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Down the River unto the Sea

By: Walter Mosley
Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
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Joe King Oliver was one of the NYPD's finest investigators until, dispatched to arrest a well-heeled car thief, he is framed for assault, a charge that lands him in the notorious Rikers Island prison.

A decade later, King is a private detective, running his agency with the help of his teenage daughter, Aja-Denise. When he receives a card in the mail from the woman who admits she was paid by someone in the NYPD to frame him all those years ago, King realises that he has no choice but to take his own case: figuring out who on the force wanted him disposed of - and why.

At the same time, King must investigate the case of black radical journalist Leonard Compton, aka A Free Man, accused of killing two on-duty police offices who had been abusing their badges to traffic drugs and women into the city's poorest neighbourhoods.

In pursuit of justice, our hero must beat dirty cops and even dirtier bankers. All the while, two lives hang in the balance: Compton's and King's own.

2019, Edgar Award for Best Novel, Short-listed

©2018 Walter Mosley (P)2018 Orion Publishing Group Limited
African American Crime Thrillers Mystery Private Investigators Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Suspense
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Liked the honest Internal narrative of the protagonist, it’s a nicely complicated plot with twists a plenty. Well read.

Gripping

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much as I enjoy the many Harry Bosch stories, Mosley's writing is on another level. Edgy, deeper, darker and disturbing - 'enjoyed' not the best word / criteria so only 4 stars, but oh so memorable and worthwhile.

more terrific storytelling by Walter Mosley

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You will not be disappointed.. every character has you invested, interested and intrigued.. brilliant plot and narration

Masterpiece

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