Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Charles Willeford

Born: January 2, 1919
Died: March 27, 1988 (aged 69)
Bio: Charles Ray Willeford III was an American writer. An author of fiction, poetry, autobiography, and literary criticism, Willeford is best known for his series of novels featuring hardboiled detective Hoke Moseley.
Known for:
- Miami Blues (1984)
- The Way We Die Now (1988)
- The Burnt Orange Heresy (1971)
- New Hope for the Dead (1985)
- The Shark-Infested Custard