Walter Mosley
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Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley is one of America's most celebrated and beloved writers. His books have won numerous awards and have been translated into more than twenty languages.

Mosley is the author of the acclaimed Easy Rawlins series of mysteries, including national bestsellers Cinnamon Kiss, Little Scarlet, and Bad Boy Brawly Brown; the Fearless Jones series, including Fearless Jones, Fear Itself, and Fear of the Dark; the novels Blue Light and RL's Dream; and two collections of stories featuring Socrates Fortlow, Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, for which he received the Anisfield-Wolf Award, and Walkin' the Dog. He lives in New York City.

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Best Sellers

    • Down the River unto the Sea

    • By: Walter Mosley
    • Narrated by: Dion Graham
    • Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 1,600
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,475
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 1,470

    Joe King Oliver was one of the NYPD's finest investigators, until, dispatched to arrest a well-heeled car thief, he is framed for assault by his enemies within the NYPD, a charge which lands him in solitary at Rikers Island....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Great story

    • By Claudia Peebler on 03-03-18

    Regular price: $29.65

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    • John Woman

    • By: Walter Mosley
    • Narrated by: Dion Graham
    • Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 59
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 53
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 54

    After his father dies and his mother disappears, Cornelius sets about reinventing himself as Professor John Woman and spreading his father's teachings into the classrooms of his unorthodox Southwestern university. But some are attempting to influence the narrative of John Woman....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Walter Mosley Delivers

    • By Mark Edens on 09-12-18

    Regular price: $24.47

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    • Devil in a Blue Dress

    • An Easy Rawlins Mystery
    • By: Walter Mosley
    • Narrated by: Michael Boatman
    • Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 2,125
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,800
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 1,795

    Los Angeles, 1948: Easy Rawlins is a black war veteran just fired from his job at a defense plant....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Beware of Mysterious Sexy Women with Big Suitcases

    • By Jefferson on 02-13-11

    Regular price: $21.95

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    • A Red Death

    • An Easy Rawlins Mystery
    • By: Walter Mosley
    • Narrated by: Michael Boatman
    • Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 477
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 406
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 405

    It's 1953 in Red-baiting, blacklisting Los Angeles, a moral tar pit ready to swallow Easy Rawlins....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Easy Rawlins is also an easy listen.

    • By Martin on 12-21-14

    Regular price: $21.95

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    • Stories

    • All-New Tales
    • By: Neil Gaiman (author and editor), Al Sarrantonio (editor), Joe Hill, and others
    • Narrated by: Anne Bobby, Jonathan Davis, Katherine Kellgren, and others
    • Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 603
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 444
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 446

    The best stories pull readers in and keep them turning the pages, eager to discover more—to find the answer to the question....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Something for Everyone

    • By Nicole on 05-24-17

    Regular price: $42.20

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    • White Butterfly

    • An Easy Rawlins Mystery
    • By: Walter Mosley
    • Narrated by: Michael Boatman
    • Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 383
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 310
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 310

    The police don't show up on Easy Rawlins's doorstep until the third girl dies. It's Los Angeles, 1956, and it takes more than one murdered black girl before the cops get interested....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • honest and open

    • By bonnie on 10-04-10

    Regular price: $21.95

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    • Black Betty

    • An Easy Rawlins Mystery
    • By: Walter Mosley
    • Narrated by: Michael Boatman
    • Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 330
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 248
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 247

    Detective Easy Rawlins returns in a mystery set in 1961 Los Angeles as Easy accepts a job searching for a beautiful woman nicknamed Black Betty who works as a housekeeper in Beverly Hills....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • I'm already looking fwd 2 my next "Easy" adventure

    • By Xavier on 05-05-17

    Regular price: $21.95

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    • Charcoal Joe

    • An Easy Rawlins Mystery, Book 14
    • By: Walter Mosley
    • Narrated by: Michael Boatman
    • Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 564
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 510
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 512

    Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins finds his life in transition. He's ready to - finally - propose to his girlfriend, Bonnie Shay, and start a life together....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • The best Easy ever!

    • By Jason Jackson on 01-20-17

    Regular price: $28.00

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    • Little Green

    • An Easy Rawlins Mystery, Book 12
    • By: Walter Mosley
    • Narrated by: Michael Boatman
    • Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 323
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 289
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 291

    Easy Rawlins is one of the few private eyes in contemporary crime fiction who can be called iconic and immortal....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Good to the last drop as always.

    • By Nathaniel Eason on 09-30-16

    Regular price: $28.00

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    • Rose Gold: An Easy Rawlins Mystery

    • By: Walter Mosley
    • Narrated by: J.D. Jackson
    • Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 344
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 311
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 311

    Rose Gold is two colors, one woman, and a big headache....

    • 3 out of 5 stars

    • Good story weak ending.

    • By Andrew Menyweathers on 02-11-16

    Regular price: $28.00

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