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The Man in My Basement by Walter Mosley | Winking Fig

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The Man in My Basement

2004·272 pages

Crime Literary Fiction

“Hailed as a masterpiece-the finest work yet by an American novelist of the first rank-”
— Walter Mosley

This is the mysterious story of a young black man who agrees to an unusual bargain to save the home that has belonged to his family for generations. Walter Mosley pierces long-hidden veins of justice and morality with startling insight into the deepest mysteries of human nature.

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The Man in My Basement

Year

2004

Pages

272

Crime Literary Fiction Mystery Thriller

Praise

“Hailed as a masterpiece-the finest work yet by an American novelist of the first rank-”
— Walter Mosley

Description

This is the mysterious story of a young black man who agrees to an unusual bargain to save the home that has belonged to his family for generations. Walter Mosley pierces long-hidden veins of justice and morality with startling insight into the deepest mysteries of human nature.

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