Every Man a King: A King Oliver Novel (The King Oliver)

In Every Man a King, Walter Mosley’s character, Joe King Oliver, seems to be mellowing out, adjusting to being an ex-cop, ex-convict. He still plays things close to the vest, but he is not as much on edge, not as gritty. When he gets a request from his grandma’s ninety-one year old rich boy

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friend to look into a case for him, King takes it in his stride. Grandma, doesn’t see it that way and tells King not to take the case. It could be too dangerous. Normally he would listen to the woman who just about raised him, but he figures if she cares enough about that rich man to live with him, then King will take on the case regardless whether she wants him to help or not. The relatively simple investigation takes a deadly turn when armed assailants break into the supposedly safe mansion his grandma is staying at. Bullets fly and grandma, the only one harmed, ends up with buckshot in a very tender place. King is upset, but doesn’t think the attack has anything to do with his investigation. Something else is going on and King is determined to find out what it is. We meet some old friends of King’s in this book, as well as make some new friends and enemies. The pace of this book is a bit slower than the earlier Joe Oliver King novel, Down the River Unto the Sea. This book was provided for review by #novelsuspectsinsider and Grand Central Publishing.

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