Alphonse Rinaldo, New York City’s ultimate fixer, the one man with a hand in every dark decision made in the five boroughs, has a problem that he needs McGill’s help to handle. I came away from this read fantasying about writing a poem or prose piece that would include Noir musings but forgo any explicit plot. Well, maybe it was THIS book or perhaps it was because of the arrogant cockiness of the lead character McG.

In this tale, he's invited by a shadowy power broker in the mayor's office to look into what happened to a young girl. :-D, Walter Mosley may be a phenomenon, according to the Houston Press, but I can safely admit that Leonid McGill, the main character in. It is about a ex-con who is barely surviving in L.A. LT's his own man and, in Known to Evil, Mosley seems to forgo the familiar rhythms of his most famous character completely, learning a new way to play these songs. Something went wrong. Known to Evil is the second book in the Leonid McGill series, about an African American PI and former crook working in NYC.

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His strength never wavers and he endures whatever comes his way.

Mosley is practically the only author I buy in hardcover every time because he is a flipping genius and I worship him. Leonid McGill knows something suspicious is going on as soon as the phone rings—no one calls him at this number.

Now that I'm on about the 35th book of his I miss the simpler times when the protagonist didn't have to have a superty-duperty electronic gizmo all handy for every deadly situation.

The main character Leonid is fascinating.

One can't assume In Mosley's world that if a character isn't identified as black, brown, Asian, Latino, etc. 'Known To Evil' Author Explores Heroes, Redemption April 7, 2010 • Walter Mosley has written more than two dozen books featuring unforgettable black characters as … I never saw this movie although it was a big hit and my older brother had. Mosley is the winner of numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, a Grammy, and PEN America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. [both for Rinaldo's protection of Angelique and Sanderson's hate of her. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. The network of contacts he has at his disposal is amazing. He is THAT GOOD. There's a problem loading this menu right now.

A notorious fixer asks him to check in on a young woman. I also really liked the second volume of the Leonid McGill series. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 27, 2015, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2017. The kids are for the most part grown up.

Everyone gets the same descriptive treatment. Leonid’s ex-mistress boyfriend is trying to get Leonid kicked out of his prime office space and Alfonse Rinaldo, powerful controller of City Hall, wants Leonid to find a woman to learn if she is all right and who will not protect Leonid if he got hung-up by the police trying to find the woman. I loved the first book in the series "the long fall". And, even at this late date (2011), it's refreshing to find a writer who identifies all the white characters as white.

I'm not much of a plot fancier. There was a problem loading your book clubs.

Born in Los Angeles, Mosley lives in New York City. Walter Mosley (b. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Does that sound overly vehement? I was bored. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon.

This new series perhaps combines the best of both in his P.I., Leonid McGill. Known to Evil only partly rewarded my eager anticipation. His past is darker than Easy's and his viewpoint on life is shaped by the streets he grew up in and his communist father's life lessons. If Spike Lee made a movie from a Walter Mosley book, then he should be great.

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There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. However, the end on this one felt a little too contrived. Two novels in on Manhattan private eye Leonid McGill, I believe Walter Mosley has a keeper. Mosley's writing is masterful, spare, powerful, exciting. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. What Rinaldo can’t accomplish on his own, McGill doesn’t really want to know. McGill is trying to function on the sunnier side of the boundary between good and evil (but not always on the sunny side of the boundary between legal and illegal). You just want to know what in the world Leonid is going to get pulled into next. Refresh and try again.

best author ever, book in good condition as promised.

“I'm just a survivor from the train wreck of the modern world.”, “It was mid-November 2008.

Known to Evil only partly rewarded my eager anticipation. Known to Evil is the second book in the Leonid McGill series, about an African American PI and former crook working in NYC.

It's an invitation he should refuse, but you can't tell the broker "No", so McGill follows up and is immediately immersed in a very mysterious murder. The second Leonid McGill crime novel.

