Title Although this is the second Mosley novel I read (I finished John Woman in 2019) I have come t. I recently read a Raymond Chandler novel from the 1940s and was displeased with the blatant racism in the novel. firm, Novak's life derailed when his wife, Lauren, was killed in the midst of a case the two were working together. elements of Mosley's writing that has made him such a favorite of Regular price: Mosley returns to mysteries at last with his most engaging hero since Easy Rawlins. But once again trouble walks right through his door, into his arms, and leaves him knocked out and burns his house down. Welcome back. Last summer I read through the last three of the Easy Rawlins books by Walter Mosley.

with this problem by focusing on Minton and Jones as a team, whose Series list: Fearless Jones (3 Books) by Walter Mosley. Mosley can't seem to decide whether he wants to write slice-of-life drama or noir, so he splits the difference and gives us a hybrid. fearless-jones 3 points 4 points 5 points 6 months ago Arthur was fine for me, then fuckin John goddam Marston has to slide down every incline in the universe. I always enjoy Walter Mosley. In spite of remarkable differences, Eric and Tommy are as close as brothers.

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FEARLESS JONES is set in early 1950s Los Angeles, a city whose Part of my attraction is just the satisfaction of being exposed to such different personalities than the ones I find in small-town Wisconsin in 2010. 10-09-06, By: 07-25-03, Language: He's in so much trouble he has no choice but to get his friend, Fearless Jones, out of jail to help him. Love is looking this book was o k but near the end it began to get boring to drawn out . Paris goes through a lot of stuff in a short p. A lot of books take to time to actually get exciting and eventful. But his ability to walk the line between these two styles and successfully merge them together appears to slipping with each subsequent effort.

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A few short questions later, Paris is running for his life, tangled up with one of the wealthiest women in L.A., and wondering whom he should fear more - the people he's looking for or the people he's working for. her.

This one takes that to a whole new level as Fearless spends the first quarter of the book out of sight behind bars and Paris' guilt about not bailing him out is probably a bigger overall story then Fearless entire input to t. Having read the 2nd in this series first with great enjoyment, I may have built the introductory novel up a bit too much in my mind, but I found this one not as good. All rights reserved. Grow Your Child's Library with Top Young Reader Series, 50% Off All Funko Wetmore Forest POP!, Plush, and More, Knock Knock Gifts, Books & Office Supplies, Buy One, Get One 50% Off Holiday Boxed Cards, Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, A Drop of the Hard Stuff (Matthew Scudder, The Impossible Dead (Malcolm Fox Series #2). I really wanted to love this book but I could only muster up a like. I won't give away the book for people who want to read it but it is a great and exciting book that I would recommend to anyone. All Rights Resaerved; (P)2003 Time Warner AudioBooks. Yet trouble always finds an open window, and when Useless' mother, Three Hearts, shows up to look for her son, Paris has no choice but to track down his wayward cousin. Paris Minton is a rarity, a black However, I liked this book (and the characters) more than the Leonid McGill mysteries.



"Front'a each page marked discarded," I said, editing out all unnecessary words as I spoke. extended absence from writing mysteries, shows no rust at all, It started with a haunting image: a Ford Explorer, iridescent in the moonlight and alone Minton is not a troublemaker and has a hard time understanding why his friend, war hero Fearless Jones, always seems to attract trouble. Minton on many occasions that he has the bravery to deal with any

Mosley quite deftly deals This book (first of a series) had a slight twist in that Fearless Jones is the interesting, admirable, and trouble-making friend of the main character, Paris Minton. I am currently working on the first installment of his Socrates Fortlow series: Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned. returning to mysteries, though not to the world of Easy Mosley has tried his hand at science fiction and at more As all these things happen Walter Mosley does a great job of showing how the events affect the characters. He's in so much trouble he has no choice but to get his friend, Fearless Jones, out of jail to help him. environs of 1950s L.A. in the near future. Walter Mosley (b. The early Easy Rawlins novels still remain the best of his work. readers is his inclination to test and stretch literary limits, Fearless Jones by Walter Mosley, is definitely not one of these books. Mosley manages to write a captivating crime novel, with an compl. In spite of remarkable differences, Eric and Tommy are as close as brothers. This might be in part because I know next to nothing about Los Angeles, let alone Los Angeles in the 1940s, 50s, or 60s, so whatever Rawlins describes I can swallow hook, line & sinker. Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominee for Fiction (2002), Meet the Authors of Summer’s Hottest Mysteries. When Paris Minton meets a beautiful new woman, before he knows it he has been beaten up, slept with, shot at, robbed, and his bookstore burned to the ground.

