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Walter Mosley Books in Order

Find every Walter Mosley book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 197 books / 14 series

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 Walter Mosley Books in Chronological Order

1990 Devil in a Blue Dress POoERB / 1 Buy
1991 A Red Death POoERB / 2 Buy
1992 White Butterfly POoERB / 3 Buy
1993 The Watt’s Lion POoSS / 1 Buy
1994 Black Betty POoERB / 4 Buy
1995 RL's Dream POoSN / 1 Buy
1996 A Little Yellow Dog POoERB / 5 Buy
1997 Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned POoSFB / 1 Buy
1997 Gone Fishin' POoERB / 6 Buy
1998 Blue Light POoSN / 2 Buy
1999 Walkin' the Dog POoSFB / 2 Buy
2000 Workin' on the Chain Gang POoNB / 1 Buy
2000 Whispers in the Dark POoSS / 2 Buy
2000 The Greatest POoSN / 3 Buy
2001 Fearless Jones POoFJB / 1 Buy
2001 Futureland POoSSC / 1 Buy
2001 Bad Boy Brawly Brown POoERB / 7 Buy
2002 San Francisco Noir POoANB / 1 Buy
2003 What Next POoNB / 2 Buy
2003 Seattle Noir POoANB / 2 Buy
2003 Fear Itself POoFJB / 2 Buy
2003 Bronx Noir POoANB / 3 Buy
2003 Six Easy Pieces POoERB / 8 Buy
2004 The Man in My Basement POoSN / 4 Buy
2004 Brooklyn Noir POoANB / 4 Buy
2004 Hasidic Noir POoANB / 5 Buy
2004 Little Scarlet POoERB / 9 Buy
2005 Transgressions(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 / 1 Buy
2005 Life Out of Context POoNB / 3 Buy
2005 47 POoSN / 5 Buy
2005 The Wave POoSN / 6 Buy
2005 Brooklyn Noir 2 POoANB / 6 Buy
2005 Chicago Noir POoANB / 7 Buy
2005 Dublin Noir POoANB / 8 Buy
2005 Cinnamon Kiss POoERB / 10 Buy
2006 Transgressions, Vol. 2(By: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Ed McBain,John Farris) POoTB / 2 Buy
2006 Transgressions, Vol. 3(By: Anne Perry,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,John Farris) POoTB / 3 Buy
2006 Fear of the Dark POoFJB / 3 Buy
2006 Transgressions, Vol. 4(By: Anne Perry,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain) POoTB / 4 Buy
2006 Diablerie POoSN / 7 Buy
2006 Fortunate Son POoSN / 8 Buy
2006 Killing Johnny Fry POoSN / 9 Buy
2006 Manhattan Noir POoANB / 9 Buy
2006 Miami Noir POoANB / 10 Buy
2006 D.C. Noir POoANB / 11 Buy
2006 Baltimore Noir POoANB / 12 Buy
2006 Twin Cities Noir POoANB / 13 Buy
2006 London Noir POoANB / 14 Buy
2007 This Year You Write Your Novel POoNB / 4 Buy
2007 Blonde Faith POoERB / 11 Buy
2007 New Orleans Noir POoANB / 15 Buy
2007 Los Angeles Noir POoANB / 16 Buy
2007 Wall Street Noir POoANB / 17 Buy
2007 Havana Noir POoANB / 18 Buy
2007 Detroit Noir POoANB / 19 Buy
2008 The Right Mistake POoSFB / 3 Buy
2008 The Tempest Tales POoSN / 10 Buy
2008 Queens Noir POoANB / 20 Buy
2008 Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth POoANB / 21 Buy
2008 Toronto Noir POoANB / 22 Buy
2008 Las Vegas Noir POoANB / 23 Buy
2008 Trinidad Noir POoANB / 24 Buy
2008 D.C. Noir 2 POoANB / 25 Buy
2008 Manhattan Noir 2 POoANB / 26 Buy
