Novelist and social commentator Walter Mosley is best known for his popular mysteries featuring detective Easy Rawlins, yet his work transcends the conventional bounds of fiction writing. The Boston Globe hailed him as “one of the nation’s finest writers.”
Author of over 30 novels, his books include The New York Times bestseller Little Scarlet, The Right Mistake, Blonde Faith, and Tempest Tales. His latest book, The Long Fall, introduced a new character, Leonid McGill, and was named "Best in 2009 Fiction" by The Boston Globe and a "Notable Crime Book of 2009" by The New York Times. His second book in the series, Known to Evil, will be released in March 2010.
His first Rawlins novel, Devil in a Blue Dress, was made into a feature film starring Denzel Washington. He recently wrote The Fall of Heaven, a play based on Tempest Tales, which debuted in 2010. He's the executive producer of the film Yelling to the Sky, and is co-producing and writing the film adaptation of Little Scarlet, both which will be released in 2010. He currently serves as a Creative Advisor to the Sundance Institute Directors Lab, and is writing an HBO series based on The Long Fall – the pilot will be ![]() co-written and directed by Jonathan Demme and produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman.
In his nonfiction, What Next: A Memoir Towards World Peace, Workin’ on the Chain Gang, and Life Out of Context, he examines ways that we can contribute to political, economic and social progress in America. He recently discussed America's fascination with crime fiction in Newsweek and on NPR.
Mosley’s honors include an O’Henry Award, a Grammy, The Sundance Risktaker Award, the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and a NAACP Image Award for Literary work. 
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