Miami Blues and the following Hoke Mosley's were my
introduction to Willeford. The first, at least, appears to
fit within the genre of the police procedural. Still, it
features most of what i have come to love in his earlier
books -- touches of surrealism, a hilarious black humor and
very interesting, often amoral or sociopathic characters. I'm
glad I started with the Hokes, it probably would have been
too much of a culture shock if I had started with the
others.
However, I've come to be a big fan of those earlier book. My
favorite is Burnt Orange Heresy. I love how it is
simultaneously a tale of a sociopath and a treatise on
aesthetic criticism. By the way, Carroll & Graf just put
the book back into print in the US.
Also, the movie version of Cockfighter, starring Warren Oates
as the mute narrator, is well worth seeing. And it's got
Willeford himself in a small role.
Mark
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