Walter Mosley

Rose Gold: an Easy Rawlins Mystery Walter Mosley

Marc Notes: When Rosemary Goldsmith, the daughter of a weapons manufacturer, is kidnapped from her dorm at UC Santa Barbara with demands to be met or Rose Gold will die, the LAPD turns to Easy Rawlins to resolve the dangerous standoff--; Provided by publisher. Publisher Marketing: Set in the Patty Hearst era of radical black nationalism and political abductions, a black ex-boxer self-named Uhuru Nolica, the leader of a revolutionary cell called Scorched Earth, has kidnapped Rosemary Goldsmith, the daughter of a weapons manufacturer, from her dorm at UC Santa Barbara. If they don't receive the money, weapons, and apology they demand, "Rose Gold" will die -- horribly and publicly. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/24/2014 (EAN 9780385362269, Compact Disc) Audio File 02/01/2015 pg. 40 (EAN 9780385362269, Compact Disc) Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/15/2014 pg. 56 (EAN 9780385535977, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 07/07/2014 (EAN 9780385535977, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 08/01/2014 pg. 42 (EAN 9780385535977, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2014 (EAN 9780385535977, Hardcover) Romantic Times 10/01/2014 pg. 64 (EAN 9780385535977, Hardcover) Shelf Awareness 09/23/2014 (EAN 9780385535977, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Mosley, Walter 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.