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Walter Mosley

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Walter Mosley is one of America’s most acclaimed and versatile writers, with work spanning mystery, literary fiction, science fiction, and nonfiction. Best known for his Easy Rawlins mysteries, including national bestsellers such as Cinnamon Kiss and Little Scarlet, he has also written the Fearless Jones series, the Socrates Fortlow stories, and novels like Blue Light and RL’s Dream. His books have won numerous awards and been translated into more than twenty languages. A recipient of the Anisfield-Wolf Award and many other honors, Mosley lives and writes in New York City.

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Easy Rawlins


A Mystery series (1990 - 2025)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Black Los Angeles noir steeped in racial tension
  • Reluctant private eyes taking dangerous cases for people abandoned
  • Personal-stakes mysteries with old loves, friends, and family pressure

Socrates Fortlow


A General Fiction series (1997 - 2008)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Philosophical street stories in South Central Los Angeles
  • Hard-earned redemption through everyday moral tests
  • Gritty community dramas with a flawed, magnetic ex-con lead

Fearless Jones


A Mystery series (2001 - 2006)

Leonid McGill series


A Mystery series (2009 - 2020)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • African-American noir with a hard-boiled private eye
  • Gritty New York investigations shadowed by family fallout
  • Redemption-driven mysteries full of liars and buried pasts

Crosstown to Oblivion


A Science Fiction series (2012 - 2013)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Ordinary loners pulled into cosmic conspiracies
  • Reality-bending sci-fi about identity and consciousness
  • Philosophical speculative fiction on good, evil, and human nature

King Oliver


A Mystery series (2018 - 2026)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Private eyes scarred by wrongful convictions
  • Father-daughter detective drama with real emotional weight
  • Gritty mysteries exposing police corruption and buried family secrets

Standalone Fiction

Standalone Non-fiction

Little Stacks of Mystery

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