Every Man a King
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- Author：Walter Mosley
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Summary
In this highly anticipated sequel to Edgar award-winning DOWN THE RIVER UNTO THE SEA， Joe King Oliver is tested when he's asked to investigate whether a White nationalist is being unjustly set up
When friend of the family and multi-billionaire Roger Ferris comes to Joe with an assignment， he’s got no choice but to accept， even if the case is a tough one to stomach。 White nationalist Alfred Xavier Quiller has been accused of murder and the sale of sensitive information to the Russians。 Ferris has reason to believe Quiller’s been set up and he needs King to see if the charges hold。
This linear assignment becomes a winding quest to uncover the extent of Quiller’s dealings， to understand Ferris’ skin in the game， and to get to the bottom of who is working for whom。 Even with the help of bodyguard and mercenary Oliya Ruez—no regular girl Friday—the machine King’s up against proves relentless and unsparing。 As King gets closer to exposing the truth， he and his loved ones barrel towards grave danger。
Mosley once again proves himself a "master of craft and narrative" （National Book Foundation） in this carefully plotted mystery that is at once a classic caper， a family saga and an examination of fealty， pride and how deep debt can go。
When friend of the family and multi-billionaire Roger Ferris comes to Joe with an assignment， he’s got no choice but to accept， even if the case is a tough one to stomach。 White nationalist Alfred Xavier Quiller has been accused of murder and the sale of sensitive information to the Russians。 Ferris has reason to believe Quiller’s been set up and he needs King to see if the charges hold。
This linear assignment becomes a winding quest to uncover the extent of Quiller’s dealings， to understand Ferris’ skin in the game， and to get to the bottom of who is working for whom。 Even with the help of bodyguard and mercenary Oliya Ruez—no regular girl Friday—the machine King’s up against proves relentless and unsparing。 As King gets closer to exposing the truth， he and his loved ones barrel towards grave danger。
Mosley once again proves himself a "master of craft and narrative" （National Book Foundation） in this carefully plotted mystery that is at once a classic caper， a family saga and an examination of fealty， pride and how deep debt can go。
Reviews
Gary Sawyer
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Mosley is a master at story-telling and developing characters。 This is one of his best works。
Tj
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One of Mosley's best。 King is still reminiscent of some of Mosley's other characters， but he drives this plot propulsively。 Excellent side characters。 Lots of fun。 Hope for more in the series。 One of Mosley's best。 King is still reminiscent of some of Mosley's other characters， but he drives this plot propulsively。 Excellent side characters。 Lots of fun。 Hope for more in the series。 。。。more
Patrick C。
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Another Hit From Walter MosleyJoe King Oliver， a former cop and now detective is the latest Mosley PI spinning his yarns。 He well-connected， and， of course， takes on a pair of cases， many layered， and crossing many boundaries of New York， and contemporary culture。I’ve been a big fan of Mosley ever since he published “Devil in a Blue Dress” （Easy Rawlins #1）， and read all his crime novels as soon as they’re published。 And， I’m seldom disappointed。 This one had all the best elements of the best de Another Hit From Walter MosleyJoe King Oliver， a former cop and now detective is the latest Mosley PI spinning his yarns。 He well-connected， and， of course， takes on a pair of cases， many layered， and crossing many boundaries of New York， and contemporary culture。I’ve been a big fan of Mosley ever since he published “Devil in a Blue Dress” （Easy Rawlins #1）， and read all his crime novels as soon as they’re published。 And， I’m seldom disappointed。 This one had all the best elements of the best detective fiction， and I thoroughly enjoyed it throughout。 。。。more
Dave Job
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Outstanding！ What a great read！ Engaging， suspenseful， pulls you right along into the action。
Andre
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All the Mosley elements are here。 A cast of characters， plot twists and turns， moral dilemmas， potential and real death situations and so much fun staying in lock step with Mosley， as you， the reader attempt to solve the latest case。 We are puzzled when Joe King Oliver accepts a job from his beloved Grandmother’s boyfriend， billionaire Roger Ferris。 The case involves trying to prove the innocence of Alfred Quiller， who is an avowed white supremacist。 Hmm？ While King is researching and ramping up All the Mosley elements are here。 A cast of characters， plot twists and turns， moral dilemmas， potential and real death situations and so much fun staying in lock step with Mosley， as you， the reader attempt to solve the latest case。 