Books like The way we die now by Charles Ray Willeford
Detective Hoke Moseley of Miami Homicide receives an odd directive: grow a beard. Questions about a former convict living across the street and responsibilities toward his partner’s newborn and teenage daughters consume him. His assignment takes him far from the city and without his badge, gun, or teeth, impersonating a drifter to infiltrate a farm suspected of murdering migrant workers. When he arrives for his interview, a job offer is not what he expects. The novel delivers a blend of humor, intrigue, and unsettling moments in the final chapter of the Hoke Moseley series.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Charles Ray Willeford
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