2008 Paris Noir POoANB / 27 Buy
2008 Istanbul Noir POoANB / 28 Buy
2009 The Long Fall POoLMB / 1 Buy
2009 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey POoSN / 11 Buy
2009 Boston Noir POoANB / 29 Buy
2009 Rome Noir POoANB / 30 Buy
2009 San Francisco Noir 2 POoANB / 31 Buy
2009 Portland Noir POoANB / 32 Buy
2009 Delhi Noir POoANB / 33 Buy
2009 Phoenix Noir POoANB / 34 Buy
2010 Known to Evil POoLMB / 2 Buy
2010 Karma POoLMB / 3 Buy
2010 Los Angeles Noir 2 POoANB / 35 Buy
2010 Mexico City Noir POoANB / 36 Buy
2010 Richmond Noir POoANB / 37 Buy
2010 Orange County Noir POoANB / 38 Buy
2010 Indian Country Noir POoANB / 39 Buy
2010 Moscow Noir POoANB / 40 Buy
2010 Lone Star Noir POoANB / 41 Buy
2010 Philadelphia Noir POoANB / 42 Buy
2010 Haiti Noir POoANB / 43 Buy
2010 Copenhagen Noir POoANB / 44 Buy
2011 The Fall of Heaven POoP / 1 Buy
2011 When the Thrill Is Gone POoLMB / 4 Buy
2011 Twelve Steps Toward Political Revelation POoNB / 5 Buy
2011 Pittsburgh Noir POoANB / 45 Buy
2011 San Diego Noir POoANB / 46 Buy
2011 Barcelona Noir POoANB / 47 Buy
2011 Cape Cod Noir POoANB / 48 Buy
2011 New Jersey Noir POoANB / 49 Buy
2012 The Gift of Fire and On the Head of a Pin POoCtOB / 1 Buy
2012 Merge POoCtOB / 2 Buy
2012 Disciple POoCtOB / 3 Buy
2012 All I Did Was Shoot My Man POoLMB / 5 Buy
2012 Parishioner POoSN / 12 Buy
2012 Staten Island Noir POoANB / 50 Buy
2012 Mumbai Noir POoANB / 51 Buy
2012 Long Island Noir POoANB / 52 Buy
2012 Venice Noir POoANB / 53 Buy
2012 Kingston Noir POoANB / 54 Buy
2012 St. Petersburg Noir POoANB / 55 Buy
2012 Kansas City Noir POoANB / 56 Buy
2012 Boston Noir 2 POoANB / 57 Buy
2013 Stepping Stone and Love Machine POoCtOB / 4 Buy
2013 Little Green POoERB / 12 Buy
2013 Odyssey POoSN / 13 Buy
2013 USA Noir POoANB / 58 Buy
2013 Manila Noir POoANB / 59 Buy
2013 Buffalo Noir POoANB / 60 Buy
2013 Dallas Noir POoANB / 61 Buy
2013 Haiti Noir 2 POoANB / 62 Buy
2014 Jack Strong POoSS / 3 Buy
2014 Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore POoSS / 4 Buy
2014 Rose Gold POoERB / 13 Buy
2014 Singapore Noir POoANB / 63 Buy
2014 Prison Noir POoANB / 64 Buy
2014 Tel Aviv Noir POoANB / 65 Buy
2014 Tehran Noir POoANB / 66 Buy
2014 Belfast Noir POoANB / 67 Buy
2014 Helsinki Noir POoANB / 68 Buy
2014 Rio Noir POoANB / 69 Buy
2015 And Sometimes I Wonder About You POoLMB / 6 Buy
2015 Inside a Silver Box POoSN / 14 Buy
2015 The Further Tales of Tempest Landry POoSN / 15 Buy
2015 Providence Noir POoANB / 70 Buy
2015 Chicago Noir: The Classics POoANB / 71 Buy
2015 Memphis Noir POoANB / 72 Buy
2015 Zagreb Noir POoANB / 73 Buy
2015 Marseille Noir POoANB / 74 Buy
2015 Beirut Noir POoANB / 75 Buy
2016 Archibald Lawless, Anarchist at Large POoSS / 5 Buy
2016 Folding the Red Into the Black POoNB / 6 Buy
2016 Charcoal Joe POoERB / 14 Buy
2016 New Orleans Noir: The Classics POoANB / 76 Buy
2016 Stockholm Noir POoANB / 77 Buy
2016 Brussels Noir POoANB / 78 Buy
