Walter Mosley: Fear Itself (UK 2004)

From the Publisher:
The second in the Fearless Jones series from the author of the Easy Rawlins crime thrillers.
'Will not disappoint fans of the Easy Rawlins series. The prose is taut and sinewy and Mosley effortlessly creates a classic noir setting' Douglas Field, Big Issue

Paris Minton is a man who would rather walk away from trouble, but in 1950s' Los Angeles, it just comes and finds you. Fearless Jones turns up on Paris's doorstep one night asking him to help an attractive woman find her husband. One night later a stranger shows up looking for the same man. It isn't long before Paris is running for his life, and it looks like even his friend Fearless might not be able to save him.

Walter Mosley: Fear Itself. A Fearles Jones Novel. Phoenix, ISBN 0753818361 (September, 2004), 316 p., £6.99.

Walter Mosley: Fear Itself (USA 2004)

From the Publisher:
In a blockbuster new action thriller by master novelist Walter Mosley, "one of America's best mystery writers" (New York Times), bookstore owner Paris Minton and the deadliest man in L.A.-Fearless Jones-are back on the streets of 1950s Watts.

FEAR ITSELF
Mild-mannered Paris Minton is delivered a pile of trouble when Fearless Jones shows up with a simple request: help find a beautiful woman's husband. Lending a hand gets him hit upside the head, hogtied, kidnapped, and threatened with a gun the size of a cannon. Now he's wondering whom he should fear more: the people he's looking for or the people he's working for. Tangled up with cops, rival millionaires, several corpses, and one of L.A.'s wealthiest women, Paris Minton is in a corner-and not even his invincible friend Fearless can save him.

Walter Mosley: Fear Itself. A Fearles Jones Novel. Warner Books, ISBN 0446610135 (July, 2004), 352 p., $7.50.

Walter Mosley: Fear Itself (UK 2003)

From the Publisher:
Paris Minton doesn't want any trouble. He minds his used bookstore and his own business. But in 1950s Los Angeles, sometimes trouble finds him, no matter how hard he tries to avoid it.

When the nephew of the wealthiest woman in L.A. is missing and wanted for murder, she has to get involved -- no matter if she can't stand him. What will her church think? She hires Jefferson T. Hill, a former sheriff of Dawson, Texas, and a tough customer, to track him down and prove his innocence. When Hill goes missing too, she tricks his friend Fearless Jones and Paris Minton into picking up the case. Paris steps inside the world of the black bourgeoisie, and it turns out to be filled with deceit and corruption. It takes everything he has just to stay alive through a case filled with twists and turns and dead ends like he never imagined.

Written with the voice and vision that have made Walter Mosley one of the most entertaining writers in America, Fear Itself marks the return of a master at the top of his form.

Walter Mosley: Fear Itself. Serpent's Tail, ISBN 185242804X (October, 2003), 316 p., £12.00.

Walter Mosley: Fear Itself (USA 2003)

From the Publisher:
Paris Minton is a man who would just as soon walk away from trouble as stand up to it. But in 1950s Los Angeles, sometimes trouble just comes and gets you.

Fearless Jones shows up at Paris Minton's door one night with a simple request: an attractive woman has asked him to help find her husband, a man Fearless worked for briefly, and Fearless wants Paris to take the case with him. The next morning, a suspicious stranger shows up at Paris's door, and he's asking after Fearless Jones.

A few short questions later, Paris is running for his life, tangled up with one of the wealthiest women in L.A., and wondering whom he should fear more - the people he's looking for or the people he's working for. One misstep at a time, he tumbles into the most complex and terrifying situation he's ever found - one that even his invincible friend Fearless may not be able to save him from.

Buzzing with energy, excitement, and suspense, Fear Itself is yet another example of why the New York Times calls Walter Mosley "one of America's best mystery writers.".

Walter Mosley is the author of the bestsellers Fearless Jones and Bad Boy Brawly Brown, the acclaimed Easy Rawlins series of novels, and many other works of fiction and nonfiction. He is the recipient of a Grammy Award, the Anisfield-Wolf Award, and numerous other honors. He was born in Los Angeles and lives in New York.

Walter Mosley: Fear Itself. A Fearless Jones Novel. Little, Brown, & Co., ISBN 0316591122 (July, 2003), 316 p., $24.95.