Vice, and Sex
Ah, to have buddies like these?: Even the title is intriguing, although it has little to do with the story behind it. After savoring the title, you will find that this is a real "buddies" yarn, consisting largely of first-person versions of the [... more]
$20.95
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New Hope for the Dead
Intelligent Character Study: So often, you come across a series of books of a certain detective or private investigator and there is no character growth. Well, this book brings about a refreshing change in that procedure. In fact, Willeford gives us a [... more]
$12.00
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High Priest of California
brilliant!: The High Priest of California is Russell Haxby, a used car salesman, who meets a woman at a dance club. The plot revolves around Russell waiting to get her in the sack. If you've read Willeford, you're familiar with his a-hole characters. [... more]
$11.95
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Wild Wives
Willeford was one of the best at Noir: Originally entitled Until I Am Dead and published in 1956, Wild Wives' only blemish is its ending. I'm not saying that the ending is terrible, or even bad, but it did strike me as lazy. That being said, I can't find [... more]
$12.95
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Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s: The Killer ...
Amazon.com Review: The best American crime novels deserve their place in the pantheon of American literature, but they hold special interest for cinema enthusiasts, who can both compare them to the movies they became and can roll imaginary films of the [... more]
$35.00
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Wild Wives and High Priest of California (Wild Wives and ...
Author: Charles Willeford Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780977431328 ISBN: 0977431320 Number Of Pages: 212 Publication Date: 2006-08-12 [... more]
$12.50
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