New Hope for the Dead

Homicide detective Hoke Moseley is called to a posh Miamineighborhood to investigate a lethal overdose. There he meets the alluringstepmother of the decedent and begins to wonder about dating a witness.Meanwhile, he has been threatened with suspension by his ambitious new chiefunless he leaves his beloved, if squalid, suite at the Eldorado Hotel andmoves downtown. With free housing hard to come by, Hoke is desperate to find anew place to live. His difficulties are only amplified by an assignment toreinvestigate fifty unsolved murders, the unexpected arrival of his twoteenage daughters, and a partner struggling with an unwanted pregnancy. Withfew options, and even fewer dollars, he decides that the suspicious andbeautiful stepmother of the dead junkie might be a compromised solution to allof his problems.Packed with atmosphere and humor, New Hope for the Dead isa classic murder mystery by one of the true masters of the genre. CharlesWilleford's tour de force is an irresistible invitation to become acquaintedwith one of the greatest detective characters of all time.