Walter Mosley

For the Brooklyn politician, see Walter T. Mosley. For the American lawyer, see Walter Mosley (lawyer). For the US Navy officer, see Walter Harold Mosley.

Walter Mosley
Head and shoulders of man with drooping eyelids wearing black fedora, black shirt without a collar, black jacket, and mostly grey short trimmed beard.
Mosley at the 2014 Texas Book Festival
Born
Walter Ellis Mosley

(1952-01-12) January 12, 1952 (age 72)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materJohnson State College (BA)
Notable workDevil in a Blue Dress (1990)
SpouseJoy Kellman (m. 1987; div. 2001)
AwardsNational Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
Diamond Dagger, 2023
Websitewaltermosley.com

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.[1]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference medal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).