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Fear of the dark / a novel by Walter Mosley.

Mosley, Walter, (author.).

Summary:

The arrival of his lowlife cousin, Ulysses S. "Useless" Grant, spells trouble for Paris Minton and his friend, Fearless Jones, as they become embroiled in a bizarre case involving mysterious women, desperate blackmail victims, cheating business partners, and murder.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0316734586
  • ISBN: 9780316734585
  • Physical Description: 308 pages ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2006.
Subject: Jones, Fearless (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Minton, Paris (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Private investigators > California > Los Angeles > Fiction.
Booksellers and bookselling > Fiction.
African American men > Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Fiction.
Genre: Noir fiction.

Available copies

  • 13 of 13 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rolla Public.

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  • 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
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Fear of the Dark
Fear of the Dark
by Mosley, Walter
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Fear of the Dark


Fearless Jones and Paris Minton, stars of the bestsellersFearless Jones and Fear Itself, return in a fast-paced thriller aboutfamily and revenge.For Paris Minton, a knock on his door is often the first sign of trouble.So when he finds his lowlife cousin, Ulysses S. Grant, or Useless, on theother side of his front door, Paris keeps it firmly closed. With family like Useless, who needs enemies? Yet trouble always finds anopen window, and when Useless's mother, Three Hearts, shows up to look forher son, Paris has no choice but to track down his wayward cousin. Turns out that Useless is involved in some high-stakes blackmailing. Now,he and a briefcase full of money and incriminating photos are missing, andParis is not the only one looking for him. Paris enlists the help of hisinvincible friend Fearless Jones, but mysterious women, desperate blackmailvictims, and cheating business partners are all they encounter--not tomention the dead bodies found along the way.With the sheer-nerve plotting and brilliant characterizations that havemade him one of the great stars of crime fiction, Fear of the Dark ismasterful Mosley.

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