 Charles Ray Willeford III was born in Little Rock Arkansas. He was an author of fiction, poetry, autobiography, and literary criticism. He is the creator of 'Hoke Moseley', a policeman in Miami, Florida. He also wrote under the pseudonym 'Will Charles'. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Hoke Mosely' Novels | |
| 1) Miami Blues | 1984 |
| 2) New Hope for the Dead | 1985 |
| 3) Sideswipe | 1987 |
| 4) The Way We Die Now | 1988 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) High Priest of California | 1953 |
| 2) Pick-Up | 1955 |
| 3) Wild Wives | 1956 |
| 4) Lust Is a Woman | 1956 |
| 5) The Honey Gal (Also published as: The Black Mass of Brother Springer [1989]) | 1958 |
| 6) The Woman Chaser | 1960 |
| 7) Understudy for Love | 1961 |
| 8) No Experience Necessary | 1961 |
| 9) Cockfighter | 1962 |
| 10) The Machine in Ward Eleven | 1963 |
| 11) The Burnt Orange Heresy | 1971 |
| 12) Kiss Your Ass Goodbye | 1987 |
| 13) Everybody's Metamorphosis (short stories) | 1988 |
| 14) The Shark-Infested Custard | 1993 |
| As 'Will Charles' | |
| 1) The Hombre from Sonora | 1971 |