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:

Publication Order of Crosstown to Oblivion Books

The Gift of Fire and On the Head of a Pin	(2012)
Merge and Disciple	(2012)
Stepping Stone and Love Machine	(2013)

Publication Order of Easy Rawlins Books

Devil in a Blue Dress	(1990)
A Red Death	(1991)
White Butterfly	(1992)
Black Betty	(1994)
A Little Yellow Dog	(1996)
Gone Fishin'	(1997)
Bad Boy Brawly Brown	(2001)
Six Easy Pieces	(2003)
Little Scarlet	(2004)
Cinnamon Kiss	(2005)
Blonde Faith	(2007)
Little Green	(2013)
Rose Gold	(2014)
Charcoal Joe	(2016)
Blood Grove	(2021)

Publication Order of Fearless Jones Books

(with Janet Evanovich, Lawrence Block, Linda Fairstein, Nelson DeMille, Donald E Westlake, Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark, Nancy Pickard, Edna Buchanan, Ann Rule)

The Plot Thickens (With: Janet Evanovich,Lawrence Block,Linda Fairstein,Nelson DeMille,Donald E Westlake,Mary Higgins Clark,Carol Higgins Clark,Nancy Pickard,Edna Buchanan,Ann Rule)	(1997)
Fearless Jones	(2001)
Fear Itself	(2003)
Fear of the Dark	(2006)

Publication Order of Leonid McGill Books

The Long Fall	(2009)
Known to Evil	(2010)
Karma	(2010)
When the Thrill Is Gone	(2011)
All I Did Was Shoot My Man	(2012)
And Sometimes I Wonder About You	(2015)
Trouble Is What I Do	(2020)
Karma is a prequel to the series.

Publication Order of Socrates Fortlow Books

Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned	(1997)
Walkin' the Dog	(1999)
The Right Mistake	(2008)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

RL's Dream	(1995)
Blue Light	(1998)
The Greatest	(2000)
The Man in My Basement	(2004)
47	(2005)
The Wave	(2005)
Diablerie	(2006)
Fortunate Son	(2006)
Killing Johnny Fry	(2006)
The Tempest Tales	(2008)
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey	(2009)
Parishioner	(2012)
Odyssey	(2013)
Inside a Silver Box	(2015)
The Further Tales of Tempest Landry	(2015)
Down the River unto the Sea	(2018)
John Woman	(2018)

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Whispers in the Dark	(2000)
Jack Strong	(2014)
Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore	(2014)
Archibald Lawless, Anarchist at Large	(2016)

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Futureland	(2001)
The Awkward Black Man	(2020)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Workin' on the Chain Gang	(2000)
What Next	(2003)
Life Out of Context	(2005)
This Year You Write Your Novel	(2007)
Twelve Steps Toward Political Revelation	(2011)
Folding the Red Into the Black	(2016)
The Elements of Fiction Writing	(2019)

Publication Order of Plays

The Fall of Heaven

(2011)

Publication Order of Akashic Noir Books

(with Laura Lippman, Joseph Hansen, Raymond Chandler, S J Rozan, Julie Smith, James Grady, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, James Ellroy, Ross Macdonald, Margaret Millar, James M. Cain, Ernesto Mallo, Gary Phillips, Duane Swierczynski, Stephen Blackmoore, Scott Phillips, , William Gault, Leigh Brackett, Naomi Hirahara, Chester Himes, Edwidge Danticat, , Peter Spiegelman, Jervey Tervalon, Ben H. Winters, Charles Yu, , Patricia Powell, , , , , , , Denise Hamilton, Marlon James)

Bronx Noir (By: S J Rozan)	(2003)
Chicago Noir (By: )	(2005)
Baltimore Noir (By: Laura Lippman)	(2006)
New Orleans Noir (By: Julie Smith)	(2007)
Los Angeles Noir (By: Denise Hamilton)	(2007)
Wall Street Noir (By: Peter Spiegelman)	(2007)
Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics (With: Joseph Hansen,Raymond Chandler,James Ellroy,Ross Macdonald,Margaret Millar,James M. Cain,William Gault,Leigh Brackett,Naomi Hirahara,Chester Himes,Jervey Tervalon,,Denise Hamilton)	(2010)
Mexico City Noir (By: Paco Ignacio Taibo II)	(2010)
Haiti Noir (By: Edwidge Danticat)	(2010)
Kingston Noir (By: Patricia Powell,,,,,Marlon James)	(2012)
Haiti Noir 2 (By: Edwidge Danticat)	(2013)
St. Louis Noir (By: Scott Phillips)	(2016)
Montana Noir (By: James Grady)	(2017)
Buenos Aires Noir (By: Ernesto Mallo)	(2017)
Speculative Los Angeles (By: Duane Swierczynski,Stephen Blackmoore,,,Ben H. Winters,Charles Yu,,,Denise Hamilton)	(2021)