We are puzzled when Joe King Oliver accepts a job from his beloved Grandmother’s boyfriend， billionaire Roger Ferris。 The case involves trying to prove the innocence of Alfred Quiller， who is an avowed white supremacist。 Hmm？ While King is researching and ramping up his work on the Quiller case， despite the protestations of his daughter， who bombards him with， “how could you， why would you” questions concerning working on behalf of Quiller。 The interactions between King， and his daughter Aja， represents standout moments in the novel。 “Aja’s eyes gauged my worth。 It looked as if she found me lacking。 That’s a moment that all fathers have to face…。。If someone had asked me at that moment to explain my emotional state I would have said， Everything good and everything bad that makes me human。” In the midst of all that is going on， King’s ex wife drops another case on him。 She wants to get her current beau out of lockdown， he is being held without bail。 Whew！ So off we go， the setup gives Mosley space to riff on white supremacy， doing the right things， maintenance of relationships that prove worthy throughout lifetimes。 The message seems to be， that things are not always what they seem and when we dare to look deeper， we may be surprised at what we find。 I recommend for new and old Mosley fans！ A true literary master。 。。。more
Robertjruttenberg
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not his bestI’ve read most of his books and this was the most disappointing one。 A little too rambling。 A waste of time
Nico
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This is a power fantasy/wish fulfillment type of detective novel。 It reminded me a lot of Andrew Vachss's Burke novels， which last came out 15 years ago。 It feels outdated， in much the same way I think Burke novels would feel today。Mosley's hero， "King" Oliver， shares a lot of DNA with Burke: he is morally perfect， a put-upon vigilante angel; he is martially perfect， easily able to defeat multiple elite hit squads; he has a wide array of friends and "partners，" who are more than willing to lend This is a power fantasy/wish fulfillment type of detective novel。 It reminded me a lot of Andrew Vachss's Burke novels， which last came out 15 years ago。 It feels outdated， in much the same way I think Burke novels would feel today。Mosley's hero， "King" Oliver， shares a lot of DNA with Burke: he is morally perfect， a put-upon vigilante angel; he is martially perfect， easily able to defeat multiple elite hit squads; he has a wide array of friends and "partners，" who are more than willing to lend him any amount of money he might need， along with resources like hackers， bodyguards， information， etc。 The writing style is as earnest as can be， sometimes searing， sometimes wincingly cheesy， as earnestness usually is。 King has some sharp observations on race， but he's hopelessly old-fashioned with women， equating every woman's beauty with their level of respectability， even a 75-year-old woman who is obviously competent and powerful because she doesn't have many wrinkles， and still looks hot。 As for the case（s） in the book， King's involvement is pretty unbelievable。 He takes a job basically defending a Proud Boy from a frame job， assigned by his grandmother's boyfriend， a white billionaire。 King accepting and working this case used up my full allotment of suspension of disbelief。 When King then takes another case--this one defending his ex-wife's obnoxious new man， an incompetent low-level criminal--I just couldn't believe it， especially when both the ex-wife the new man repeatedly insults and disrespects him。 That's tough， because this kind of book requires A LOT of suspension of disbelief， as hit men drop out of helicopters， and King uncovers web after web of sinister conspiracies that go all the way up into the highest echelons of law enforcement。 King lacks the righteousness of Burke。 Burke's deal was protecting children from anybody who wanted to hurt them。 He didn't care as much about adults， especially not low-level criminals pulling diesel fuel scams。 King treats any case as life or death， willing to risk everything for anybody who needs his help。 It makes listening to his self-important narration a bit tiresome。 The two cases are also， improbably but inevitably， related。 The plot is good， but not great。 I think if you know what you're getting into， basically a comic book in novel form， you might be able to focus on the story itself， and not how bombastically absurd every element is。 。。。more
Diane Dunn
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Another great。。。the best
David
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Joe King Oliver is back。 Violence， tragedy， hope， love， suspense and written lyrically and philosophically。 Mosley is a great writer。 The plot is little far-fetched but the writing keeps you going。
Steve Ewing
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New York Time
MandM
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Thank you Libro。fm I had never read a Charles Mosley book and decided it was high time I did。 I enjoyed his detective Joe King。
