Like an obsessive-compulsive who is really good at being an accountant or a scientist. Mosley says, “The more I think about the world we live in, the more I understand how what used to be seen as mental disabilities are actually really helpful for survival in this world. Perhaps the most memorable of the secondary characters is an utterly ruthless criminal, wise to the way of the streets, named Mel. In order to do that, I had to create the characters who would bring me there.” “The reason I wrote the book has to do with the ending. Mosley’s moment of inspiration for writing the book is an audacious idea that can’t be revealed because it comes at the end. Years later, as a private detective, King discovers the agenda behind his disgrace, and sets out to find justice, and redemption, with the help of some of New York City’s outlaws. It’s so spectacular a fall that King finds himself in Rikers Island Jail, beaten and broken. Joe King, the protagonist, is a top-notch black police detective who encounters a moment of temptation and falls. In Down the River Unto the Sea, Mosley crafted characters of profound emotion. “It’s not like a blueprint for a new building, because you have to have that or else the building will fall down. “There is an unconscious agenda reaching through you to write that book,” he says. If you’re wondering if that means Mosley writes his books without a detailed outline first, the answer would be yes. Me and Walter Mosley, at Thrillerfest in NYC, July 2018
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