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In this final installment of the highly acclaimed hoke moseley novels, charles willeford s brilliance and expertise show on every page. The first hoke moseley book, miami blues 1984, is considered one of its eras most influential works of crime fiction. Hoke moseley truly is a one of a kind protagonist and sideswipe is his most uniquely willefordian case yet. No one writes a better crime novel than charles willeford elmore leonard. Sideswipe 1987 is charles willefords third in his hoke moseley series and was published just before willefords death in 1988.
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