Walter Mosley, Michael Boatman to Narrate New “Easy Rawlins” Novel — Listen! (Exclusive)

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Mosley's celebrated crime fabrication bid returns this twelvemonth pinch his caller fresh 'Gray Dawn'

Published connected September 12, 2025 09:00AM EDT

Walter Mosley signaling nan 'Gray Dawn' audiobook. Credit :

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PEOPLE has an exclusive audio excerpt of Walter Mosley's caller fresh Gray Dawn
The book is simply a caller installment of nan author's deed Easy Rawlins crime fabrication series
Mosley will narrate nan author's statement to nan novel, pinch Michael Boatman to sound nan remainder of nan book

Walter Mosley is lending his sound to a typical task — 1 of his own!

For nan first time, nan bestselling writer will narrate portion of nan audiobook for 1 of his ain novels, Gray Dawn, portion of his Easy Rawlins series. PEOPLE has an exclusive first perceive of nan narration.

The book is nan latest installment of Mosley’s beloved crime fabrication series, which debuted successful 1990 pinch his caller Devil successful a Blue Dress (later turned into a 1995 movie of nan aforesaid sanction starring Denzel Washington). The novels travel detective Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins, who useful to lick crimes successful postwar Los Angeles.

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The screen of nan 'Gray Dawn' audiobook.

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In Gray Dawn, Rawlins is settling into a caller life pinch his detective agency, a distant location and his lovers, children and pets. But Rawlins’ bid of mind is upended erstwhile a group of powerbrokers inquire him to way down Lutisha James, a female who Easy has met earlier – and who knows a concealed that will disrupt nan detective’s individual life too.

Mosley will narrate nan author’s statement to nan novel, and Michael Boatman will narrate nan caller itself.

Mosley is nan acclaimed writer of respective novels beyond nan Easy Rawlins series, including subject fiction, nonfiction and children’s books. In 2020, he was awarded pinch nan National Book Award’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and has received different accolades specified arsenic a PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award, nan Robert Kirsch Award and respective Edgar and NAACP Image Awards.

Boatman is simply a shape and surface character champion known for his roles connected nan sitcoms Spin City and Arli$$. For his activity connected nan former, he won a GLAAD grant for Best Supporting Actor successful a Comedy Series and was besides nominated for 2 NAACP Image Awards. For nan latter, he was nominated 5 times for nan Image Award for Best Supporting Actor successful a Comedy Series.

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Listen beneath for an exclusive excerpt from Gray Dawn.

Gray Dawn will beryllium published connected Sept. 16 by Mulholland Books, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, and is now disposable for preorder, wherever books are sold.