“More than simply a detective novel… a talented author with something vital to say about the distance between the black and white worlds, and with a dramatic way to say it” ( The New York Times). Devil in a Blue Dress is a 1990 hardboiled mystery novel by Walter Mosley.Devil in a Blue Dress is Mosley’s first published novel, and the first book in his series featuring detective Ezekiel Easy Rawlins. Drinking in his friend’s bar, he’s wondering how he’ll manage to make ends meet, when a white man in a linen suit approaches him and offers him good money if Easy will simply locate Miss Daphne Money, a missing blonde beauty known to frequent black jazz clubs.Įasy has no idea that by taking this job, his life is about to change forever. The year is 1948, the town is Los Angeles.Įasy Rawlins, a black war veteran, has just been fired from his job at a defense factory plant. DeWitt Albright A white man who takes odd investigatory and other jobs in order to make a living. He is fiercely proud of his home and haunted by memories from the war. Named one of the “best 100 mystery novels of all time” by the Mystery Writers of America, this special thirtieth anniversary edition features an all new introduction from the author. After fighting in World War II, Easy settles in segregated Los Angeles. I need to find somebody and I might need a. The first novel by “master of mystery” ( The New York Times) Walter Mosley, featuring Easy Rawlins, the most iconic African American detective in all of fiction. 30th Anniversary edition of the bestselling, award-winning novel with a timely new introduction by the author.
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