Fear Itself - Softcover

Mosley, Walter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 185242804X ISBN 13: 9781852428044

Publisher: Serpent's Tail, 2003

Synopsis

Paris Minton doesn't want any trouble. He minds his bookshop and his own business. But in 1950s Los Angeles, sometimes trouble finds him. When the nephew of the wealthiest woman in LA is accused of murder and goes missing, she enlists the help of Paris and his friend, Fearless Jones.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

"Mosley is a painter of a time and a place...we're richer for it..." (LA Times, 7/6/03). "...a colorful crime noir story with vivid characters that keeps the reader guessing until the very end..." (Ebony, July 2003). "...visceral moments are so plentiful that the question of whodunit feels almost irrelevant...A-" (Entertainment Weekly, 7/8/03). "...the profound pleasures here are in his masterful evocation of a long gone Los Angeles..." (Washington Post, 7/8/03). "...vibrant, colorful language...Mosley can still dazzle with an unexpected turn of phrase..." (San Francisco Chronicle, 7/8/03).

About the Author:

Walter Mosley is the author of over twenty critically acclaimed books and his work has been translated into twenty-one languages. His popular mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins began with Devil in a Blue Dress in 1990, which was later made into a film starring Denzel Washington. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he now lives in New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 185242804X
• ISBN 13: 9781852428044
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320