Fearless Jones - Paris Minton, Bk 1 Author:Walter Mosley Paris Minton is minding his own business -- a small used-book store of which he is the proud proprietor -- when a beautiful woman walks in and asks a few questions. Before he knows it, Paris has been beaten up, slept with, shot at, robbed, and his bookstore has been burned to the ground. He's in so much trouble he has no choice but to get his fr... more »iend Fearless Jones out of jail to help him.
Things get scary fast as they look into this woman's past, and the more they learn, the harder it gets-as black men in 1950s L.A. they have few rights, little money, and no recourse under attack.« less
I think if you like mysteries, this would be a great book. I happened upon Mosley's The Man in the Basement, and I thought it was an amazing book. I should know better than to keep ordering these mysteries of his, they just don't grab me but then, hello, I am not a mystery lover! This is vintage (mystery man) Mosley, so if you like his other stuff, this is one you'll enjoy.