Every Man a King
A King Oliver Novel
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4.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
A BRAND NEW KING OLIVER NOVEL FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF DOWN THE RIVER UNTO THE SEA
Joe King Oliver is entangled in a dangerous case when he's asked to investigate whether a white nationalist is being unjustly set up...
When friend of the family and multi-billionaire Roger Ferris comes to Joe with an assignment, he's got no choice but to accept, even if the case is a tough one to stomach. White nationalist Alfred Xavier Quiller has been accused of murder and the sale of sensitive information to the Russians. Ferris has reason to believe Quiller's been set up and he needs King to see if the charges hold.
This linear assignment becomes a winding quest to uncover the extent of Quiller's dealings, to understand Ferris' skin in the game, and to get to the bottom of who is working for whom. Even with the help of bodyguard and mercenary Oliya Ruez-no regular girl Friday-the machine King's up against proves relentless and unsparing. As King gets closer to exposing the truth, he and his loved ones barrel towards grave danger.
Mosley once again proves himself a "master of craft and narrative" (National Book Foundation) in this carefully plotted mystery that is at once a classic caper, a family saga and an examination of fealty, pride and how deep debt can go.
Customer Reviews
Riding with the King
Author
Multi-award winning, best-selling African-American novelist. His series about LA private investigator Easy Rawlins is up there with Chandler and Hammet. Easy is getting on now. Five years ago, Mr Mosley introduced Joe King Oliver, a NY private eye named after the legendary New Orleans jazz cornet player who was mentor to Louis Armstrong.
Summary
Joe is hired by the dance partner of his feisty nonagenarian grandmother, a white business tycoon of similar vintage whose daughter is trying to squeeze him out of the family business, to look into case of a white supremacist imprisoned without charge by unspecified government authorities (aka deep state). Meanwhile, our boy’s ex-wife, with whom he shares a College-aged daughter, wants his help too. Her investment banker second husband has been arrested by the FBI for dodgy business dealings and all their assets are frozen. Joe’s inquiries lead him to Atlanta and back through a series of plot twists peopled by a motley crew of characters. Mr Mosley draws the many threads together satisfactorily by the end.
Writing
Easy to read, which is fortunate because the convoluted plot requires you to keep your thinking cap on. Worth reading for pithy descriptions and turns of phrase even if you don’t.