2016 Mississippi Noir POoANB / 79 Buy
2016 St. Louis Noir POoANB / 80 Buy
2016 Prague Noir POoANB / 81 Buy
2016 San Juan Noir POoANB / 82 Buy
2017 Oakland Noir POoANB / 83 Buy
2017 Trinidad Noir: The Classics POoANB / 84 Buy
2017 Atlanta Noir POoANB / 85 Buy
2017 New Haven Noir POoANB / 86 Buy
2017 Montana Noir POoANB / 87 Buy
2017 Buenos Aires Noir POoANB / 88 Buy
2017 Montreal Noir POoANB / 89 Buy
2018 Down the River unto the Sea POoKOB / 1 Buy
2018 John Woman POoSN / 16 Buy
2018 Berlin Noir POoANB / 90 Buy
2018 S’o Paulo Noir POoANB / 91 Buy
2018 Santa Cruz Noir POoANB / 92 Buy
2018 Lagos Noir POoANB / 93 Buy
2018 Marrakech Noir POoANB / 94 Buy
2018 Baghdad Noir POoANB / 95 Buy
2018 Vancouver Noir POoANB / 96 Buy
2018 Sydney Noir POoANB / 97 Buy
2018 Hong Kong Noir POoANB / 98 Buy
2019 The Elements of Fiction Writing POoNB / 7 Buy
2019 Amsterdam Noir POoANB / 99 Buy
2019 Milwaukee Noir POoANB / 100 Buy
2019 Houston Noir POoANB / 101 Buy
2020 The Awkward Black Man POoSSC / 2 Buy
2020 Trouble Is What I Do POoLMB / 7 Buy
2020 Nairobi Noir POoANB / 102 Buy
2020 Columbus Noir POoANB / 103 Buy
2020 Santa Fe Noir POoANB / 104 Buy
2020 Alabama Noir POoANB / 105 Buy
2020 Berkeley Noir POoANB / 106 Buy
2020 Addis Ababa Noir POoANB / 107 Buy
2020 Tampa Bay Noir POoANB / 108 Buy
2020 Miami Noir: The Classics POoANB / 109 Buy
2020 Accra Noir POoANB / 110 Buy
2020 Belgrade Noir POoANB / 111 Buy
2021 Blood Grove POoERB / 15 Buy
2021 Palm Springs Noir POoANB / 112 Buy
2022 The Thing: The Next Big Thing POoGN / 1 Buy
2022 Paris Noir: The Suburbs POoANB / 113 Buy
2022 Denver Noir POoANB / 114 Buy
2022 South Central Noir POoANB / 115 Buy
2023 Every Man a King POoKOB / 2 Buy
2023 Touched POoSN / 17 Buy
2023 Cleveland Noir POoANB / 116 Buy
2023 East Jerusalem Noir POoANB / 117 Buy
2023 West Jerusalem Noir POoANB / 118 Buy
2024 Farewell, Amethystine POoERB / 16 Buy
2024 Honolulu Noir POoANB / 119 Buy
2025 Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right POoKOB / 3 Buy
2025 Gray Dawn POoERB / 17 Buy
2025 Sacramento Noir POoANB / 120 Buy
2025 Hamburg Noir POoANB / 121 Buy
2026 Hanging and Burning POoKOB / 4 Buy
2026 Ghalen POoSN / 18 Buy

Walter Mosley Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Fearless Jones 2001 Buy
02 Fear Itself 2003 Buy
03 Fear of the Dark 2006 Buy
01 Down the River unto the Sea 2018 Buy
02 Every Man a King 2023 Buy
03 Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right 2025 Buy
04 Hanging and Burning 2026 Buy
01 The Long Fall 2009 Buy
02 Known to Evil 2010 Buy
03 Karma 2010 Buy
04 When the Thrill Is Gone 2011 Buy
05 All I Did Was Shoot My Man 2012 Buy
06 And Sometimes I Wonder About You 2015 Buy
07 Trouble Is What I Do 2020 Buy
01 Futureland 2001 Buy
02 The Awkward Black Man 2020 Buy
01 The Thing: The Next Big Thing 2022 Buy
01 Devil in a Blue Dress 1990 Buy
02 A Red Death 1991 Buy
03 White Butterfly 1992 Buy
04 Black Betty 1994 Buy
