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Walter Mosley

American author Walter Mosley is best known for his Easy Rawlins mystery series, featuring the iconic detective Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins. A recipient of the National Book Award’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, his work has sold millions of copies worldwide. This page provides the Walter Mosley books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1990Devil in a Blue DressPOoERB · 1Buy ↗

1991A Red DeathPOoERB · 2Buy ↗

1992White ButterflyPOoERB · 3Buy ↗

1993The Watt�s LionPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1994Black BettyPOoERB · 4Buy ↗

1995RL's DreamPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1996A Little Yellow DogPOoERB · 5Buy ↗

1997Always Outnumbered, Always OutgunnedPOoSFB · 1Buy ↗

1997Gone Fishin'POoERB · 6Buy ↗

1998Blue LightPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1999Walkin' the DogPOoSFB · 2Buy ↗

2000Workin' on the Chain GangPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

2000Whispers in the DarkPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

2000The GreatestPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

2001Fearless JonesPOoFJB · 1Buy ↗

2001FuturelandPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

2001Bad Boy Brawly BrownPOoERB · 7Buy ↗

2002San Francisco NoirPOoANB · 1Buy ↗

2003Seattle NoirPOoANB · 2Buy ↗

2003Fear ItselfPOoFJB · 2Buy ↗

2003What NextPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

2003Bronx NoirPOoANB · 3Buy ↗

2003Six Easy PiecesPOoERB · 8Buy ↗

2004The Man in My BasementPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

2004Brooklyn NoirPOoANB · 4Buy ↗

2004Hasidic NoirPOoANB · 5Buy ↗

2004Little ScarletPOoERB · 9Buy ↗

2005Transgressions(With: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Anne Perry,Jeffery Deaver,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,Bonnie Jeanne Perry,Joyce Carol Oates,John Farris)POoTB · 1Buy ↗

2005Life Out of ContextPOoNB · 3Buy ↗

200547POoSN · 5Buy ↗

2005The WavePOoSN · 6Buy ↗

2005Brooklyn Noir 2POoANB · 6Buy ↗

2005Chicago NoirPOoANB · 7Buy ↗

2005Dublin NoirPOoANB · 8Buy ↗

2005Cinnamon KissPOoERB · 10Buy ↗

2006Transgressions, Vol. 2(By: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Ed McBain,John Farris)POoTB · 2Buy ↗

2006Fear of the DarkPOoFJB · 3Buy ↗

2006Transgressions, Vol. 3(By: Anne Perry,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,John Farris)POoTB · 3Buy ↗

2006Transgressions, Vol. 4(By: Anne Perry,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain)POoTB · 4Buy ↗

2006DiableriePOoSN · 7Buy ↗

2006Fortunate SonPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

2006Killing Johnny FryPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

2006Manhattan NoirPOoANB · 9Buy ↗

2006Miami NoirPOoANB · 10Buy ↗

2006D.C. NoirPOoANB · 11Buy ↗

2006Baltimore NoirPOoANB · 12Buy ↗

2006Twin Cities NoirPOoANB · 13Buy ↗

2006London NoirPOoANB · 14Buy ↗

2007This Year You Write Your NovelPOoNB · 4Buy ↗

2007Blonde FaithPOoERB · 11Buy ↗

2007New Orleans NoirPOoANB · 15Buy ↗

2007Los Angeles NoirPOoANB · 16Buy ↗

2007Wall Street NoirPOoANB · 17Buy ↗

2007Havana NoirPOoANB · 18Buy ↗

2007Detroit NoirPOoANB · 19Buy ↗

2008The Right MistakePOoSFB · 3Buy ↗

2008The Tempest TalesPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

2008Queens NoirPOoANB · 20Buy ↗

2008Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the TruthPOoANB · 21Buy ↗

2008Toronto NoirPOoANB · 22Buy ↗

2008Las Vegas NoirPOoANB · 23Buy ↗

2008Trinidad NoirPOoANB · 24Buy ↗

2008D.C. Noir 2POoANB · 25Buy ↗

2008Manhattan Noir 2POoANB · 26Buy ↗

2008Paris NoirPOoANB · 27Buy ↗

2008Istanbul NoirPOoANB · 28Buy ↗

2009The Long FallPOoLMB · 1Buy ↗

2009The Last Days of Ptolemy GreyPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

