(CNN) -- Fans of the character Easy Rawlins don't want to hear it, but author Walter Mosley says he has officially moved on. Author Walter Mosley found fame with his Easy Rawlins mysteries and has debuted a new series. The prolific writer seemingly wrapped up his beloved series -- which spawned the 1995 film "Devil in a Blue Dress" starring Denzel Washington -- in 2007 with the 10th Easy Rawlins mystery, "Blonde Faith." The ending saddened die-hard fans who had faithfully followed the adventures of the Los Angeles, California-based everyman-turned-private investigator whose stories played out in an era from the Jim Crow 1940s to the politically charged 1960s.
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Writer Walter Mosley is best known for his Easy Rawlins mystery series
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His new book, "The Long Fall," introduces the character of Leonid McGill
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Unlike past books, the new novel is set in modern-day New York
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Mosley says he enjoyed first time writing a "hard-boiled detective" novel
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