Walter Mosley




Walter Mosley

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born
January 12, 1952

gender
male

place of birth
Los Angeles, California, The United States

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Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction


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Walter Mosley (born January 12, 1952) is a prominent American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction.

Mosley has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator and World War II veteran living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles; it is perhaps his most popular work.

Mosley has written over 20 books in a variety of categories, including non-mystery fiction, afrofuturist science fiction and non-fiction politics, and has been translated into 21 languages. Mosley's fame increased in 1992 when then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton, a fan of murder mysteries, named Mosley as one of his favorite authors. Two of his boo...more




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avg rating: 3.76 | 10,172 ratings | 1,174 reviews | 73 distinct works | 63 fans
Devil in a Blue Dress Devil in a Blue Dress
by Walter Mosley
avg rating 3.85 — 1,443 ratings — published 1990
20 editions
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The Man in My Basement: A Nove... The Man in My Basement: A Novel
by Walter Mosley
avg rating 3.53 — 598 ratings — published 2004
9 editions
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Little Scarlet: An Easy Rawlin... Little Scarlet: An Easy Rawlins Novel
by Walter Mosley
avg rating 3.76 — 482 ratings — published 2004
12 editions
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Always Outnumbered, Always Out... Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
by Walter Mosley
avg rating 4.07 — 435 ratings — published 1997
10 editions
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Fortunate Son: A Novel Fortunate Son: A Novel
by Walter Mosley
avg rating 3.76 — 429 ratings — published 2006
10 editions
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A Little Yellow Dog: Featuring... A Little Yellow Dog: Featuring an Original Easy Rawlins Short Story "Gray-Eyed Death"
by Walter Mosley
avg rating 3.89 — 387 ratings — published 1996
12 editions
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Black Betty: Featuring an Orig... Black Betty: Featuring an Original Easy Rawlins Short Story "Gator Green"
by Walter Mosley
avg rating 3.94 — 380 ratings — published 1994
17 editions
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Bad Boy Brawly Brown Bad Boy Brawly Brown
by Walter Mosley
avg rating 3.78 — 372 ratings — published 2002
15 editions
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A Red Death A Red Death
by Walter Mosley
avg rating 3.75 — 368 ratings — published 1991
15 editions
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White Butterfly: Featuring an... White Butterfly: Featuring an Original Easy Rawlins Short Story "Lavender"
by Walter Mosley
avg rating 3.85 — 349 ratings — published 1992
14 editions
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"The job of the writer is to take a close and uncomfortable look at the world they inhabit, the world we all inhabit, and the job of the novel is to make the corpse stink."
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"If you want to be a writer, you have to write every day... You don't go to a well once but daily. You don't skip a child's breakfast or forget to wake up in the morning..."
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"The first thing you have to know about writing is that it is something you must do everyday. There are two reasons for this rule: Getting the work done and connecting with your unconscious mind."
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