2009Boston NoirPOoANB · 29Buy ↗

2009Rome NoirPOoANB · 30Buy ↗

2009San Francisco Noir 2POoANB · 31Buy ↗

2009Portland NoirPOoANB · 32Buy ↗

2009Delhi NoirPOoANB · 33Buy ↗

2009Phoenix NoirPOoANB · 34Buy ↗

2010Known to EvilPOoLMB · 2Buy ↗

2010KarmaPOoLMB · 3Buy ↗

2010Los Angeles Noir 2POoANB · 35Buy ↗

2010Mexico City NoirPOoANB · 36Buy ↗

2010Richmond NoirPOoANB · 37Buy ↗

2010Orange County NoirPOoANB · 38Buy ↗

2010Indian Country NoirPOoANB · 39Buy ↗

2010Moscow NoirPOoANB · 40Buy ↗

2010Lone Star NoirPOoANB · 41Buy ↗

2010Philadelphia NoirPOoANB · 42Buy ↗

2010Haiti NoirPOoANB · 43Buy ↗

2010Copenhagen NoirPOoANB · 44Buy ↗

2011The Fall of HeavenPOoP · 1Buy ↗

2011When the Thrill Is GonePOoLMB · 4Buy ↗

2011Twelve Steps Toward Political RevelationPOoNB · 5Buy ↗

2011Pittsburgh NoirPOoANB · 45Buy ↗

2011San Diego NoirPOoANB · 46Buy ↗

2011Barcelona NoirPOoANB · 47Buy ↗

2011Cape Cod NoirPOoANB · 48Buy ↗

2011New Jersey NoirPOoANB · 49Buy ↗

2012The Gift of Fire and On the Head of a PinPOoCtOB · 1Buy ↗

2012MergePOoCtOB · 2Buy ↗

2012DisciplePOoCtOB · 3Buy ↗

2012All I Did Was Shoot My ManPOoLMB · 5Buy ↗

2012ParishionerPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

2012Staten Island NoirPOoANB · 50Buy ↗

2012Mumbai NoirPOoANB · 51Buy ↗

2012Long Island NoirPOoANB · 52Buy ↗

2012Venice NoirPOoANB · 53Buy ↗

2012Kingston NoirPOoANB · 54Buy ↗

2012St. Petersburg NoirPOoANB · 55Buy ↗

2012Kansas City NoirPOoANB · 56Buy ↗

2012Boston Noir 2POoANB · 57Buy ↗

2013Stepping Stone and Love MachinePOoCtOB · 4Buy ↗

2013Little GreenPOoERB · 12Buy ↗

2013OdysseyPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

2013USA NoirPOoANB · 58Buy ↗

2013Manila NoirPOoANB · 59Buy ↗

2013Buffalo NoirPOoANB · 60Buy ↗

2013Dallas NoirPOoANB · 61Buy ↗

2013Haiti Noir 2POoANB · 62Buy ↗

2014Jack StrongPOoSS · 3Buy ↗

2014Debbie Doesn't Do It AnymorePOoSS · 4Buy ↗

2014Rose GoldPOoERB · 13Buy ↗

2014Singapore NoirPOoANB · 63Buy ↗

2014Prison NoirPOoANB · 64Buy ↗

2014Tel Aviv NoirPOoANB · 65Buy ↗

2014Tehran NoirPOoANB · 66Buy ↗

2014Belfast NoirPOoANB · 67Buy ↗

2014Helsinki NoirPOoANB · 68Buy ↗

2014Rio NoirPOoANB · 69Buy ↗

2015And Sometimes I Wonder About YouPOoLMB · 6Buy ↗

2015Inside a Silver BoxPOoSN · 14Buy ↗

2015The Further Tales of Tempest LandryPOoSN · 15Buy ↗

2015Providence NoirPOoANB · 70Buy ↗

2015Chicago Noir: The ClassicsPOoANB · 71Buy ↗

2015Memphis NoirPOoANB · 72Buy ↗

2015Zagreb NoirPOoANB · 73Buy ↗

2015Marseille NoirPOoANB · 74Buy ↗

2015Beirut NoirPOoANB · 75Buy ↗

2016Archibald Lawless, Anarchist at LargePOoSS · 5Buy ↗

2016Folding the Red Into the BlackPOoNB · 6Buy ↗

2016Charcoal JoePOoERB · 14Buy ↗

2016New Orleans Noir: The ClassicsPOoANB · 76Buy ↗

2016Stockholm NoirPOoANB · 77Buy ↗

2016Brussels NoirPOoANB · 78Buy ↗

2016Mississippi NoirPOoANB · 79Buy ↗

2016St. Louis NoirPOoANB · 80Buy ↗

2016Prague NoirPOoANB · 81Buy ↗

