Trouble is What I Do, Walter Mosley
Trouble is What I Do, Walter Mosley
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Trouble is What I Do

Author: Walter Mosley

Narrator: Dion Graham

Unabridged: 3 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/25/2020

Synopsis

Morally ambiguous P.I. Leonid McGill is back -- and investigating crimes against society's most downtrodden -- in this installment of the beloved detective series from an Edgar Award-winning and bestselling crime novelist.

Leonid McGill's spent a lifetime building up his reputation in the New York investigative scene. His seemingly infallible instinct and inside knowledge of the crime world make him the ideal man to help when Phillip Worry comes knocking.

Phillip "Catfish" Worry is a 92-year-old Mississippi bluesman who needs Leonid's help with a simple task: deliver a letter revealing the black lineage of a wealthy heiress and her corrupt father. Unsurprisingly, the opportunity to do a simple favor while shocking the prevailing elite is too much for Leonid to resist.

But when a famed and feared assassin puts a hit on Catfish, Leonid has no choice but to confront the ghost of his own felonious past. Working to protect his client and his own family, Leonid must reach the heiress on the eve of her wedding before her powerful father kills those who hold their family's secret.

Joined by a team of young and tough aspiring investigators, Leonid must gain the trust of wary socialites, outsmart vengeful thugs, and, above all, serve the truth -- no matter the cost.
 

About Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley is the author of more than fifty critically-acclaimed books, including the major bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages and includes literary fiction, science fiction, political monographs, and a young adult novel. In 2013, he was inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame, and he is the winner of numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award, a Grammy, PEN America's Lifetime Achievement Award, and an Edgar Award. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on December 14, 2024

3.5 stars In this 6th book in the 'Leonid McGill' series, the private detective runs into trouble when he agrees to deliver a letter. The book can be read as a standalone. ***** Leonid McGill is a 60-year-old black man who runs a detective agency in New York City. Leonid's employees are his capable sec......more

Goodreads review by luce (cry bebè's back from hiatus) on August 27, 2021

| | blog | tumblr | ko-fi | | “I was so hardened to suffering that somehow even the casualties of history fell outside the borders of my self-imposed sovereignty.” In spite of its short length Walter Mosley’s Trouble Is What I Do packs a punch. This is noir at its finest. Mosley doesn’t waste words,......more

Goodreads review by H (no longer expecting notifications) Balikov on January 07, 2021

"The honest cop drew in a deep breath. “Look, man,” I said. “I know you been mad that the brass had you shut down surveillance on my activities. I know we’ll never be friends, but why don’t you relax for a minute and have a drink with me? I just got hold of some good whiskey.” Kit took four, maybe f......more

Goodreads review by Scott on October 04, 2023

Walter Mosley, as always, has written a taut, well-developed, and colorful cast of characters in his novel "Trouble is What I Do", the sixth book featuring his New York P.I. Leonid McGill. This is the first one I've read, and I loved it. In this one, McGill is hired by an old Mississippi bluesman nam......more

Goodreads review by Truman32 on March 06, 2020

In Walter Mosely’s novel, Trouble is What I Do, private investigator Leonid McGill is tasked with delivering a letter to the daughter of a wealthy, powerful and racist politician. The letter reveals a black lineage to this heiress (as well as her pops). But Mosley’s book is more than just this humdi......more

Quotes

"This gifted raconteur of the African American experience has produced an absorbing noir beauty of a tale."—Richard Lipez, The Washington Post

"A slim volume with the feel of a fable and the concision of a blues scale. Minor characters have marvelous names-Archibald Lawless, Dido Kazz, Mozelle Tot-and move with ageless grace. 'I felt a kinship to all of them,' Leonid thinks. So do we."—Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal

"Good to have you back, Leonid."—John Timpane, Philadelphia Inquirer

"The charms of this short novel lie in Mosley's memorable characters, his portrayal of the world McGill inhabits and the author's uniquely lyrical writing style."—Bruce DeSilva, Associated Press

"A tight and quietly subversive tale about family, class, privilege, and race (plus honor, of all things) that packs a hard tight punch. You won't see it coming, but you'll know when it lands."—Kevin Burton Smith, Mystery Scene Magazine

"[Mosley] wanders through a few underworlds of the New York City crime category, always a treat for readers, and one that packs a moral punch. Mosley is, quite simply, an icon of detective fiction, and with each new novel in the McGill series he's making New York noir his own just as he did with Los Angeles."—LitHub

"Spieled in a powerful, streamlined voice, this wrenching American noir will stick with readers long after the final page."—Booklist

"Watching McGill coolly deploy the physical and intellectual skills he'd acquired in his previous life as an underworld "fixer" provides the principal pleasure of this installment, along with Mosley's own way of making prose sound like a tender, funny blues ballad...Mosley delivers enough good stuff to let you know a master's at work."—Kirkus

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