Walter Mosley

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Born

January 12, 1952 (age 72) • Los Angeles • California

Notable Works

“A Red Death” • “Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned” • “Blood Grove” • “Charcoal Joe” • “Devil in a Blue Dress” • “Down the River unto the Sea” • “Fearless Jones” • “Gone Fishin’ ” • “Little Green” • “Parishioner” • “RL’s Dream” • “Rose Gold” • “The Fall of Heaven” • “The Tempest Tales” • “White Butterfly”

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