num_pages: 215
description: Hoke Moseley has had enough. Tired of struggling against alimony payments, two teenage daughters, a very pregnant, very single partner, and a low paying job as a Miami homicide detective, Hoke moves to Singer Island and vows never step foot on the mainland again. But on the street, career criminal Troy Louden is hatching plans of his own with a gang including a disfigured hooker, a talentless artist, and a clueless retiree. But when his simple robbery results in ruthless and indiscriminate bloodshed, Hoke quickly remembers why he is a cop and hurls himself back into the world he meant to leave behind forever.A masterly tale of both mid-life crisis and murder, Sideswipe is a page-turning thriller packed with laughs, loaded with suspense, and featuring one of the truly original detectives of all time.
language: English
title: Sideswipe
titlecomplete: Sideswipe (Hoke Moseley #3)
genres: American, Thriller, Detective, Crime, Hard Boiled, Noir, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 1266
places: Miami, Florida
series: Hoke Moseley
publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard