Walter Mosley

15 Series

Walter Mosley is an American novelist renowned for his Easy Rawlins hardboiled detective series. His works span crime fiction and historical mysteries, drawing inspiration from authors like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. In 1992, presidential candidate Bill Clinton named Mosley as one of his favorite authors.

Author: Walter Mosley Rewritten synopsis: In "Devil in a Blue Dress," Easy Rawlins, a WWII veteran, is drawn into a dangerous mystery when he agrees to find a missing woman in 1940s Los Angeles. Hired by a white man named DeWitt Albright, Easy navigates the city's racial tensions and criminal underworld. As he delves deeper, he uncovers a web of corruption and murder, forcing him to confront his own morality and survival instincts. With the help of his friend Mouse, Easy must outsmart his adversaries to solve the case and protect those he loves.

Crosstown to Oblivion

The Gift of Fire and On the Head of a Pin

(2012)

Merge and Disciple

(2012)

Disciple

(2012)

Stepping Stone and Love Machine

(2013)

Easy Rawlins

Devil in a Blue Dress

(1990)

A Red Death

(1991)

White Butterfly

(1992)

Black Betty

(1994)

A Little Yellow Dog

(1996)

Gone Fishin'

(1997)

Bad Boy Brawly Brown

(2001)

Six Easy Pieces

(2003)

Little Scarlet

(2004)

Cinnamon Kiss

(2005)

Blonde Faith

(2007)

Little Green

(2013)

Rose Gold

(2014)

Charcoal Joe

(2016)

Blood Grove

(2021)

Farewell, Amethystine

(2024)

Fearless Jones

(2001)

Fear Itself

(2003)

Fear of the Dark

(2006)

King Oliver

Down the River unto the Sea

(2018)

Every Man a King

(2023)

Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right

(2025)

Leonid McGill

The Long Fall

(2009)

Known to Evil

(2010)

Karma

(2010)

When the Thrill Is Gone

(2011)

All I Did Was Shoot My Man

(2012)

And Sometimes I Wonder About You

(2015)

Trouble Is What I Do

(2020)

Socrates Fortlow

Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned

(1997)

Walkin' the Dog

(1999)

The Right Mistake

(2008)

Standalone Novels

RL's Dream

(1995)

Blue Light

(1998)

The Greatest

(2000)

The Man in My Basement

(2004)

47

(2005)

The Wave

(2005)

Diablerie

(2006)

Fortunate Son

(2006)

Killing Johnny Fry

(2006)

The Tempest Tales

(2008)

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

(2009)

Parishioner

(2012)

Odyssey

(2013)

Inside a Silver Box

(2015)

The Further Tales of Tempest Landry

(2015)

John Woman

(2018)

Touched

(2023)

Short Stories/Novellas

The Watt’s Lion

(1993)

Whispers in the Dark

(2000)

Jack Strong

(2014)

Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore

(2014)

Archibald Lawless, Anarchist at Large

(2016)

Short Story Collections

Futureland

(2001)

The Awkward Black Man

(2020)

Graphic Novels

The Thing: The Next Big Thing

(2022)

Non-Fiction

Workin' on the Chain Gang

(2000)

What Next

(2003)

Life Out of Context

(2005)

This Year You Write Your Novel

(2007)

Twelve Steps Toward Political Revelation

(2011)

Folding the Red Into the Black

(2016)

The Elements of Fiction Writing

(2019)

Plays

The Fall of Heaven

(2011)

Akashic Noir

San Francisco Noir

(2002)

Seattle Noir

(2003)

Bronx Noir

(2003)

Brooklyn Noir

(2004)

Brooklyn Noir 2

(2005)

Chicago Noir

(2005)

Manhattan Noir

(2006)

Miami Noir: The Classics

(2006)

D.C. Noir

(2006)

Baltimore Noir

(2006)

London Noir

(2006)

New Orleans Noir

(2007)

Los Angeles Noir

(2007)

Wall Street Noir

(2007)

Havana Noir

(2007)

Detroit Noir

(2007)

Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth

(2008)

Toronto Noir

(2008)

Las Vegas Noir

(2008)

Manhattan Noir 2

(2008)

Paris Noir

(2008)

Istanbul Noir

(2008)

Boston Noir

(2009)

Rome Noir

(2009)

San Francisco Noir 2

(2009)

Portland Noir

(2009)

Delhi Noir

(2009)

Phoenix Noir

(2009)

Los Angeles Noir 2

(2010)

Mexico City Noir

(2010)

Richmond Noir

(2010)

Orange County Noir

(2010)

Indian Country Noir

(2010)

Moscow Noir

(2010)

Lone Star Noir

(2010)

Philadelphia Noir

(2010)

Haiti Noir

(2010)

Copenhagen Noir

(2010)

Pittsburgh Noir

(2011)

San Diego Noir

(2011)

Pittsburgh Noir

(2011)

Barcelona Noir

(2011)

Cape Cod Noir

(2011)

Staten Island Noir

(2012)

Mumbai Noir

(2012)

Long Island Noir

(2012)

Venice Noir

(2012)

Kingston Noir

(2012)

St. Petersburg Noir

(2012)

Kansas City Noir

(2012)

Boston Noir 2

(2012)

Manila Noir

(2013)

Buffalo Noir

(2013)

Twin Cities Noir

(2013)

Dallas Noir

(2013)

Haiti Noir 2

(2013)

Singapore Noir

(2014)

Prison Noir

(2014)

Tel Aviv Noir

(2014)

Tehran Noir

(2014)

Belfast Noir

(2014)

Helsinki Noir

(2014)

Providence Noir

(2015)

Chicago Noir: The Classics

(2015)

Memphis Noir

(2015)

Zagreb Noir

(2015)

Marseille Noir

(2015)

Beirut Noir

(2015)

Stockholm Noir

(2016)

Brussels Noir

(2016)

Mississippi Noir

(2016)

St. Louis Noir

(2016)

Prague Noir

(2016)

San Juan Noir

(2016)

Oakland Noir

(2017)

Trinidad Noir

(2017)

Atlanta Noir

(2017)

New Haven Noir

(2017)

Montana Noir

(2017)

Buenos Aires Noir

(2017)

Montreal Noir

(2017)

Berlin Noir

(2018)

São Paulo Noir

(2018)

Santa Cruz Noir

(2018)

Lagos Noir

(2018)

Marrakech Noir

(2018)

Baghdad Noir

(2018)

Vancouver Noir

(2018)

Sydney Noir

(2018)

Hong Kong Noir

(2018)

Amsterdam Noir

(2019)

Houston Noir

(2019)

Columbus Noir

(2020)

Santa Fe Noir

(2020)

Alabama Noir

(2020)

Addis Ababa Noir

(2020)

Tampa Bay Noir

(2020)

Belgrade Noir

(2020)

Transgressions

(2005)(With: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Anne Perry,Jeffery Deaver,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,Bonnie Jeanne Perry,Joyce Carol Oates,John Farris)