I first encountered Willeford in "The Pick-up" and then
read
"Miami Blues" and was just shocked at how versatile
Willeford's writing is. Pick-up is wonderful in its own
right, but Miami Blues just ran me over. Willeford has this
wonderful ability to play with little happenings that slowly
evolve into main themes, such as the breaking of the guy's
finger at the airport, which in my opinion is probably the
craziest (and funny in my mind) cause of death I've seen in a
novel. And the strangest part is you do not question the
viability of someone dying of a broke finger. So there.
Cheers, Ziggy Nix
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