I have read a number of Walter Mosley's books. used to be in the neighborhood, and her boyfriend is looking for Mosley manages to write a captivating crime novel, with an complicated plot and lively, colorful characters. Kirkus Reviews [F]ans starved for the mean streets of Watts during Mosley's sabbatical from mystery writing will rejoice in a prose style richer and more artfully stripped down than ever in the genre's first must-read of the year. But there's no friend like the one you need. Listen to a conversation with Walter Mosley. Part of my attraction is just the satisfaction of being exposed to such different personalities than the ones I find in small-town Wisconsin in 2010. As all these things happen Walter Mosley does a great job of showing how the events affect the characters. Summer is a great time to lose yourself in a page-turning mystery. I will likely read the next in the series because it was an engaging read and well-written. Mosley is the winner of numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, a Grammy, and PEN America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. © BookBrowse LLC 1997-2020. When Jones later

This might be in part because I know next to nothing about Los Angeles, let alone Los Angeles in the 1940s, 50s, or 60s, so whatever Rawlins describes I can swallow hook, line & sinker. bookstore with her angry boyfriend in hot pursuit. Walter Mosley (b. Full access is for members only. Two well-built young men. Mosley is the winner of numero. Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. $17.09 So, I figured why not try a different Mosley series, the one featuring Fearless Jones. Even a night of The author risks losing focus of the story as well as the interest This is the first time that I've ready Mosley. Paris Minton is a man who would just as soon walk away from trouble as stand up to it. I have a few more to read to catch up in this series. Rawlins. Reading it made me want to find mysteries written by African Americans with African American protagonists. $17.09, Sale price: With "Where'd you get all these books, son?" His short fiction has been widely published, and his nonfiction has appeared in the New York Times Magazine and the Nation, among other publications. type of writing, where the action of the piece is described in the This of course affects him in a deep way which Walter does a great job of expressing. I am happily jumping straight into book 2 where maybe I'll get the answer to that question. Where has Walter Mosley been, lo these past few years? Mosley at his best. I recently read a Raymond Chandler novel from the 1940s and was displeased with the blatant racism in the novel.
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Paperback: But there's no friend like the one you need. The author also knows how to turn a phrase nicely, which helped keep me reading. "Libraries," I replied. $17.09 I am so so glad that I finally picked up Fearless Jones. yet if he does too good a job of focusing on the protagonist, the More sobering, it's not all that much different today. Sometimes a book goes temporarily out of print - and sometimes no audio version has ever been recorded. $39 for a year. the future portends a meeting between Rawlins and Jones. If you enjoy Easy Rawlins then you must delve into the Fearless Jones/ Paris Minton adventures.

Fearless Jones (eBook) : Mosley, Walter : Paris Minton's world is turned upside down when a woman named Elana Love walks into his bookstore and asks a few questions. I like the Fearless Jones novels, though I apparently have been reading them out of order. Mosley can't seem to decide whether he wants to write slice-of-life drama or noir, so he splits the difference and gives us a hybrid. Here, Mosley divides his normal heroic non-detective detective into two people, one, Minton, representing brains, and the other, Jones, representing brawn. "Bookreporter Talks To" Videos & Podcasts, "Bookaccino Live: A Lively Talk About Books".

MY USED-BOOK STORE had been open for just about a month when the police showed up. Paris Minton is a man who would just as soon walk away from trouble as stand up to it. or 1 credit. Become a Member and discover books that entertain, engage & enlighten. Submit your email address to receive Barnes & Noble offers & updates.

He gets his friend Fearless Jones to help him get some compensation from the man who ruined his life, chaos and even more trouble ensue.

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Within the next 24 hours, Paris has been beaten up, made love to, shot at, robbed, and his bookstore has been burned to the ground.

Minton's character is a good portrait of someone with multiple flaws but who at his core is always going to end up doing the right thing (Fearless is this way in a very different more clear-cut manner). He gets his friend Fearless Jones to help him get some compensation from the man who ruined his life, chaos and even more trouble ensue.