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Narrated by:
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Dion Graham
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By:
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Walter Mosley
About this listen
Morally ambiguous P.I. Leonid McGill is back - and investigating crimes against society's most downtrodden - in this installment of the beloved detective series from an Edgar Award-winning and best-selling crime novelist.
Leonid McGill's spent a lifetime building up his reputation in the New York investigative scene. His seemingly infallible instinct and inside knowledge of the crime world make him the ideal man to help when Phillip Worry comes knocking.
Phillip "Catfish" Worry is a 92-year-old Mississippi bluesman who needs Leonid's help with a simple task: Deliver a letter revealing the black lineage of a wealthy heiress and her corrupt father. Unsurprisingly, the opportunity to do a simple favor while shocking the prevailing elite is too much for Leonid to resist.
But when a famed and feared assassin puts a hit on Catfish, Leonid has no choice but to confront the ghost of his own felonious past. Working to protect his client and his own family, Leonid must reach the heiress on the eve of her wedding before her powerful father kills those who hold their family's secret.
Joined by a team of young and tough aspiring investigators, Leonid must gain the trust of wary socialites, outsmart vengeful thugs, and, above all, serve the truth -no matter the cost.
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Recently retired due to a freak accident, NYPD officer Moe Prager is lost. In pain and without the job he loves, Moe relunctantly settles on the notion of going into the wine business with his brother. But when a suburban college student vanishes off the streets of Manhattan, Prager's universe is turned upside down and his life changed forever. Hired by the student's desperate family, Moe plunges deep into the world of New York's punk underground, sex clubs, and biker bars.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Clever, Interesting, Satisfying
- By Ted on 06-12-12
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Devil in a Blue Dress
- An Easy Rawlins Mystery
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,357
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,870
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,859
Los Angeles, 1948: Easy Rawlins is a black war veteran just fired from his job at a defense plant. Easy is drinking in a friend's bar, wondering how he'll meet his mortgage, when a white man in a linen suit walks in, offering good money if Easy will simply locate Miss Daphne Money, a blonde beauty known to frequent black jazz clubs.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Beware of Mysterious Sexy Women with Big Suitcases
- By Jefferson on 02-13-11
By: Walter Mosley
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The Delta Devlin Collection, Books 1-3
- By: Matthew Mather
- Narrated by: January LaVoy, Tom Taylorson, Robin Eller
- Length: 30 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4 out of 5 stars 26
In this trio of sci-fi techno thrillers, a female police detective turned Interpol officer with a rare vision mutation is up against a serial killer and potential apocalyptic disaster. This set includes The Dreaming Tree, Meet Your Maker, and Out of Time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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enjoyed character discovery
- By A.D. on 08-21-24
By: Matthew Mather
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All the Pretty Girls
- Taylor Jackson, Book 1
- By: J. T. Ellison
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 554
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 555
When a local girl falls prey to a sadistic serial killer, Nashville homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson and her lover, FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin, find themselves in a joint investigation pursuing a vicious murderer. The Southern Strangler is slaughtering his way through the Southeast, leaving a gruesome memento at each crime scene – the prior victim’s severed hand.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Distracting subplot and uninteresting characters
- By Ed on 05-13-10
By: J. T. Ellison
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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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So.Damn.Good.
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Joe King Oliver’s beloved Grandma B has found a tumor, and at her age, treatment is high-risk. She’s lived life fully and without regrets, and now has only a single, dying wish: to see her long-lost son. King has been estranged from his father, Chief Odin Oliver, since he was a young boy. He swore to never speak to the man again when he was taken away in handcuffs. But now, Grandma B’s pure ask has opened King’s heart, and through his hunt, he gains a deeper understanding of his father as a complicated, righteous man—a man defined by women, a man protected by women, a man he wants to know.
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Fearless Jones
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mosley at Perfection
- By Gypsy Wife on 08-27-12
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Touched
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Martin Just wakes up one morning after what feels like, and might actually be, a centuries-long sleep with two new innate pieces of knowledge: Humanity is a virus destined to destroy all existence. And he is the Cure. Martin begins slipping into an alternate consciousness, with new physical strengths, to violently defend his family—the only Black family in their neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles—against pure evil.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Quick Good Read
- By Aimee W. Wallace-hodo on 12-05-23
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His name is etched on the door of his Manhattan office: LEONID McGILL , PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR. It's a name that takes a little explaining, but he's used to it. Ex-boxer, hard drinker, in a business that trades mostly in cash and favors: McGill's an old-school P.I. working a city that's gotten fancy all around him. Fancy or not, he has always managed to get by - keep a roof over the head of his wife and kids, and still manage a little fun on the side - mostly because he's never been above taking a shady job for a quick buck.
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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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So.Damn.Good.