05 A Little Yellow Dog 1996 Buy
06 Gone Fishin' 1997 Buy
07 Bad Boy Brawly Brown 2001 Buy
08 Six Easy Pieces 2003 Buy
09 Little Scarlet 2004 Buy
10 Cinnamon Kiss 2005 Buy
11 Blonde Faith 2007 Buy
12 Little Green 2013 Buy
13 Rose Gold 2014 Buy
14 Charcoal Joe 2016 Buy
15 Blood Grove 2021 Buy
16 Farewell, Amethystine 2024 Buy
17 Gray Dawn 2025 Buy
01 Transgressions(With: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Anne Perry,Jeffery Deaver,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,Bonnie Jeanne Perry,Joyce Carol Oates,John Farris) 2005 Buy
02 Transgressions, Vol. 2(By: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Ed McBain,John Farris) 2006 Buy
03 Transgressions, Vol. 3(By: Anne Perry,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,John Farris) 2006 Buy
04 Transgressions, Vol. 4(By: Anne Perry,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain) 2006 Buy
01 The Gift of Fire and On the Head of a Pin 2012 Buy
02 Merge 2012 Buy
03 Disciple 2012 Buy
04 Stepping Stone and Love Machine 2013 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 18 books / 1995-2026
01 RL's Dream 1995 Buy
02 Blue Light 1998 Buy
03 The Greatest 2000 Buy
04 The Man in My Basement 2004 Buy
05 47 2005 Buy
06 The Wave 2005 Buy
07 Diablerie 2006 Buy
08 Fortunate Son 2006 Buy
09 Killing Johnny Fry 2006 Buy
10 The Tempest Tales 2008 Buy
11 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey 2009 Buy
12 Parishioner 2012 Buy
13 Odyssey 2013 Buy
14 Inside a Silver Box 2015 Buy
15 The Further Tales of Tempest Landry 2015 Buy
16 John Woman 2018 Buy
17 Touched 2023 Buy
18 Ghalen 2026 Buy
01 The Fall of Heaven 2011 Buy
01 Workin' on the Chain Gang 2000 Buy
02 What Next 2003 Buy
03 Life Out of Context 2005 Buy
04 This Year You Write Your Novel 2007 Buy
05 Twelve Steps Toward Political Revelation 2011 Buy
06 Folding the Red Into the Black 2016 Buy
07 The Elements of Fiction Writing 2019 Buy
01 The Watt’s Lion 1993 Buy
02 Whispers in the Dark 2000 Buy
03 Jack Strong 2014 Buy
04 Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore 2014 Buy
05 Archibald Lawless, Anarchist at Large 2016 Buy
01 Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned 1997 Buy
02 Walkin' the Dog 1999 Buy
03 The Right Mistake 2008 Buy
Akashic Noir Books in Reading Order 121 books / 2002-2025
01 San Francisco Noir 2002 Buy
02 Seattle Noir 2003 Buy
03 Bronx Noir 2003 Buy
04 Brooklyn Noir 2004 Buy
05 Hasidic Noir 2004 Buy
06 Brooklyn Noir 2 2005 Buy
07 Chicago Noir 2005 Buy
08 Dublin Noir 2005 Buy
09 Manhattan Noir 2006 Buy
10 Miami Noir 2006 Buy
11 D.C. Noir 2006 Buy
12 Baltimore Noir 2006 Buy
13 Twin Cities Noir 2006 Buy
14 London Noir 2006 Buy
15 New Orleans Noir 2007 Buy
16 Los Angeles Noir 2007 Buy
17 Wall Street Noir 2007 Buy
18 Havana Noir 2007 Buy
19 Detroit Noir 2007 Buy
20 Queens Noir 2008 Buy
21 Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth 2008 Buy
22 Toronto Noir 2008 Buy
