Sideswipe [Mass Market Paperback]

Charles Willeford (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Ballantine (1991)
• ASIN: B000MZPQRU
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This deserves Six Stars!!!, October 7, 1998

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Bill Mueller (Los Angeles CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sideswipe (Paperback)

One of my favorite Willeford books. From start to finish, it never loses steam. The character of Stanley Sinkiewicz (Pop) is one of the funniest and most enjoyable characters in the crime novel genre. Troy Louden is a brilliantly structured psychopath. Troy and Pop create the most unlikely duo in crime, but you cannot get enough of them. Hoke's unsuccessful attempts at a very early retirement are hilarious as is his inept but somehow effective parenting of his two daughters. You can not go wrong with this one, folks!!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars why don't more people know about Willeford?, February 25, 2000

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Johnny Roulette - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sideswipe (Paperback)

If you're wondering whether or not it is necessary to've read the first two Hoke Mosley books to appreciate Sideswipe...the answer is a resounding NO. This was my first Hoke book & I absolutely loved it. Willeford had an amazing gift. I never found myself wondering where the story was going. It didn't matter...his storytelling abilities are that good. If the book ever seems slow, it is because Willeford actually takes the time to let you become familiar with the characters. Sideswipe is, on occasion, ugly, but it is more often hilarious. Willeford has a way of making his heroes flawed enough to make them believable. I will read the other Hoke Mosley books, without trepidation, because of what I found in Sideswipe. The quirks of Hoke, Troy, Stanley & the other characters steal the show from the actual mystery. It's almost as if the criminal events were created as a stage to showcase these bizarre characters. The strength of Willeford lies not in the story itself, but more often in the telling of that story. I don't like to give away anything in my reviews, just enjoy a wonderful book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Florida noir masterpiece, June 7, 2003

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Dan Allison "Dan" (Tampa Bay) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sideswipe (Paperback)

This is it, the classic Florida crime novel. Hoke Moseley's no Travis McGee. In fact Hoke's a LOT like a real person. And poor Stanley, what a great character. This stuff is TRUE Florida, this is precisely what things are like here. Willeford's slow style is just to be enjoyed, he has so much compassion for these incredibly flawed people. One of the top ten ever Florida crime novels.