Background

Mosley, Walter Ellis was born on January 12, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of LeRoy and Ella Mosley.

Education

Student, Goddard College, 1971. Bachelor, Johnson State College, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), City College, City University of New York.

Career

Artist in residence Africana Studies Institute, New York University, New York City, since 1996. Board director Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.

Achievements

• Walter Ellis Mosley has been listed as a notable writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Man in My Basement: A Novel

    (Hailed as a masterpiece-the finest work yet by an America...)

  • Devil in A Blue Dress (Chinese Edition)

    (The story tells that one veteran of the American Civil Wa...)

  • Walter Mosley Omnibus: "Devil in a Blue Dress", "Red Death", "White Butterfly"

    (A collection of three cases for Easy Rawlins: "Devil in a...)

  • The Tempest Tales: A Novel-in-Stories

    (From the acclaimed bestselling author of the Easy Rawlins...)

  • 47

    (Number 47, a fourteen-year-old slave boy growing up under...)

  • The Long Fall: A Novel

    (We follow former rule-breaker Leonard McGill as he's buff...)

  • Walter Mosely Omnibus

    (Features three complete cases for Easy Rawlins - African-...)

  • Fear of the Dark: A Novel (Fearless Jones Novels)

    (Fearless Jones and Paris Minton, stars of the bestsellers...)

  • El Demonia Vestido de Azul Devil in a Blue Dress (Texto Completo)

    (El ano: 1948, pasada ya la epoca de la Ley Seca, pero en ...)

  • Six Easy Pieces: Easy Rawlins Stories

    (Easy should be living a contented life, with steady work ...)

  • Known to Evil: A Leonid McGill Mystery

    ("The newest of the great fictional detectives" (Boston Gl...)

  • The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

    (A major literary event-nothing short of a "tour de force"...)

  • This Year You Write Your Novel by Mosley, Walter Little, Brown and Company, 2009 ( Paperback ) Paperback
  • A Red Death: Featuring an Original Easy Rawlins Short Story "Silver Lining" (Easy Rawlins Mysteries)

    (It's 1953 in Red-baiting, blacklisting Los Angeles, a mor...)

  • White Butterfly

    (The police don't show up on Easy Rawlins's doorstep until...)

  • Fortunate Son: A Novel

    (In spite of remarkable differences, Tommy and Eric are as...)

  • Killing Johnny Fry: A Sexistential Novel

    ( "A frankly pornographic novel, and I mean that as a com...)

  • Little Yellow Dog 1ST Edition Signed

    (NY: Norton, First Edition 1996, signed by author, fine in dj)

  • The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

    (Book by Walter Mosley (Author), Dominic Hoffman (Narrator))

  • Black Betty: Featuring an Original Easy Rawlins Short Story "Gator Green" (Easy Rawlins Mysteries)

    (1961: For most black Americans, these were times of hope....)

  • The Long Fall

    (Book by Walter Mosley (Author), Mirron Willis (Narrator))

  • Black Betty

    (Hardcover version of another great Walter Mosley novel. E...)

  • Fear Itself (Fearless Jones Novels)

    (Paris Minton doesn't want any trouble. He minds his used ...)

  • Diablerie: A Novel

    ( “Mosley is a fearless boundary pusher. His latest is a ...)

  • Cinnamon Kiss

    (Trade edition paperback, vg+)

  • The Right Mistake: The Further Philosophical Investigations of Socrates Fortlow

    ( Living in south central L.A., Socrates Fortlow is a six...)

  • El demonio vestido de azul / Devil in a Blue Dress (Compactos Anagrama) (Spanish Edition)

    (Los Angeles, 1948. El protagonista, un c urtido ex combat...)

  • Blonde Faith (Easy Rawlins Mysteries)

    (Easy Rawlins, L.A.'s most reluctant detective, comes home...)

  • This Year You Write Your Novel

    (No more excuses. "Let the lawn get shaggy and the paint p...)