23 Las Vegas Noir 2008 Buy
24 Trinidad Noir 2008 Buy
25 D.C. Noir 2 2008 Buy
26 Manhattan Noir 2 2008 Buy
27 Paris Noir 2008 Buy
28 Istanbul Noir 2008 Buy
29 Boston Noir 2009 Buy
30 Rome Noir 2009 Buy
31 San Francisco Noir 2 2009 Buy
32 Portland Noir 2009 Buy
33 Delhi Noir 2009 Buy
34 Phoenix Noir 2009 Buy
35 Los Angeles Noir 2 2010 Buy
36 Mexico City Noir 2010 Buy
37 Richmond Noir 2010 Buy
38 Orange County Noir 2010 Buy
39 Indian Country Noir 2010 Buy
40 Moscow Noir 2010 Buy
41 Lone Star Noir 2010 Buy
42 Philadelphia Noir 2010 Buy
43 Haiti Noir 2010 Buy
44 Copenhagen Noir 2010 Buy
45 Pittsburgh Noir 2011 Buy
46 San Diego Noir 2011 Buy
47 Barcelona Noir 2011 Buy
48 Cape Cod Noir 2011 Buy
49 New Jersey Noir 2011 Buy
50 Staten Island Noir 2012 Buy
51 Mumbai Noir 2012 Buy
52 Long Island Noir 2012 Buy
53 Venice Noir 2012 Buy
54 Kingston Noir 2012 Buy
55 St. Petersburg Noir 2012 Buy
56 Kansas City Noir 2012 Buy
57 Boston Noir 2 2012 Buy
58 USA Noir 2013 Buy
59 Manila Noir 2013 Buy
60 Buffalo Noir 2013 Buy
61 Dallas Noir 2013 Buy
62 Haiti Noir 2 2013 Buy
63 Singapore Noir 2014 Buy
64 Prison Noir 2014 Buy
65 Tel Aviv Noir 2014 Buy
66 Tehran Noir 2014 Buy
67 Belfast Noir 2014 Buy
68 Helsinki Noir 2014 Buy
69 Rio Noir 2014 Buy
70 Providence Noir 2015 Buy
71 Chicago Noir: The Classics 2015 Buy
72 Memphis Noir 2015 Buy
73 Zagreb Noir 2015 Buy
74 Marseille Noir 2015 Buy
75 Beirut Noir 2015 Buy
76 New Orleans Noir: The Classics 2016 Buy
77 Stockholm Noir 2016 Buy
78 Brussels Noir 2016 Buy
79 Mississippi Noir 2016 Buy
80 St. Louis Noir 2016 Buy
81 Prague Noir 2016 Buy
82 San Juan Noir 2016 Buy
83 Oakland Noir 2017 Buy
84 Trinidad Noir: The Classics 2017 Buy
85 Atlanta Noir 2017 Buy
86 New Haven Noir 2017 Buy
87 Montana Noir 2017 Buy
88 Buenos Aires Noir 2017 Buy
89 Montreal Noir 2017 Buy
90 Berlin Noir 2018 Buy
91 S’o Paulo Noir 2018 Buy
92 Santa Cruz Noir 2018 Buy
93 Lagos Noir 2018 Buy
94 Marrakech Noir 2018 Buy
95 Baghdad Noir 2018 Buy
96 Vancouver Noir 2018 Buy
97 Sydney Noir 2018 Buy
98 Hong Kong Noir 2018 Buy
99 Amsterdam Noir 2019 Buy
100 Milwaukee Noir 2019 Buy
101 Houston Noir 2019 Buy
102 Nairobi Noir 2020 Buy
103 Columbus Noir 2020 Buy
104 Santa Fe Noir 2020 Buy
105 Alabama Noir 2020 Buy
106 Berkeley Noir 2020 Buy
107 Addis Ababa Noir 2020 Buy
108 Tampa Bay Noir 2020 Buy
109 Miami Noir: The Classics 2020 Buy
110 Accra Noir 2020 Buy
111 Belgrade Noir 2020 Buy
112 Palm Springs Noir 2021 Buy
113 Paris Noir: The Suburbs 2022 Buy
114 Denver Noir 2022 Buy
115 South Central Noir 2022 Buy
116 Cleveland Noir 2023 Buy
117 East Jerusalem Noir 2023 Buy
118 West Jerusalem Noir 2023 Buy
119 Honolulu Noir 2024 Buy
120 Sacramento Noir 2025 Buy
121 Hamburg Noir 2025 Buy

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What is the best order to read Walter Mosley books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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