Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley is an American novelist and one of the most acclaimed crime fiction writers of his generation. He is best known for his Easy Rawlins mystery series, set in post-war Los Angeles, which brought African American experience to the centre of the detective genre. Mosley has published over 60 books across multiple genres and has received numerous awards, including the Edgar Award and the O. Henry Prize. 47 is a young adult novel set in the pre-Civil War American South, blending historical fiction with elements of science fiction to tell a story about slavery, freedom and the human spirit. It demonstrates Mosley's remarkable range as a writer. His audiobooks and books span crime, literary fiction, science fiction and young adult writing, offering listeners an extraordinary body of work from one of America's most versatile storytellers.