Down the River unto the Sea

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel of the Year: bestselling author Walter Mosley "is back with a whole new character to love...As gorgeous a novel as anything he's ever written" (Washington Post).


Joe King Oliver was one of the NYPD's finest investigators until he was framed for sexual assault by unknown enemies within the force. A decade has passed since his release from Rikers, and he now runs a private detective agency with the help of his teenage daughter. Physically and emotionally broken by the brutality he suffered while behind bars, King leads a solitary life, his work and his daughter the only lights. When he receives a letter from his accuser confessing that she was paid to frame him years ago, King decides to find out who wanted him gone and why.


On a quest for the justice he was denied, King agrees to help a radical black journalist accused of killing two on-duty police officers. Their cases intertwine across the years and expose a pattern of corruption and brutality wielded against the black men, women, and children whose lives the law destroyed. All the while, two lives hang in the balance: King's client's and his own.

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Dr Rob
Sep 25, 2023
8/10 stars
A deep dive into the underbelly of both the city and its vast cast of everyday citizens... while often difficult to follow as characters emerged and evolve, it is best not to judge how their lives unraveled in many cases... but the wit, perspectives and commitment of our PI gives the story the strength it needs to carry the reader to an exhausting finish- I liked it!
Evora
Jun 19, 2023
9/10 stars
Walter Mosley us one of my most favorite authors. He never disappoints! This is another one!

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