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Perhaps inevitably, every reviewer attempted to assess how Leonid McGill compares to Mosley's beloved (but now retired) protagonist Easy Rawlins. In general, critics were pleased, if a little stunned, by the two characters' stark differences. Yet every reviewer was satisfied with Mosley's masterful abilities to construct an intriguing mystery around any kind of character. A few reviewers complained that the plot and the character development of The Long Fall were somewhat convoluted. However, as

Perhaps inevitably, every reviewer attempted to assess how Leonid McGill compares to Mosley's beloved (but now retired) protagonist Easy Rawlins. In general, critics were pleased, if a little stunned, by the two characters' stark differences. Yet every reviewer was satisfied with Mosley's masterful abilities to construct an intriguing mystery around any kind of character. A few reviewers complained that the plot and the character development of The Long Fall were somewhat convoluted. However, as one critic noted, this novel still does the things the first book in a successful mystery series must do: it establishes a character that can solve today's caper, and it shows readers the character's inner personal flaws that let them know that greater ordeals lie ahead.

This is an excerpt from a review published in Bookmarks magazine.