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The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

A Novel

Author Walter Mosley
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On sale Nov 01, 2011 | 288 Pages | 978-1-59448-550-3
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Soon to be an Apple Plus series starring Samuel L. Jackson, a masterful, moving novel about age, memory, and family from one of the true literary icons of our time.

Marooned in an apartment that overflows with mementos from the past, 91-year-old Ptolemy Grey is all but forgotten by his family and the world. But when an unexpected opportunity arrives, everything changes for Ptolemy in ways as shocking and unanticipated as they are poignant and profound.

© WideVision Photo/Marcia Wilson
Walter Mosley is the author of more than 50 books, most notably 13 Easy Rawlins mysteries, the first of which, Devil in a Blue Dress, was made into an acclaimed film starring Denzel Washington. Always Outnumbered, adapted from his first Socrates Fortlow novel, was an HBO film starring Laurence Fishburne. Mosley is the winner of numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, a Grammy Award, a PEN America Lifetime Achievement Award, a Langston Hughes Medal, and a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award. A Los Angeles native and a graduate of Goddard College, he holds an MFA from CCNY and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. View titles by Walter Mosley

About

Soon to be an Apple Plus series starring Samuel L. Jackson, a masterful, moving novel about age, memory, and family from one of the true literary icons of our time.

Marooned in an apartment that overflows with mementos from the past, 91-year-old Ptolemy Grey is all but forgotten by his family and the world. But when an unexpected opportunity arrives, everything changes for Ptolemy in ways as shocking and unanticipated as they are poignant and profound.

Author

© WideVision Photo/Marcia Wilson
Walter Mosley is the author of more than 50 books, most notably 13 Easy Rawlins mysteries, the first of which, Devil in a Blue Dress, was made into an acclaimed film starring Denzel Washington. Always Outnumbered, adapted from his first Socrates Fortlow novel, was an HBO film starring Laurence Fishburne. Mosley is the winner of numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, a Grammy Award, a PEN America Lifetime Achievement Award, a Langston Hughes Medal, and a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award. A Los Angeles native and a graduate of Goddard College, he holds an MFA from CCNY and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. View titles by Walter Mosley

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  • The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
    The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
    A Novel
    Walter Mosley
    978-1-101-44533-4
    $12.99 US
    Ebook
    Riverhead Books
    Nov 11, 2010
  • The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
    The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
    Walter Mosley
    978-1-101-46181-5
    $20.00 US
    Audiobook Download
    Penguin Audio
    Nov 11, 2010
  • The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
    The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
    A Novel
    Walter Mosley
    978-1-101-44533-4
    $12.99 US
    Ebook
    Riverhead Books
    Nov 11, 2010
  • The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
    The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
    Walter Mosley
    978-1-101-46181-5
    $20.00 US
    Audiobook Download
    Penguin Audio
    Nov 11, 2010

