Walter Mosley
An image from The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, one of the productions that also features Walter Mosley.
Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley

January 12, 1952 — Los Angeles, California, USA

Walter Ellis Mosley is an American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California; they are perhaps his most popular works. In 2020, Mosley received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, making him the first black male to receive the honor.

Snowfall

Snowfall

2017

Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress

1995

Justified: City Primeval

Justified: City Primeval

2023

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

2022

Always Outnumbered

Always Outnumbered

1998

Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

1993

The Middle Passage

The Middle Passage

2000

The Man in My Basement