Walter Mosley is indeed accumulating a body of work that,
with the obvious differences, has the same kind of staying
power that makes Steinbeck and Faulkner such a powerful and
universal writer. In short, he has a lot of feeling and a lot
of lucidity, strong characters, the ability to paint in thin
as well as broad strokes, and a style that contains it all
easily, colloquially but unobtrusively.
I don't think Ellroy has that kind of appeal, though he has
done fine work and is a living hardboiled classic.
Best,
MrT
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