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  • Charcoal Joe
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  • Archibald Lawless, Anarchist at Large
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  • Little Green
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    978-0-307-94978-3
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    Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Jan 28, 2014
  • Odyssey
    Odyssey
    Walter Mosley
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    $11.99 US
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    Dec 17, 2013
  • All I Did Was Shoot My Man
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    978-0-451-23916-7
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  • Parishioner
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    $11.99 US
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    Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Dec 18, 2012
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    Walter Mosley
    978-0-449-80660-9
    $17.50 US
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    Random House Audio
    Oct 02, 2012
  • The Gift of Fire / On the Head of a Pin
    The Gift of Fire / On the Head of a Pin
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    Walter Mosley
    978-0-307-98996-3
    $17.50 US
    Audiobook Download
    Random House Audio
    May 08, 2012
  • When the Thrill Is Gone
    When the Thrill Is Gone
    A Leonid McGill Mystery
    Walter Mosley
    978-0-451-23565-7
    $16.00 US
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    Berkley
    Jan 03, 2012
  • Karma
    Karma
    A Penguin eSpecial from Riverhead HC
    Walter Mosley
    978-1-101-43808-4
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    Riverhead Books
    Mar 03, 2011
  • Known to Evil
    Known to Evil
    A Leonid McGill Mystery
    Walter Mosley
    978-0-451-23213-7
    $16.00 US
    Paperback
    Berkley
    Feb 01, 2011
  • The Long Fall
    The Long Fall
    The First Leonid McGill Mystery
    Walter Mosley
    978-0-451-23025-6
    $15.00 US
    Paperback
    Berkley
    Feb 02, 2010
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    47
    Walter Mosley
    978-1-4000-9942-9
    $15.00 US
    Audiobook Download
    Listening Library
    Apr 12, 2005
  • Charcoal Joe
    Charcoal Joe
    An Easy Rawlins Mystery
    Walter Mosley
    978-0-8041-7210-3
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    May 02, 2017
  • Archibald Lawless, Anarchist at Large
    Archibald Lawless, Anarchist at Large
    Walter Mosley
    978-1-101-97353-0
    $0.99 US
    Ebook
    Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    May 10, 2016
  • And Sometimes I Wonder About You
    And Sometimes I Wonder About You
    A Leonid McGill Mystery
    Walter Mosley
    978-0-8041-7209-7
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Apr 19, 2016
  • Rose Gold
    Rose Gold
    Walter Mosley
    978-0-307-94979-0
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Jun 09, 2015
  • Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore
    Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore
    Walter Mosley
    978-0-7679-2964-6
    $15.95 US
    Paperback
    Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Feb 03, 2015
  • The Further Tales of Tempest Landry
    The Further Tales of Tempest Landry
    Walter Mosley
    978-1-101-91088-7
    $7.99 US
    Ebook
    Vintage
    Jan 27, 2015
  • Little Green
    Little Green
    An Easy Rawlins Mystery
    Walter Mosley
    978-0-307-94978-3
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Jan 28, 2014
  • Odyssey
    Odyssey
    Walter Mosley
    978-0-345-80445-7
    $11.99 US
    Ebook
    Vintage
    Dec 17, 2013
  • All I Did Was Shoot My Man
    All I Did Was Shoot My Man
    A Leonid McGill Mystery
    Walter Mosley
    978-0-451-23916-7
    $16.00 US
    Paperback
    Berkley
    Feb 05, 2013
  • Parishioner
    Parishioner
    Walter Mosley
    978-0-345-80444-0
    $11.99 US
    Ebook
    Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Dec 18, 2012
  • Merge / Disciple
    Merge / Disciple
    Two Short Novels from Crosstown to Oblivion
    Walter Mosley
    978-0-449-80660-9
    $17.50 US
    Audiobook Download
    Random House Audio
    Oct 02, 2012
  • The Gift of Fire / On the Head of a Pin
    The Gift of Fire / On the Head of a Pin
    Two Short Novels from Crosstown to Oblivion
    Walter Mosley
    978-0-307-98996-3
    $17.50 US
    Audiobook Download
    Random House Audio
    May 08, 2012
  • When the Thrill Is Gone
    When the Thrill Is Gone
    A Leonid McGill Mystery
    Walter Mosley
    978-0-451-23565-7
    $16.00 US
    Paperback
    Berkley
    Jan 03, 2012
  • Karma
    Karma
    A Penguin eSpecial from Riverhead HC
    Walter Mosley
    978-1-101-43808-4
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    Riverhead Books
    Mar 03, 2011
  • Known to Evil
    Known to Evil
    A Leonid McGill Mystery
    Walter Mosley
    978-0-451-23213-7
    $16.00 US
    Paperback
    Berkley
    Feb 01, 2011
  • The Long Fall
    The Long Fall
    The First Leonid McGill Mystery
    Walter Mosley
    978-0-451-23025-6
    $15.00 US
    Paperback
    Berkley
    Feb 02, 2010
  • 47
    47
    Walter Mosley
    978-1-4000-9942-9
    $15.00 US
    Audiobook Download
    Listening Library
    Apr 12, 2005
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