。クラウドに好きなだけ写真も保存可能。, このショッピング機能は、Enterキーを押すと商品を読み込み続けます。このカルーセルから移動するには、見出しのショートカットキーを使用して、次の見出しまたは前の見出しに移動してください。. The second Leonid McGill crime novel. Known to Evil 28 March 2013 by Neverread By Walter Mosley. Leonid McGill is becoming one of my favorite characters ever written by any author. straight)& the ending (or temporary pause in the ongoing saga of Leonid McGill)is disappointing (i.e. While most famous for his Easy Rawlins mystery series, he’s worked in just about every genre one can think of: noir, hardboiled, scifi, fictional bio. You find yourself cheering LT on, knowing he's going to do what is right, not necessarily what is legal. Our hero triumphing all the way of course.

However, my son is a huge Walter Mosley fan, so I picked up Known to Evil for him from the remainder table at the local bookstore.

As usual from Moseley, the plot is pacy and well-written, and the characters behave in a believable way (most of the time, anyway!). The ending in some ways echoed the ending of the first book in the series. Born in Los Angeles, Mosley lives in New York City. Start by marking “Known to Evil (Leonid McGill, #2)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. When last we talked about Leonid McGill, I worried that he and his world were too similar to those of the Easy Rawlins mysteries set on the opposite coast and 50 or 60 years prior. I had none of those concerns here. An offer he can't refuse leads Leonid McGill (The Long Fall, 2009, etc.) Interesting family dynamics continue, LT gets a receptionist and a new assignment from Rinaldo. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. I'm so glad I found this series. I love the Easy Rawlins mysteries the best, but Leonid McGill is modern day, hard working, living on the edge, crime, corruption, and every day survival in New York.

Multiple plots weaving through the book at the same time. Excellent characterizations very vivid. But Rinaldo’s not a client a Manhattan private eye can say no to, so McGill runs uptown to check on the young woman Rinaldo is worried about. OK. If Spike Lee made a movie from a Walter Mosley book, then he should be great. Unfortunately, his sons have disappeared, a former "client" has been caught in a sting, and he winds up at the site of a double homicide - all at the same time. I would just insert the words "plot continues" whenever necessary to further the train of thought. What Rinaldo can’t accomplish on his own, McGill doesn’t really want to know.

These Leonid McGill mysteries are great reads for the crime mystery lover who likes to feel like they know the main character personally by the end of the first book. Leonid McGill, still haunted by the guilt of the bad things he used to do (or so he says, but the examples given of his supposed misdeeds seem very mild), is asked to track down a woman for “the most powerful man in New York.” He is also consumed with helping out a former victim who has just been arrested on baseless terrorism charges, rescuing his son’s girlfriend from her violent pimp, and managing the tightrope between his loveless marriage and the women he beds. But he is a guy you would want on your side. I never saw this movie although it was a big hit and my older brother had.

is bartering; you don't have to pay him, just don't forget you owe him a favor. Amazon配送商品ならKnown to Evil (A Leonid McGill Mystery)が通常配送無料。更にAmazonならポイント還元本が多数。Mosley, Walter, Willis, Mirron作品ほか、お急ぎ便対象商品は当日お届けも可能。 I've not read a lot of noir or neo-noir or detective fiction of any kind. He lives in New York City. Be the first to ask a question about Known to Evil. But perhaps this is simply because I have such high expectations of Mosley based on the earlier series. I love this series, will continue to read the rest of it. Nope.
This leads into deep waters with the safety of a young woman at stake. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Balding, nearing 50, tired from living without being able to or wanting to stop, even though he knows he's lived a little too hard to keep this up indefinitely. When New York private eye Leonid McGill is hired to check up on a vulnerable young woman, all he discovers is a … on a grim tour that takes him from New York's executive suites to its lowest dives. That's not what I obsess about.

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I loved the first book in the series "the long fall". Classic modern noir - expertly written. Why don't they just call it quits? Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2011.

Known to Evil is the second book in the Leonid McGill series, about an African American PI and former crook working in NYC. The door left open for continuation of the story lines not resolved at the end of the book.
You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Walter Mosley is such a versatile writer.

All the multiple story lines with the exception of those involving the Herod marriage and love life were tidily tied up. I got lost a bit in the plot machinations of Known to Evil (couldn't keep all those corrupt & not so corrupt cops, etc. I wanted to hurry up and get through the story.

This book builds on the promise of the first McGill book, developing both the mystery and the lead character in the ways all us Mosley fans expect. Please try again. With the setting (as I mentioned in my review of book 1, The Long Fall.