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One
of the most versatile and admired writers in America
today, Walter Mosley is the author of more than 34 critically
acclaimed books, including the major bestselling mystery
series featuring Easy Rawlins. His work has been translated
into 23 languages and includes literary fiction, science
fiction, political monographs, and a young adult novel.
His short fiction has been widely published, and his
nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times Magazine
and The Nation, among other publications. He is the
winner of numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award,
a Grammy and PEN America's Lifetime Achievement Award.
He lives in New York City.
Featured
book: All I Did Was Shoot My Man (Available
January 24, 2012)
In
the latest and most surprising novel in the bestselling
Leonid McGill series, Leonid finds himself caught between
his sins of the past and an all-too-vivid present.
Seven years ago, Zella Grisham came home to find her
man, Harry Tangelo, in bed with her friend. The weekend
before, $6.8 million had been stolen from Rutgers Assurance
Corp., whose offices are across the street from where
Zella worked. Zella didn't remember shooting Harry,
but she didn't deny it either. The district attorney
was inclined to call it temporary insanity-until the
police found $80,000 from the Rutgers heist hidden in
her storage space.
For reasons of his own, Leonid McGill is convinced of
Zella's innocence. But as he begins his investigation,
his life begins to unravel. His wife is drinking more
than she should. His oldest son has dropped out of college
and moved in with an exprostitute. His youngest son
is working for him and trying to stay within the law.
And his father, whom he thought was long dead, has turned
up under an alias.
A gripping story of murder, greed, and retribution,
All I Did Was Shoot My Man is also the poignant
tale of one man's attempt to stay connected to his family.
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