Walter Mosley is the author of more than 50 books, most notably┬а13 Easy Rawlins mysteries, the first of which,┬аDevil in a Blue Dress, was made into an acclaimed film starring Denzel Washington.┬аAlways Outnumbered, adapted from his first Socrates Fortlow novel, was an HBO film starring Laurence Fishburne. Mosley is the winner of numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, a Grammy Award, a PEN America Lifetime Achievement Award, a Langston Hughes Medal, and a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award. A Los Angeles native and a graduate of Goddard College, he holds an MFA from CCNY and now lives in Brooklyn, New York.