The Way We Die Now
Hoke Moseley, Book 4
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Narrated by:
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Stephen Bowlby
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Written by:
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Charles Willeford
About this listen
When Miami homicide detective Hoke Moseley receives an unexplained order to let his beard grow, he doesn't think much about it. He has too much going on at home, especially with a man he helped convict 10 years before moving in across the street. Hoke immediately assumes the worst, and considering he has his former partner, her newborn, and his two teenage daughters living with him, he doesn't like the situation one bit. It doesn't help matters when he is suddenly assigned to work undercover, miles away, outside of his jurisdiction and without his badge, his gun, or his teeth. Soon he is impersonating a drifter and trying to infiltrate a farm operation suspected of murdering migrant workers. But when he gets there for his job interview, the last thing he is offered is work.
In this final installment of the highly acclaimed Hoke Moseley novels, Charles Willeford's brilliance and expertise show on every page. Funny, thrilling, and disturbing in equal parts, The Way We Die Now is a triumphant finish to one of the most original detective series of all time.
Public Domain (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.What listeners say about The Way We Die Now
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Langer MD
- 2022-06-20
Brutal and Darkly Hilarious
Comparisons of Charles Willeford's stories to Tarantino or Coen Brothers films are spot-on. The seeming incongruity between violence, gritty realism, and quirky (almost silly) sardonic humor works beautifully. Willeford doesn't develop the most challenging plots and the crimes are frankly pretty pedestrian.. but the entertainment value is undeniable. Hard-bitten Miami PD detective Mosely deals with an ex-con who swore revenge (that moves in across the street), pursues a couple of Cold Cases, and goes undercover to catch a murderer of illegal Haitian immigrant farm-workers.
Stephen Bowlby reads a little bit too slowly on this project (he's much better with Books Two & Three), but his deadpan delivery once again fits Willeford's tongue-in-cheek text perfectly. This is a far above-average performance.
I am incredibly grateful to Audible for making the 'Hoke Mosely' series available as 'Plus' selections because I likely wouldn't have tried them otherwise.. and they are fantastic. This 9/10 star entry, for example, would easily merit a Credit if they asked for one.
[Caution: While bizarrely funny, the Attempted Anal Rape/Murder scene is heart-pounding, incredibly gory, and described with uncomfortable realism]
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Diana Elaine Chow
- 2022-04-21
Couldn’t finish
Couldn’t push through this one, even though it was included in my membership. I had listened to another included book from this series and found it fine, but the strong stereotypes and racist undertones of this one really rubbed me the wrong way. The racial commentary isn’t even necessary to the story, except that the main character sure is racist, which lends nothing to this work. I’m not sure when this was written, but it’s so out of touch it’s shocking.
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