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Fear of the Dark (Fearless Jones Novel, No.3) Hardcover – September 19, 2006

by Walter Mosley (Author)
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Fearless Jones and Paris Minton, stars of the bestsellers Fearless Jones and Fear Itself, return in a high-velocity, larger-than-life thriller about family, betrayal, and revenge."I'm in trouble, Paris."Paris Minton has heard these words before. They mean only one thing: that his neck is on the line too. So when they are uttered by his lowlife cousin Ulysses S. Grant, Paris keeps the door firmly closed. With family like Ulysses-Useless to everyone except his mother-who needs enemies?But trouble always finds an open window, and when Useless's mother, Three Hearts, shows up from Louisiana to look for her son, Paris has no choice but to track down his wayward cousin.Finding a con artist like Useless is easier said than done. But with the aid of his ear-to-the-ground friend Fearless Jones, Paris gets a hint that Useless may have expanded his range of enterprise to include blackmail. Now he has disappeared, and Paris's mission is to discover whether he is hiding from his vengeful victims-or already dead.Traversing the complicated landscape of 1950s Los Angeles, where a wrong look can get a black man killed, Paris and Fearless find desperate women, secret lives, and more than one dead body along the way. Fear of the Dark is filled with the sheer-nerve plotting and brilliant characterizations that prompted The Nation to credit Walter Mosley for "the finest detective oeuvre in American literature."
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    Fearless Jones
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  5. Publication date
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  6. Dimensions
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  7. ISBN-10
    0316734586
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Though the prose is a bit rough in spots, Mosley's third outing for L.A. bookseller Paris Minton and the intrepid Fearless Jones is as entertaining as its predecessors, Fearless Jones and Fear Itself. Trouble comes to Paris's door in the form of his cousin Ulysses "Useless" S. Grant IV," who needs help after getting mixed up in a scheme that has gotten totally out of hand. Despite refusing to even let Useless cross his threshold, Paris is drawn, violently, into the fray. Mosley isn't afraid to cast his characters in heroic molds and does so explicitly when Paris recalls Bullfinch'sMythology and muses: "Fearless was the hero, I was the hero's companion, Useless was the mischievous trickster." As in any good heroic adventure, Fearless and Paris face a variety of monsters, traps, sirens and other temptations. Mosley's talent for sketching memorable minor characters of every hue ("buttery brown," "copper," "brick," "olive with a hint of lemon") is fully evident, while his reading of the racial temperature of the 1950s is as dead-on as ever. (Sept.)
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Although Walter Mosley is best known for his popular Easy Rawlins series, critics agree that the newer Fearless Jones books come in a close second. After all, they're close cousins, both set in Los Angeles in the 1950s and dealing with themes of racism, black culture, and social injustice. The newer series, however, written in similarly cool, witty prose, is lighter in tone. Reviewers praised Mosley's vivid, convincing characters—Fearless, of course, but also the women, including the intrepid Three Hearts. They disagreed, however, about the novel's plot. Some critics thought it fast-paced and complex, while others cited it as ancillary to the character development and larger history lesson. In the end, Fear of the Dark is, like Mosley's other novels, "troubling, too—that's clearly what he intends, and he does his work well" (Washington Post).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition (September 19, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316734586
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316734585
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.26 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9.63 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Walter Mosley is one of America's most celebrated and beloved writers. His books have won numerous awards and have been translated into more than twenty languages.

Mosley is the author of the acclaimed Easy Rawlins series of mysteries, including national bestsellers Cinnamon Kiss, Little Scarlet, and Bad Boy Brawly Brown; the Fearless Jones series, including Fearless Jones, Fear Itself, and Fear of the Dark; the novels Blue Light and RL's Dream; and two collections of stories featuring Socrates Fortlow, Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, for which he received the Anisfield-Wolf Award, and Walkin' the Dog. He lives in New York City.

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Insurance Queen
5.0 out of 5 stars Fearless Jones
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Fantastic, compelling, hard to put. I read 3 Fearless Jones Books in a month. Captivating. Mosely is an excellent story teller
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4.0 out of 5 stars Most satisfying
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A most enjoyable story. It's been awhile since reading a Mr. Mosley work, and I sincerely regret that I had not done so sooner. Have long been a fan of the Easy Rawlins series and now as much for Paris Minton and Fearless Jones. Looking forward to the next one.
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Rene M. Mastin
5.0 out of 5 stars Fear or Survival
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I would recommend to all who enjoy insightful characters and writing that informs the reader and makes them learn to empathize and bond with a character. I gave this a five star rating for the depth and superb quality of writing. Lastly, Mosley's development and unveiling of the mind, intellect, fear, courage and instinct to survive in a black/white world, where danger can come to your door without invitation - was Paris Minton life. Afraid because, fear was a reality but survival took courage even if your name was Fearless.
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Frank S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Another one!
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2023
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Walter Mosley has done it again! I certainly hope it is not the last adventure with Fearless and Paris. It was a great ride!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mosley is a master story teller
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2022
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A wonderfully complex plot that is not only plausible but buoyed by interesting characters who never fail to deliver on wisdom, humor, and sometimes common sense. Mosleys comments on race and social issues make me reflect on my childhood and the many people and circumstances I remember as isolated events occurring in a world carved by racial, economic, and educational disparities. His insights and shadowed/nuanced visions open my mind to what culture and society creates particularly in the context of the African American traditions.
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4.0 out of 5 stars "A life worth remembering is hell to live" - Paris Minton
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Another good read from Mr. Mosley. However, I'm not sure if there were continuity errors he and the editors missed. It seemed to me that some activities Fearless and Paris were talking about were omitted from the narrative. I could be wrong, and I was enjoying the reading so much I didn't go back and re-read to be sure - it didn't make that much difference. That was why only 4-Stars. One thing did puzzle me though, it seemed both Fearless and Paris were using a lot more urban street language than I remember in the first two books of the series. It made me wonder if Mr. Mosley started to get feedback from the publisher to make his writing "blacker" as depicted in American Fiction (a really good movie BTW). Also there seemed to be more sex than I remember seeing in his several other books I've read - another publisher suggestion?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Early Mosley-Masterful❗️
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2023
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Mosley is a master. You become one with the situations and tensions in a way few can achieve.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Masterful
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2023
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Walter Mosley writes a complex, poetic, and suspenseful maelstrom of mystery. He reveals nuance in the appreciation of human emotion, extraordinary explication of human interaction, and demonstrates a clear perception of and a fine eye for inner struggle.
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peter hadrill
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2016
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Consistently excellent - what an impressive writer.
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Joan Lawrence
4.0 out of 5 stars Another great read by Mosley
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2017
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Mosley writing is of action and GReat characters. The pace is great and the action keeps you turning the page to see what the protagonists get up to next.
Good read. Would highly recommend this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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