Order of Walter Mosley Books
Walter Mosley is an American novelist of crime fiction and historical mystery novels. He is best known for his hardboiled detective series featuring Easy Rawlins. Mosley’s father was an African-American clerk in the U.S. Army and his mother was a personnel clerk of Russian-Jewish descent. As an only child, he used his imagination to fill the void that he would later be able to hone into his fiction career. His inspirations include Dashiell Hammett, Graham Greene and Raymond Chandler. In 1992, presidential candidate Bill Clinton named him as one of his favourite authors.
Walter Mosley became a published author at the ripe age of 34, but hasn’t stopped writing since. His first novel was Devil in a Blue Dress, published in 1990. Below is a list of Walter Mosley’s books in order of when they were originally released:
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Publication Order of Crosstown to Oblivion Books
| The Gift of Fire and On the Head of a Pin | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Merge and Disciple | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Disciple | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Stepping Stone and Love Machine | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Easy Rawlins Books
| Devil in a Blue Dress | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Red Death | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| White Butterfly | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Black Betty | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Little Yellow Dog | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gone Fishin' | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bad Boy Brawly Brown | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Six Easy Pieces | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Little Scarlet | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cinnamon Kiss | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blonde Faith | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Little Green | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rose Gold | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Charcoal Joe | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blood Grove | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Farewell, Amethystine | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Fearless Jones Books
| Fearless Jones | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fear Itself | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fear of the Dark | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of King Oliver Books
| Down the River unto the Sea | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Every Man a King | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Leonid McGill Books
| The Long Fall | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Known to Evil | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Karma | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| When the Thrill Is Gone | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| All I Did Was Shoot My Man | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| And Sometimes I Wonder About You | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Trouble Is What I Do | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Karma is a prequel to the series. | ||
Publication Order of Socrates Fortlow Books
| Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Walkin' the Dog | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Right Mistake | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| RL's Dream | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blue Light | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Greatest | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Man in My Basement | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| 47 | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Wave | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Diablerie | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fortunate Son | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Killing Johnny Fry | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Tempest Tales | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Parishioner | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Odyssey | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Inside a Silver Box | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Further Tales of Tempest Landry | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| John Woman | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Touched | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| The Watt’s Lion | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Whispers in the Dark | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Jack Strong | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Archibald Lawless, Anarchist at Large | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Futureland | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Awkward Black Man | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Graphic Novels
| The Thing: The Next Big Thing | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Workin' on the Chain Gang | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| What Next | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Life Out of Context | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| This Year You Write Your Novel | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Twelve Steps Toward Political Revelation | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Folding the Red Into the Black | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Elements of Fiction Writing | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Plays
| The Fall of Heaven | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Transgressions Books
| Transgressions | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Transgressions, Vol. 2 | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Transgressions, Vol. 3 | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Transgressions, Vol. 4 | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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A big help for me thank you. Getting a bit mixed up in my senior years. Been a supporter of Walter Mosley for years.
Just what I needed! This list is perfect for helping me find the books I want to read, and the order I need to read them in! I’m trying to catch up on my favorite author!