Fearless Jones.Fearless Jones by Walter Mosley Walter Mosley (born January 12, 1952) is a prominent American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. Mosley has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator and World War Little Brown, June 2001, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-316-59238-2 Loyal, chivalrous chiv·al·rous adj. 1. Having the qualities of gallantry and honor attributed to an ideal knight. 2. Of or relating to chivalry. 3. Characterized by consideration and courtesy, especially toward women. , empathetic em·pa·thet·ic adj. Empathic. em  pa·thet i·cal·ly adv. and romantic are traits not often used when creating African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. male characters. Not true with Walter Mosley. In fact, these traits seem to be requirements for Mosley's lead characters. And in his latest work Mosley continues this tradition. Mosley introduces us to Paris Minton, a young man who has turned his life passion for reading into a profession. A used book store owner, he obtains discarded books from public libraries to stock his shelves. As true with many of Mosley's protagonists, Paris has turned nothing into something and found happiness. His happiness is short lived, however. A woman enters his life and brings destruction. With stability ripped from his life, Paris seeks out Fearless Jones, his friend and backbone. We ride with Paris and Fearless through a fast paced mystery that entangles the African American and Jewish community. Walter Mosley has never pulled any punches in describing the tension between urban police and African American males, and in this work his candor can·dor n. 1. Frankness or sincerity of expression; openness. 2. Freedom from prejudice; impartiality. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from continues. Fearless Jones states to a police officer, "Every cop I ever seen been watchin' me, officer." Mosley's characters are full of emotions that are felt by the reader. There is mature love, hot lust and real people that share in both. It's a story of friendship that most will enjoy. Tony Lindsay is the author of One Dead Preacher and Prayer of Prey, which will be published by Blackwords Publishing in August 2001. |
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