2016San Juan NoirPOoANB · 82Buy ↗

2017Oakland NoirPOoANB · 83Buy ↗

2017Trinidad Noir: The ClassicsPOoANB · 84Buy ↗

2017Atlanta NoirPOoANB · 85Buy ↗

2017New Haven NoirPOoANB · 86Buy ↗

2017Montana NoirPOoANB · 87Buy ↗

2017Buenos Aires NoirPOoANB · 88Buy ↗

2017Montreal NoirPOoANB · 89Buy ↗

2018Down the River unto the SeaPOoKOB · 1Buy ↗

2018John WomanPOoSN · 16Buy ↗

2018Berlin NoirPOoANB · 90Buy ↗

2018S�o Paulo NoirPOoANB · 91Buy ↗

2018Santa Cruz NoirPOoANB · 92Buy ↗

2018Lagos NoirPOoANB · 93Buy ↗

2018Marrakech NoirPOoANB · 94Buy ↗

2018Baghdad NoirPOoANB · 95Buy ↗

2018Vancouver NoirPOoANB · 96Buy ↗

2018Sydney NoirPOoANB · 97Buy ↗

2018Hong Kong NoirPOoANB · 98Buy ↗

2019The Elements of Fiction WritingPOoNB · 7Buy ↗

2019Amsterdam NoirPOoANB · 99Buy ↗

2019Milwaukee NoirPOoANB · 100Buy ↗

2019Houston NoirPOoANB · 101Buy ↗

2020The Awkward Black ManPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

2020Trouble Is What I DoPOoLMB · 7Buy ↗

2020Nairobi NoirPOoANB · 102Buy ↗

2020Columbus NoirPOoANB · 103Buy ↗

2020Santa Fe NoirPOoANB · 104Buy ↗

2020Alabama NoirPOoANB · 105Buy ↗

2020Berkeley NoirPOoANB · 106Buy ↗

2020Addis Ababa NoirPOoANB · 107Buy ↗

2020Tampa Bay NoirPOoANB · 108Buy ↗

2020Miami Noir: The ClassicsPOoANB · 109Buy ↗

2020Accra NoirPOoANB · 110Buy ↗

2020Belgrade NoirPOoANB · 111Buy ↗

2021Blood GrovePOoERB · 15Buy ↗

2021Palm Springs NoirPOoANB · 112Buy ↗

2022The Thing: The Next Big ThingPOoGN · 1Buy ↗

2022Paris Noir: The SuburbsPOoANB · 113Buy ↗

2022Denver NoirPOoANB · 114Buy ↗

2022South Central NoirPOoANB · 115Buy ↗

2023Every Man a KingPOoKOB · 2Buy ↗

2023TouchedPOoSN · 17Buy ↗

2023Cleveland NoirPOoANB · 116Buy ↗

2023East Jerusalem NoirPOoANB · 117Buy ↗

2023West Jerusalem NoirPOoANB · 118Buy ↗

2024Farewell, AmethystinePOoERB · 16Buy ↗

2024Honolulu NoirPOoANB · 119Buy ↗

2025Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like RightPOoKOB · 3Buy ↗

2025Gray DawnPOoERB · 17Buy ↗

2025Sacramento NoirPOoANB · 120Buy ↗

2025Hamburg NoirPOoANB · 121Buy ↗

2026Hanging and BurningPOoKOB · 4Buy ↗

2026GhalenPOoSN · 18Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Fearless Jones Books3 books · 2001–2006

01Fearless Jones2001Buy ↗

02Fear Itself2003Buy ↗

03Fear of the Dark2006Buy ↗

Publication Order of King Oliver Books4 books · 2018–2026

01Down the River unto the Sea2018Buy ↗

02Every Man a King2023Buy ↗

03Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right2025Buy ↗

04Hanging and Burning2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Leonid McGill Books7 books · 2009–2020

01The Long Fall2009Buy ↗

02Known to Evil2010Buy ↗

03Karma2010Buy ↗

04When the Thrill Is Gone2011Buy ↗

05All I Did Was Shoot My Man2012Buy ↗

06And Sometimes I Wonder About You2015Buy ↗

07Trouble Is What I Do2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections2 books · 2001–2020

