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Book Review of Down the River Unto the Sea (King Oliver, Bk 1)

Down the River Unto the Sea (King Oliver, Bk 1)


Agree with the statement of another reviewer that I got tired of reading what color the characters were. I saw that this book was nominated for the Edgar Award 2019 and that was what made me read it because aren't those supposed to be the best MYSTERIES? I was looking for a really good mystery to read. But this didn't feel like a mystery at all-more like a typical sad P.I. story mixed in with police procedural and not a who done it at all. I didn't care for the writing style. I guess I could say the plot was good and complicated layering one boss, then his boss, etc but even that didn't do much beyond complicate a lot of names. Sorry if I'm offending any Walter Mosley fans out there.