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Charles Willeford

6 Series • 31 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Hoke Moseley Books
Start with: Miami Blues (1984)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: High Priest of California (1953)
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Publication Order of Collections
Start with: The Machine in Ward Eleven (1963)

ⓘ About Charles Willeford

Whenever you mention the name Charles Willeford, then you have a myriad number of books behind this great name. He was one of the most famous novelists and in his writing career, he wrote so many books that are still available locally and online. Charles Willeford was born on 2nd January 1919 in Little Rock, Arkansas. After about 69 years, he passed away. This was on 27th March 1988 and was buried at the Arlington Cemetery. Besides being a writer, Charles was also a professor, radio presenter, horse trainer, magazine editor, boxer, and the master sergeant of the U.S Air force and U.S army. He wrote fiction, autobiography, literary criticism, and poetry novels. When Charles was about three years, his father passed away from tuberculosis in 1922.

All Book Series by Charles Willeford

1
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Miami Blues

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1984

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1984
2
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New Hope for the Dead

Book 2 of 4 · published 1985

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1985
3
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Sideswipe

Book 3 of 4 · published 1987

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1987
4
The Way We Die Now book cover

The Way We Die Now

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 1988

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1988
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High Priest of California

Series opener · book 1 of 14 · published 1953

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1953
2
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Pick-Up

Book 2 of 14 · published 1955

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1955
3
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Wild Wives

Book 3 of 14 · published 1956

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1956
4
The Black Mass of Brother Springer / Honey Gal book cover

The Black Mass of Brother Springer / Honey Gal

Book 4 of 14 · published 1958

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1958
5
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Made in Miami / Lust Is A Woman

Book 5 of 14 · published 1958

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1958
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The Woman Chaser

Book 6 of 14 · published 1960

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1960
7
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Deliver Me from Dallas! / The Whip Hand

Book 7 of 14 · published 1961

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1961
8
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Cockfighter

Book 8 of 14 · published 1962

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1962
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No Experience Necessary

Book 9 of 14 · published 1962

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1962
10
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The Burnt Orange Heresy

Book 10 of 14 · published 1971

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1971
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The Difference / The Hombre from Sonora book cover

The Difference / The Hombre from Sonora

Book 11 of 14 · published 1971

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1971
12
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Kiss Your Ass Good-Bye

Book 12 of 14 · published 1987

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1987
13
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The Shark-Infested Custard

Book 13 of 14 · published 1993

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1993
14
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Understudy for Death

Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2018

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2018
1
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The Machine in Ward Eleven

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1963

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1963
2
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Poontang and Other Poems

Book 2 of 3 · published 1967

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1967
3
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The Second Half Of The Double Feature

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2003

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2003
1
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The Ordainment of Brother Springer

Single-title series · published 2009

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2009
1
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The Old Man at the Bridge

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2009

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2009
2
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Strange

Book 2 of 3 · published 2011

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2011
3
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Sentences

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2013

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2013
1
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Off the Wall

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1980

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1980
2
Something About a Soldier book cover

Something About a Soldier

Book 2 of 6 · published 1986

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1986
3
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New Forms Of Ugly

Book 3 of 6 · published 1987

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1987
4
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I Was Looking for a Street

Book 4 of 6 · published 1988

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1988
5
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Collected Memoirs of Charles Willeford

Book 5 of 6 · published 1999

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1999
6
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Writing & Other Blood Sports

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2000

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2000

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Charles Willeford?

Whenever you mention the name Charles Willeford, then you have a myriad number of books behind this great name. He was one of the most famous novelists and in his writing career, he wrote so many books that are still available locally and online. Charles Willeford was born on 2nd January 1919 in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Which Charles Willeford series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Hoke Moseley series, the earliest of Charles Willeford's multi-book series: it opens with Miami Blues (1984) and runs to 4 books across 1984–1988, ending with The Way We Die Now (1988).

How many books has Charles Willeford written?

Charles Willeford has 31 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1953 and 2018. 4 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Hoke Moseley series with 4 books — and 27 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Charles Willeford's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Charles Willeford's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Hoke Moseley (1984–1988, 4 books).

How are Charles Willeford's books organised into series?

This guide splits Charles Willeford's 31 books into 1 named series and 27 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Hoke Moseley (4 books, 1984–1988).