“What about you?” a caramel-colored cop asked the tall black man who didn’t have a stitch of clothing. There was dirt in the tall black man’s hair and he had eyes of shining white.
“What about me?”
“Were you attacked?”
“Hell yeah, I was. And I got a lawyer too. His name is Roland Gideon.”
Ronnie Bottoms laughed out loud, and Lorraine breathed a sigh of relief.
ALSO BY WALTER MOSLEY
LEONID McGILL MYSTERIES
All I Did Was Shoot My Man
When the Thrill Is Gone
Known to Evil
The Long Fall
EASY RAWLINS MYSTERIES
Rose Gold
Little Green
Blonde Faith
Cinnamon Kiss
Little Scarlet
Six Easy Pieces
Bad Boy Brawly Brown
A Little Yellow Dog
Gone Fishin’
White Butterfly
A Red Death
Devil in a Blue Dress
OTHER FICTION
Debbie Doesn’t Do It Anymore
The Tempest Tales
Diablerie
Killing Johnny Fry
The Gift of Fire/On the Head of a Pin
Merge/Disciple
Stepping Stone/Love Machine
The Man in My Basement
Fear of the Dark
Fortunate Son
The Wave
Fear Itself
Futureland
Fearless Jones
Blue Light
Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
RL’s Dream
47
The Right Mistake
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
NONFICTION
Twelve Steps Toward Political Revelation
This Year You Write Your Novel
What Next: A Memoir Toward World Peace
Life Out of Context
Workin’ on the Chain Gang
PLAYS
The Fall of Heaven
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
WALTER MOSLEY is one of the most versatile and admired writers in America today. He is the author of more than thirty-four critically acclaimed books, including the major bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins. Mosley’s short fiction has been widely published, and his nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times Magazine and The Nation. He is the winner of numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, a Grammy, and PEN American Center’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives in New York City.
www.waltermosley.com
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
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First Edition: January 2015