Publication Order of Best American Short Stories Books

The Best Short Stories of 1915	(1916)
The Best Short Stories of 1916	(1916)
The Best Short Stories of 1917	(1917)
The Best Short Stories of 1918	(1918)
The Best Short Stories of 1919	(1919)
The Best Short Stories of 1921	(1921)
The Best Short Stories of 1922	(1922)
The Best Short Stories of 1923	(1923)
The Best Short Stories 1924	(1924)
The Best Short Stories of 1925	(1925)
The Best Short Stories 1926	(1926)
The Best Short Stories 1927	(1927)
The Best Short Stories of 1928	(1928)
The Best Short Stories of 1929	(1929)
The Best Short Stories 1930	(1930)
The Best Short Stories 1931	(1931)
The Best Short Stories of 1932	(1932)
The Best Short Stories 1933	(1933)
The Best Short Stories 1934	(1934)
The Best Short Stories 1935	(1935)
The Best Short Stories 1936	(1936)
The Best Short Stories 1937	(1937)
The Best Short Stories of 1938	(1938)
50 Best American Short Stories, 1915-1939	(1939)
The Best Short Stories 1939	(1939)
The Best Short Stories of 1940	(1940)
The Best Short Stories 1941	(1941)
The Best American Short Stories 1942	(1942)
The Best American Short Stories 1943	(1943)
The Best American Short Stories 1944	(1944)
The Best American Short Stories 1945	(1945)
The Best American Short Stories 1946	(1946)
The Best American Short Stories 1947	(1947)
The Best American Short Stories 1948	(1948)
The Best American Short Stories 1949	(1949)
The Best American Short Stories 1950	(1950)
The Best American Short Stories 1951	(1951)
The Best American Short Stories 1952	(1952)
The Best American Short Stories 1953	(1953)
The Best American Short Stories 1955	(1955)
The Best American Short Stories 1956	(1956)
The Best American Short Stories 1957	(1957)
The Best American Short Stories 1958	(1958)
The Best American Short Stories 1959	(1959)
The Best American Short Stories 1960	(1960)
The Best American Short Stories 1961	(1961)
The Best American Short Stories 1962	(1962)
The Best American Short Stories 1963	(1963)
The Best American Short Stories 1964	(1964)
The Best American Short Stories 1965	(1965)
The Best American Short Stories 1966	(1966)
The Best American Short Stories 1967	(1967)
The Best American Short Stories 1968	(1967)
The Best American Short Stories of 1969	(1969)
The Best American Short Stories 1970	(1970)
The Best American Short Stories 1971	(1971)
The Best American Short Stories 1972	(1972)
The Best American Short Stories 1973	(1973)
The Best American Short Stories 1974	(1974)
The Best of Best American Short Stories 1915-1950	(1975)
The Best American Short Stories 1975	(1975)
The Best American Short Stories 1976	(1976)
The Best American Short Stories 1977	(1977)
The Best American Short Stories 1978	(1978)
The Best American Short Stories 1979	(1979)
The Best American Short Stories 1980	(1980)
The Best American Short Stories 1981	(1981)
The Best American Short Stories 1982	(1982)
The Best American Short Stories 1983	(1983)
The Best American Short Stories 1984	(1984)
The Best American Short Stories 1985	(1985)
The Best American Short Stories 1986	(1986)
The Best American Short Stories 1987	(1987)
The Best American Short Stories 1988	(1988)
The Best American Short Stories 1989	(1989)
The Best American Short Stories of the Eighties	(1990)
The Best American Short Stories 1990	(1990)
The Best American Short Stories 1991	(1991)
The Best American Short Stories 1992	(1992)
The Best American Short Stories 1993	(1993)
The Best American Short Stories 1994	(1994)
The Best American Short Stories 1995	(1995)
The Best American Short Stories 1996	(1996)
The Best American Short Stories 1997	(1997)
The Best American Short Stories 1998	(1998)
The Best American Short Stories 1999	(1999)
The Best American Short Stories 2000	(2000)
The Best American Short Stories of the Century	(2000)
The Best American Short Stories 2001	(2001)
The Best American Short Stories 2002	(2002)
The Best American Short Stories 2003	(2003)
The Best American Short Stories 2004	(2004)
The Best American Short Stories 2005	(2005)
The Best American Short Stories 2006	(2006)
The Best American Short Stories 2007	(2007)
The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American Short Story	(2007)
The Best American Short Stories1921	(2007)
The Best American Short Stories 2008	(2008)
The Best American Short Stories 2009	(2009)
The Best American Short Stories 2010	(2010)
The Best American Short Stories 2011	(2011)
The Best American Short Stories 2012	(2012)
The Best American Short Stories 2013	(2013)
The Best American Short Stories 2014	(2014)
The Best American Short Stories 2015	(2015)
100 Years of The Best American Short Stories	(2015)
The Best American Short Stories 2016	(2016)
The Best American Short Stories 2017	(2017)
The Best American Short Stories 2018	(2018)
The Best American Short Stories 2019	(2019)
The Best American Short Stories 2020	(2020)
Anthology series.

Publication Order of Anthologies

The Plot Thickens	(1997)
The Best American Mystery Stories 1998	(1998)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2003	(2003)
Dangerous Women	(2005)
Transgressions	(2005)

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2 Responses to “Order of Walter Mosley Books”

1. Barry Frederick King: 3 months ago

   A big help for me thank you. Getting a bit mixed up in my senior years. Been a supporter of Walter Mosley for years.

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2. Donna Wynn: 6 years ago

   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!

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