Walter Mosley
Walter Mosley | |
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Mosley at the 2014 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | Walter Ellis Mosley January 12, 1952 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Johnson State College (BA) |
| Notable work | Devil in a Blue Dress (1990) |
| Spouse | Joy Kellman (m. 1987; div. 2001) |
| Awards | National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Diamond Dagger, 2023 |
| Website | waltermosley |
Walter Ellis Mosley (born January 12, 1952) is an American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. They are, perhaps, his most popular works. In 2020, Mosley received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, making him the first Black man to receive the honor.