I hope everyone had a good month of reading! I further hope that (1) you will find something of interest in my reading list and (2) you’ll share what you read. Not pictured: Sideswipe (Hoke Moseley #3, 1987) Charles Willeford The penultimate book in the Hoke Moseley series finds the Miami homicide detective experiencing a midlife crisis. Hoke’s in a rut at work, his partner is out on maternity leave, he’s caring for his two teenage daughters, and he feels pressure from his ex-wife for alimony payments even though she’s married to a pro baseball player making six figures. Desperate for change, Hoke moves 80 miles north to Singer Island but finds he can’t escape being a cop. In the meantime, career criminal Troy Louden meets up with a clueless retiree who’s ready to help Troy in his next illegal venture. Willeford’s crime novels may not contain the same hardboiled elements of other writers, but the realism of life makes the books believable and lived-in. Plus they’re often bitingly funny.
Colson Whitehead's Crook Manifesto.
Thanks, Bill! I enjoyed Harlem Shuffle a couple of years ago and look forward to reading this one.