The Long Fall

I previously reviewed a Walter Mosley Leonid McGill mystery entitled The Thrill is Gone. This one, the first in the Leonid McGill series, is also set in New York and again involves the hard, street-savvy McGill sorting out the complex and sordid story that lies behind the sanitized assignment he accepts from a lawyer acting on behalf of an undisclosed client. When, however, McGill discovers that the "missing persons" he has located are being murdered in succession, he takes a deeper and more perilous interest in the case. As always, Mosley offers sharp dialog, interesting human interactions and a window into the cynical and tough-guy side of New York City. For me, though, the earlier Mosleys - written before 2000, say - are still the best.