Fearless Jones

Walter Mosley · first published 2001 · ISBN 9780759504325

Mosley creates another detective series with Fearless Jones, a fearless African American man living in 1950s Los Angeles who solves mysteries often involving rare books, lost treasures, and clients desperate enough to hire someone outside the official system. Though sharing a historical setting with Easy Rawlins, Fearless Jones is a fundamentally different kind of protagonist, driven by curiosity and loyalty rather than moral calculation. The novel shows Mosley's ability to build multiple detective stories within similar circumstances.