Devil in a Blue Dress (30th Anniversary Edition) by Walter Mosley

Devil in a Blue Dress (30th Anniversary Edition) by Walter Mosley

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Devil in a Blue Dress (30th Anniversary Edition) by Walter Mosley

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. 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.

The year is 1948, the town is Los Angeles.

Easy Rawlins, a black war veteran, has just been fired from his job at a defense factory plant. 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.

Easy has no idea that by taking this job, his life is about to change forever.

More than simply a detective novel... Mosley is] 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).
Mosley, Walter: - Walter Mosley is the author of four previous mystery novels in the Easy Rawlins series: Devil in a Blue Dress (basis for the acclaimed film starring Denzel Washington), A Red Death, White Butterfly, and Black Betty, a New York Times bestseller. In August 1995 he published his first non-genre novel, RL's Dream, to widespread praise. Mosley is the current president of the Mystery Writers of America, a member of the executive board of the PEN American Center and founder of its Open Book Committee, and is on the board of directors of the National Book Awards. His novels are now published in eighteen countries. He is at work on a book featuring a new character, a philosophical and tough ex-convict named Socrates Fortlow; sections have already appeared in Esquire and GQ. A native of Los Angeles, Mosley lives in New York City.
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ISBN 13 9781982150341
ISBN 10 1982150343
Title Devil in a Blue Dress (30th Anniversary Edition)
Author Walter Mosley
Series Easy Rawlins Mystery
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Washington Square Press
Year published 2020-10-06
Number of pages 240
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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