Walter Mosley

NEW YORK (AP) — Walter Mosley is receiving an honorary National Book Award, cited for dozens of books which range from science fiction and erotica to the acclaimed mystery series that has followed the life of Los Angeles private detective Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins. The 68-year-old Mosley, whose works include the novels “Devil In a Blue […]

If you haven’t already read Walter Mosley, step away from the computer and go check out one of his Easy Rawlins mysteries. The period detective series, set in 1940’s Los Angeles, is Mosley’s best known work. The 1995 movie Devil In A Blue Dress, starring Denzel Washington is the film version of  one of Mosley’s […]

Walter Mosley is a generous man. Mosley’s latest book “The Gift of Fire/On the Head of A Pin” is actually a two-for-one deal that includes a departure from his usual work. Instead of his hardboiled detective novels that have thrilled Easy Rawlins, Fearless Jones and Leonid McGill fans, Mosley offers up two novellas that take […]