  • The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Mosley, Walter (2011) Paperback

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  • A Little Yellow Dog / an Easy Rawlins Novel
  • Cinnamon Kiss By Mosley, Walter ( Author ) Paperback 2006
  • Little Scarlet
  • Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins Mysteries) Publisher: Washington Square Press
  • Little Scarlet: An Easy Rawlins Mystery by Mosley, Walter (2004) Hardcover
  • Little Scarlet
  • The Right Mistake: The Further Philosophical Investigations of Socrates Fortlow by Walter Mosley (12-Aug-2008) Hardcover
  • Known to Evil By Mosley, Walter ( Author ) Paperback 2011
  • Devil in a Blue Dress SIGNED COPY
  • Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned: The Socrates Fortlow Stories
  • Fear Itself: A Fearless Jones Novel Hardcover July, 2003
  • DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS - An Easy Rawlins Mystery
  • Little Scarlet by Walter Mosley (16-Feb-2006) Paperback
  • By Walter Mosley - Devil in a Blue Dress: Featuring an Original Easy Rawlins Short Story "Crimson Stain" (8/18/02)
  • Little Scarlet
  • This Year You Write Your Novel Reprint edition by Mosley, Walter (2009) Paperback
  • This Year You Write Your Novel Paperback - January 8, 2009
  • Known to Evil (Leonid McGill Mystery) KNOWN TO EVIL (LEONID MCGILL MYSTERY) By Mosley, Walter ( Author )Mar-23-2010 Compact Disc
  • (Black Betty) Author: Walter Mosley published on (November, 2002)
  • All 10 Easy Rawlins by Walter Mosley: Black Betty, Bad Boy Brawly Brown, Blonde Faith, Cinnamon Kiss, Devil in a Blue Dress, Gone Fishin, Little Scarlet, Little Yellow Dog, Red Death, White Butterfly
  • Cinnamon Kiss
  • Little Scarlet: An Easy Rawlins Mystery
  • The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey THE LAST DAYS OF PTOLEMY GREY By Mosley, Walter ( Author )Nov-11-2010 Compact Disc
  • A Little Yellow Dog: Featuring an Original Easy Rawlins Short Story "Gray-Eyed Death" (Easy Rawlins Mysteries)
  • The Long Fall: The First Leonid McGill Mystery
  • Black Betty (French Edition)
  • (This Year You Write Your Novel) Author: Walter Mosley published on (February, 2009)
  • Blue Light
  • THE LAST DAYS OF PTOLEMY GREYThe Last Days of Ptolemy Grey BY Mosley, Walter(Author)compact disc on Nov 11 2010
  • Devil in a Blue Dress Hardcover June 17, 1990
  • Little Scarlet: An Easy Rawlins Mystery Hardcover - July 5, 2004
  • Fearless Jones (Fearless Jones Novels)
  • THE LAST DAYS OF PTOLEMY GREYThe Last Days of Ptolemy Grey By Mosley, Walter(Author)Compact disc(The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey) on 11 Nov-2010
  • Blonde Faith
  • Cinnamon Kiss CINNAMON KISS By Mosley, Walter ( Author )Sep-01-2005 Hardcover
  • Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins Mysteries)
  • The Man in My Basement THE MAN IN MY BASEMENT By Mosley, Walter ( Author )Feb-02-2005 Paperback
  • Cinnamon Kiss by Walter Mosley (1-Nov-2006) Paperback
  • A Little Yellow Dog: Featuring an Original Easy Rawlins Short Story "Gray-Eyed Death" (Easy Rawlins Mysteries) Paperback - November 1, 2002
  • Little Scarlet (French Edition)
  • Known to Evil: A Novel
  • Black Betty: Featuring an Original Easy Rawlins Short Story "Gator Green" (Easy Rawlins Mysteries) Paperback - November 1, 2002
  • The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey By Walter Mosley(A)/Dominic Hoffman(N) Audiobook
  • THE LAST DAYS OF PTOLEMY GREYThe Last Days of Ptolemy Grey By Mosley, Walter(Author)Hardcover On 11 Nov 2010)

Membership

Member of Mystery Writers American (past president), Manhattan Theater Club, Poetry Society of America (board director), National Book Foundation, TransAfrica.

Connections

Married Joy Kellman, 1987 (divorced).

Father:

LeRoy Mosley

Mother:

Ella Mosley

Spouse:

Joy Kellman