01Futureland2001Buy ↗

02The Awkward Black Man2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Graphic Novels1 book · 2022

01The Thing: The Next Big Thing2022Buy ↗

Publication Order of Easy Rawlins Books17 books · 1990–2025

01Devil in a Blue Dress1990Buy ↗

02A Red Death1991Buy ↗

03White Butterfly1992Buy ↗

04Black Betty1994Buy ↗

05A Little Yellow Dog1996Buy ↗

06Gone Fishin'1997Buy ↗

07Bad Boy Brawly Brown2001Buy ↗

08Six Easy Pieces2003Buy ↗

09Little Scarlet2004Buy ↗

10Cinnamon Kiss2005Buy ↗

11Blonde Faith2007Buy ↗

12Little Green2013Buy ↗

13Rose Gold2014Buy ↗

14Charcoal Joe2016Buy ↗

15Blood Grove2021Buy ↗

16Farewell, Amethystine2024Buy ↗

17Gray Dawn2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Transgressions Books4 books · 2005–2006

01Transgressions(With: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Anne Perry,Jeffery Deaver,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,Bonnie Jeanne Perry,Joyce Carol Oates,John Farris)2005Buy ↗

02Transgressions, Vol. 2(By: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Ed McBain,John Farris)2006Buy ↗

03Transgressions, Vol. 3(By: Anne Perry,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,John Farris)2006Buy ↗

04Transgressions, Vol. 4(By: Anne Perry,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain)2006Buy ↗

Publication Order of Crosstown to Oblivion Books4 books · 2012–2013

01The Gift of Fire and On the Head of a Pin2012Buy ↗

02Merge2012Buy ↗

03Disciple2012Buy ↗

04Stepping Stone and Love Machine2013Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels18 books · 1995–2026

01RL's Dream1995Buy ↗

02Blue Light1998Buy ↗

03The Greatest2000Buy ↗

04The Man in My Basement2004Buy ↗

05472005Buy ↗

06The Wave2005Buy ↗

07Diablerie2006Buy ↗

08Fortunate Son2006Buy ↗

09Killing Johnny Fry2006Buy ↗

10The Tempest Tales2008Buy ↗

11The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey2009Buy ↗

12Parishioner2012Buy ↗

13Odyssey2013Buy ↗

14Inside a Silver Box2015Buy ↗

15The Further Tales of Tempest Landry2015Buy ↗

16John Woman2018Buy ↗

17Touched2023Buy ↗

18Ghalen2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Plays1 book · 2011

01The Fall of Heaven2011Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books7 books · 2000–2019

01Workin' on the Chain Gang2000Buy ↗

02What Next2003Buy ↗

03Life Out of Context2005Buy ↗

04This Year You Write Your Novel2007Buy ↗

05Twelve Steps Toward Political Revelation2011Buy ↗

06Folding the Red Into the Black2016Buy ↗

07The Elements of Fiction Writing2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas5 books · 1993–2016

01The Watt�s Lion1993Buy ↗

02Whispers in the Dark2000Buy ↗

03Jack Strong2014Buy ↗

04Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore2014Buy ↗

05Archibald Lawless, Anarchist at Large2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Socrates Fortlow Books3 books · 1997–2008

01Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned1997Buy ↗

02Walkin' the Dog1999Buy ↗

03The Right Mistake2008Buy ↗

Publication Order of Akashic Noir Books121 books · 2002–2025

01San Francisco Noir2002Buy ↗

02Seattle Noir2003Buy ↗

03Bronx Noir2003Buy ↗

04Brooklyn Noir2004Buy ↗

05Hasidic Noir2004Buy ↗

06Brooklyn Noir 22005Buy ↗

07Chicago Noir2005Buy ↗

08Dublin Noir2005Buy ↗

09Manhattan Noir2006Buy ↗

10Miami Noir2006Buy ↗

11D.C. Noir2006Buy ↗

12Baltimore Noir2006Buy ↗

13Twin Cities Noir2006Buy ↗

14London Noir2006Buy ↗

15New Orleans Noir2007Buy ↗

16Los Angeles Noir2007Buy ↗

17Wall Street Noir2007Buy ↗

18Havana Noir2007Buy ↗

19Detroit Noir2007Buy ↗

20Queens Noir2008Buy ↗

21Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth2008Buy ↗

22Toronto Noir2008Buy ↗

23Las Vegas Noir2008Buy ↗

24Trinidad Noir2008Buy ↗

25D.C. Noir 22008Buy ↗

26Manhattan Noir 22008Buy ↗

27Paris Noir2008Buy ↗

28Istanbul Noir2008Buy ↗

29Boston Noir2009Buy ↗

30Rome Noir2009Buy ↗

31San Francisco Noir 22009Buy ↗

32Portland Noir2009Buy ↗

33Delhi Noir2009Buy ↗

34Phoenix Noir2009Buy ↗

35Los Angeles Noir 22010Buy ↗

36Mexico City Noir2010Buy ↗

37Richmond Noir2010Buy ↗

38Orange County Noir2010Buy ↗

39Indian Country Noir2010Buy ↗

40Moscow Noir2010Buy ↗

41Lone Star Noir2010Buy ↗

42Philadelphia Noir2010Buy ↗

43Haiti Noir2010Buy ↗

44Copenhagen Noir2010Buy ↗

45Pittsburgh Noir2011Buy ↗

46San Diego Noir2011Buy ↗

47Barcelona Noir2011Buy ↗

48Cape Cod Noir2011Buy ↗

49New Jersey Noir2011Buy ↗

50Staten Island Noir2012Buy ↗

51Mumbai Noir2012Buy ↗

52Long Island Noir2012Buy ↗

53Venice Noir2012Buy ↗

54Kingston Noir2012Buy ↗

55St. Petersburg Noir2012Buy ↗

56Kansas City Noir2012Buy ↗

57Boston Noir 22012Buy ↗

58USA Noir2013Buy ↗

59Manila Noir2013Buy ↗

60Buffalo Noir2013Buy ↗

61Dallas Noir2013Buy ↗

62Haiti Noir 22013Buy ↗

63Singapore Noir2014Buy ↗

64Prison Noir2014Buy ↗

65Tel Aviv Noir2014Buy ↗

66Tehran Noir2014Buy ↗

67Belfast Noir2014Buy ↗

68Helsinki Noir2014Buy ↗

69Rio Noir2014Buy ↗

70Providence Noir2015Buy ↗

71Chicago Noir: The Classics2015Buy ↗

72Memphis Noir2015Buy ↗

73Zagreb Noir2015Buy ↗

74Marseille Noir2015Buy ↗

75Beirut Noir2015Buy ↗

76New Orleans Noir: The Classics2016Buy ↗

77Stockholm Noir2016Buy ↗

78Brussels Noir2016Buy ↗

79Mississippi Noir2016Buy ↗

80St. Louis Noir2016Buy ↗

81Prague Noir2016Buy ↗

82San Juan Noir2016Buy ↗

83Oakland Noir2017Buy ↗

84Trinidad Noir: The Classics2017Buy ↗

85Atlanta Noir2017Buy ↗

86New Haven Noir2017Buy ↗

87Montana Noir2017Buy ↗

88Buenos Aires Noir2017Buy ↗

89Montreal Noir2017Buy ↗

90Berlin Noir2018Buy ↗

91S�o Paulo Noir2018Buy ↗

92Santa Cruz Noir2018Buy ↗

93Lagos Noir2018Buy ↗

94Marrakech Noir2018Buy ↗

95Baghdad Noir2018Buy ↗

96Vancouver Noir2018Buy ↗

97Sydney Noir2018Buy ↗

98Hong Kong Noir2018Buy ↗

99Amsterdam Noir2019Buy ↗

100Milwaukee Noir2019Buy ↗

101Houston Noir2019Buy ↗

102Nairobi Noir2020Buy ↗

103Columbus Noir2020Buy ↗

104Santa Fe Noir2020Buy ↗

105Alabama Noir2020Buy ↗

106Berkeley Noir2020Buy ↗

107Addis Ababa Noir2020Buy ↗

108Tampa Bay Noir2020Buy ↗

109Miami Noir: The Classics2020Buy ↗

110Accra Noir2020Buy ↗

111Belgrade Noir2020Buy ↗

112Palm Springs Noir2021Buy ↗

113Paris Noir: The Suburbs2022Buy ↗

114Denver Noir2022Buy ↗

115South Central Noir2022Buy ↗

116Cleveland Noir2023Buy ↗

117East Jerusalem Noir2023Buy ↗

118West Jerusalem Noir2023Buy ↗

119Honolulu Noir2024Buy ↗

120Sacramento Noir2025Buy ↗

121Hamburg Noir2025Buy ↗

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