R J Mckay
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I received this book from Goodreads for an honest opinion。 Joe King Oliver finds himself hired by his grandmother's rich boyfriend， billionaire Roger Farris， to do the unthinkable。 He’s asked to save an avid white nationalist， Alfred Xavier Quiller， who is locked up deep inside an NYC prison， held in a secret， undocumented room。 Quiller’s accused of murder and the sale of sensitive information to the Russians。 But， for some unknown reason， Farris strongly believes that Quiller’s been set up。 The I received this book from Goodreads for an honest opinion。 Joe King Oliver finds himself hired by his grandmother's rich boyfriend， billionaire Roger Farris， to do the unthinkable。 He’s asked to save an avid white nationalist， Alfred Xavier Quiller， who is locked up deep inside an NYC prison， held in a secret， undocumented room。 Quiller’s accused of murder and the sale of sensitive information to the Russians。 But， for some unknown reason， Farris strongly believes that Quiller’s been set up。 The curious plot quickly drops the reader deep into the age-old story of money， power， greed， and family。While digging thru the hidden pile of racist hatred， Oliver comes face to face with anomalies so startling that it changes everything he thought about Quiller。 When bullets start to fly， Oliver is quickly provided a deadly， mysterious bodyguard， Oliya Ruez， to help him survive。The closer Oliver gets to the truth， the harder they try to stop him。 In the end， power and family outwit greed and money。 。。。more
Ronald Roseborough
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In Every Man a King， Walter Mosley’s character， Joe King Oliver， seems to be mellowing out， adjusting to being an ex-cop， ex-convict。 He still plays things close to the vest， but he is not as much on edge， not as gritty。 When he gets a request from his grandma’s ninety-one year old rich boy friend to look into a case for him， King takes it in his stride。 Grandma， doesn’t see it that way and tells King not to take the case。 It could be too dangerous。 Normally he would listen to the woman who just In Every Man a King， Walter Mosley’s character， Joe King Oliver， seems to be mellowing out， adjusting to being an ex-cop， ex-convict。 He still plays things close to the vest， but he is not as much on edge， not as gritty。 When he gets a request from his grandma’s ninety-one year old rich boy friend to look into a case for him， King takes it in his stride。 Grandma， doesn’t see it that way and tells King not to take the case。 It could be too dangerous。 Normally he would listen to the woman who just about raised him， but he figures if she cares enough about that rich man to live with him， then King will take on the case regardless whether she wants him to help or not。 The relatively simple investigation takes a deadly turn when armed assailants break into the supposedly safe mansion his grandma is staying at。 Bullets fly and grandma， the only one harmed， ends up with buckshot in a very tender place。 King is upset， but doesn’t think the attack has anything to do with his investigation。 Something else is going on and King is determined to find out what it is。 We meet some old friends of King’s in this book， as well as make some new friends and enemies。 The pace of this book is a bit slower than the earlier Joe Oliver King novel， Down the River Unto the Sea。 This book was provided for review by #novelsuspectsinsider and Grand Central Publishing。 。。。more
Randy O'Brien
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Hardboiled and satisfying。
Jo Dervan
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This is a sequel to the Edgar award winning， Down The River Into The Sea。 Joe King Oliver， a former NYC police officer and currently a private detective， was asked by a family friend to find out why a white nationalist was arrested and is hidden in a NYC jail。 Joe found the jailed man’s ideas repulsive but took the job anyway。 Then his ex-wife and mother of his daughter， wanted Joe to get her wealthy husband out of jail as well。 Once Joe starts investigating， he finds himself a target for violen This is a sequel to the Edgar award winning， Down The River Into The Sea。 Joe King Oliver， a former NYC police officer and currently a private detective， was asked by a family friend to find out why a white nationalist was arrested and is hidden in a NYC jail。 Joe found the jailed man’s ideas repulsive but took the job anyway。 Then his ex-wife and mother of his daughter， wanted Joe to get her wealthy husband out of jail as well。 Once Joe starts investigating， he finds himself a target for violence。 He enlists the help several associates whose methods are questionable but who get results。 Most of the action takes place in the boroughs of NYC。 The truths that are exposed are not what Joe， his ex wife or his billionaire friend， expect。This is a well written book and should be popular with readers of urban mysteries。 I received this ARC from the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
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