Charles Willeford

Movies

The Burnt Orange Heresy
Novel
Hired to steal a rare painting from one of the most enigmatic painters of all time, an ambitious art dealer becomes consumed by his own greed and insecurity as the operation spins out of control.
Hoke
Novel
Life and misadventures of homicide detective Hoke Moseley during the 1980s.
The Woman Chaser
Novel
A 1950s used-car salesman (Patrick Warburton) wants to make a low-budget film about a trucker who accidentally runs down a child.
Miami Blues
Novel
When Fred gets out of prison, he decides to start over in Miami, where he starts a violent one-man crime wave. He soon meets up with amiable college student Susie. Opposing Fred is Sgt Hoke Moseley, a cop who is getting a bit old for the job.
Thunder and Lightning
Bartender
A young man who hauls liquor for moonshiners comes up against a competing gang of moonshiners who intend to get rid of him and take over his operation.
Cockfighter
Screenplay
A man who trains fighting cocks vows to remain silent until one of his birds wins a championship.
Cockfighter
Ed Middleton
A man who trains fighting cocks vows to remain silent until one of his birds wins a championship.
Cockfighter
Novel
A man who trains fighting cocks vows to remain silent until one of his birds wins a championship.