Walter Mosley Books in Order

Walter Mosley is a prolific author whose diverse works span multiple genres, captivating readers worldwide. He is renowned for his bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins, as well as numerous other novels and monographs that delve into literary fiction, science fiction, and young adult themes. Mosley's short fiction has been widely published in prominent magazines, including the New York Times Magazine and the Nation. His nonfiction pieces have earned him recognition, while his fiction has garnered numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, a Grammy, and PEN America's Lifetime Achievement Award. Mosley continues to write and live in New York City, maintaining a profound influence on contemporary literature.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Walter Mosley

  • #1
    The Gift of Fire and On the Head of a Pin(2012)
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  • #2
    Merge(2012)
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  • #3
    Disciple(2012)
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  • #4
    Stepping Stone and Love Machine(2013)
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    The Thing: The Next Big Thing(2022)
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    Down the River unto the Sea(2018)
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  • #2
    Every Man a King(2023)
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  • #3
    Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right(2025)
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    The Long Fall(2009)
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  • #2
    Known to Evil(2010)
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  • #3
    Karma(2010)
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  • #4
    When the Thrill Is Gone(2011)
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  • #5
    All I Did Was Shoot My Man(2012)
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  • #6
    And Sometimes I Wonder About You(2015)
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  • #7
    Trouble Is What I Do(2020)
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  • #1
    Workin' on the Chain Gang(2000)
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  • #2
    What Next(2003)
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  • #3
    Life Out of Context(2005)
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  • #4
    This Year You Write Your Novel(2007)
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  • #5
    Twelve Steps Toward Political Revelation(2011)
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  • #6
    Folding the Red Into the Black(2016)
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  • #7
    The Elements of Fiction Writing(2019)
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  • #8
    The Fall of Heaven(2011)
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    Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned(1997)
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  • #2
    Walkin' the Dog(1999)
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  • #3
    The Right Mistake(2008)
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    RL's Dream(1995)
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  • #2
    Blue Light(1998)
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  • #3
    The Greatest(2000)
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  • #4
    The Man in My Basement(2004)
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  • #5
    The Wave(2005)
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  • #6
    Diablerie(2006)
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  • #7
    Fortunate Son(2006)
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  • #8
    Killing Johnny Fry(2006)
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  • #9
    The Tempest Tales(2008)
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  • #10
    The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey(2009)
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  • #11
    Parishioner(2012)
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  • #12
    Odyssey(2013)
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  • #13
    Inside a Silver Box(2015)
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  • #14
    The Further Tales of Tempest Landry(2015)
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  • #15
    John Woman(2018)
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  • #16
    Touched(2023)
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  • #17
    The Watt’s Lion(1993)
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  • #18
    Whispers in the Dark(2000)
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  • #19
    Jack Strong(2014)
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  • #20
    Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore(2014)
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  • #21
    Archibald Lawless, Anarchist at Large(2016)
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  • #22
    Futureland(2001)
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  • #23
    The Awkward Black Man(2020)
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  • #1
    Transgressions, Vol. 2 (By: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Ed McBain,John Farris)(2006)
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  • #2
    Transgressions, Vol. 3 (By: Anne Perry,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,John Farris)(2006)
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  • #3
    Transgressions, Vol. 4 (By: Anne Perry,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain)(2006)
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  • #4
    The New Mystery(1993)
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  • #5
    The Plot Thickens(1997)
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  • #6
    The Best American Mystery Stories 1998(1998)
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  • #7
    A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora(2000)
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  • #8
    Writers on Writing(2001)
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  • #9
    Writing Los Angeles(2002)
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  • #10
    The Best American Short Stories 2003(2003)
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  • #11
    The Best American Mystery Stories 2003(2003)
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  • #12
    Reading the Bones(2004)
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  • #13
    Dangerous Women(2005)
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  • #14
    Transgressions(2005)
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  • #15
    The Darker Mask(2008)
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  • #16
    Freedom(2009)
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  • #17
    The Civil Rights Reader(2009)
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  • #18
    Black Pulp(2013)
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  • #19
    The Obama Inheritance(2017)
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  • #20
    California Schemin'(2020)
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  • #21
    Crime Hits Home(2022)
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  • #22
    New Suns 2(2023)
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About Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley is a prolific author whose diverse works span multiple genres, captivating readers worldwide. He is renowned for his bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins, as well as numerous other novels and monographs that delve into literary fiction, science fiction, and young adult themes. Mosley's short fiction has been widely published in prominent magazines, including the New York Times Magazine and the Nation. His nonfiction pieces have earned him recognition, while his fiction has garnered numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, a Grammy, and PEN America's Lifetime Achievement Award. Mosley continues to write and live in New York City, maintaining a profound influence on contemporary literature.

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