- By Jabulile on 03-08-18
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fear Itself
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Paris Minton is a man who would just as soon walk away from trouble as stand up to it. But in 1950s Los Angeles, sometimes trouble just comes and gets you. When one of L.A.'s wealthiest women hires Paris and his friend Fearless Jones to find a missing nephew, Paris steps into the a complex and terrifying corner of the black bourgeoisie, and wonders whom he should fear more - the people he's looking for or the people he's working for.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best
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Mosley presents distinct characters as they struggle to move through the world in each of these stories - heroes who are awkward, nerdy, self-defeating, self-involved, and, on the whole, odd. He overturns the stereotypes that corral black male characters and paints a subtle, powerful portrait of each of these unique individuals.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Don't just listen, think.
- By Alonzo on 04-13-21
By: Walter Mosley
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The Tempest Tales
- By: Walter Mosley
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The author of 30 critically acclaimed works, Walter Mosley has had his novels translated into 23 languages. The Tempest Tales, an Essence Book Club Recommended Read, features Tempest Landry, a black man shot down by an over-eager cop. But that's not the end of the line for Tempest. Unwilling to accept St. Peter's judgment that he spend eternity in Hell, Tempest is sent back to Harlem - guardian angel in tow - to make things right.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Great Creation
- By Kristina on 03-06-09
By: Walter Mosley
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Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Peter Francis James
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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Living in an abandoned apartment building in South-Central L.A., Socrates is one step away from the streets. He bags groceries at the supermarket, collects bottles and cans to recycle for pennies, and feels himself slipping toward invisibility - that is, until he meets 11-year-old Darryl, whose already committed murder and is perilously close to slipping into a life filled with only violence and bloodshed. Socrates' determination to fight for and save Darryl lights his own pathway to self-forgiveness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome
- By funblackeagle2 on 03-08-20
By: Walter Mosley
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In his first book for young adults, best-selling author Walter Mosley deftly weaves historical and speculative fiction into a powerful narrative about the nature of freedom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Poignant, powerful tale, richly narrated
- By Stef on 03-15-07
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The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
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A masterful, moving novel about age, memory, and family from one of the literary icons of our time. Ptolemy Grey is 91 years old and has been all but forgotten - by his family, his friends, even himself - as he sinks into a lonely dementia. His grand-nephew, Ptolemy's only connection to the outside world, was recently killed in a drive-by shooting, and Ptolemy is too suspicious of anyone else to allow them into his life. Until he meets Robyn, his niece's 17-year-old lodger and the only one willing to take care of an old man at his grandnephew's funeral.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Old People Turn into Chores For The Young
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- I'm Happy
- 05-24-21
Great story!
Interesting and quick read. Walter Mosley makes the greatest detective novels and you won't be disappointed with this read.
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- gardner, S.
- 06-03-20
Walter Mosley doesn’t disappoint.
Another Leonid McGill tale that takes you on a quick journey, and has you wishing it didn’t have to end so soon.
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- Jay Connie
- 07-30-20
yes I loved it, Walter Mosley for president.
loved it Walter mosley for president. should make a good movie. can not wait for the next one.
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- sherri hayes sawyer
- 03-28-20
Always a page turner!
I love Walter Mosley's stories and this is no exception. The interplay between race, class, pain, inner struggle and integrity is a story within the detective's life. I walk way with a life-learned lesson every time.
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- Deloris
- 10-08-22
Searching the Choice of Title Trouble is What I Do
Upon hearing of the origin of the title of the book, I researched and found that the title came in part from a quote from Jackie Robinson. and as a result, I gained a more profound respect for the baseball great.
Once I became acclimated to the rhythm of the narrator's voice, it was smooth sailing! Walter Mosley tops my most-favorite-authors' list. This book was no exception. My only complaint? It was too short!
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- Terry Hughes
- 03-07-20
Love the book but....
Love the book, as I do with most Walter Mosley’s books,but this was a little short for me. By the time the story was heating up it was over. Maybe should have been a short story and I would have bought it rather than use a credit on it.
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- Jerry K Lee
- 05-01-21
loved the story and the reading
A wonderfully creative story. The locations and backdrop described are intriguing.
The characters are described with such detail they appear before your eyes.
This was a fantastic journey and story.
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- Ryan
- 03-06-20
Amazing
Poetic and mesmerizing, Mosley’s best work set. Every sentence sucked me in deeper but I listened to it in small bites over a few days to let it sink in. Mosley should quit writing stupid TV shows and start cranking out more novels!
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- Donnia Brown
- 04-14-21
Donnia
Walter Mosley books are great and always interesting. Thanks again for your great talent is there a movie in the making?😊
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- James Pass
- 08-22-22
Hidden Black Culture
Excellent story line take on hidden Black's that passed themselves as whites. The story moves and teaches black culture through and also self hatred of once self.
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