Title: Like Jim Thompson? You'll love The Woman Chaser!
Product review: I'm a big fan of Jim Thompson and The Woman Chaser could easily have been written by him. It's that psychotic and hilarious! It takes a chapter or two to get into because of the jarring narrative style but it grabs hold of you after that and is pretty much impossible to put down. Charles Willeford did a superb job on this novel, much better than his more famous but depressingPick-Up. In fact, The Woman Chaser is probably his best novel. It was turned into an unsatisfying 1999 movie starring Patrick Warburton (available only on out-of-print VHS). I also enjoyed Willeford's later Florida crime novels featuring police detective Hoke Moseley (Miami Blues, etc.), a series which easily equals or outdoes anything by Elmore Leonard. If you're new to Willeford, The Woman Chaser orMiami Bluesare a great place to start with this author.
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