Devil in a Blue Dress (30th Anniversary Edition), 1 - (Easy Rawlins Mystery) by Walter Mosley (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Mosley honors the tradition of the classic American detective novel by bestowing on it a vivid social canvas and the freshest new voice in crime writing in years, mixing the hard-boiled poetry of Raymond Chandler with the racial realism of Richard Wright to explosive effect.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The first novel by "master of mystery" (<i>The New York Times</i>) 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. </b> <p/>The year is 1948, the town is Los Angeles. <p/>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. <p/>Easy has no idea that by taking this job, his life is about to change forever. <p/>"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" (<i>The New York Times</i>).<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Crackles with the suspense and wit of vintage Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, but its keen commentaries on racial issues make it a vital piece of modern fiction...Mosley has earned a place among contemporary masters of crime fiction."-- "Boston Sunday Herald"<br><br>"Richly atmospheric...<i>Devil in a Blue Dress</i> honors the hard-boiled tradition of Hamett/Chandler/Cain in its story line line and attitude, but Mosley takes us down some mean streets that his spiritual predecessors never could have...A fast moving, entertaining story written with impressive style. This kind of book that leaves you yearning to read more about Easy Rawlins' adventures."-- "Los Angeles Times Book Review"<br><br>"The social commentary is sly, the dialogue is fabulous, the noir atmosphere so real you could touch it. A first novel? That what they say. Amazing. Smashing."-- "Cosmopolitan"<br><br>Praise for Walter Mosley and Easy Rawlins <p/><i>"</i>Wonderful page-turning excitement....Like Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky, and others, Mosley has been reconstructing the hard-boiled tradition from the bottom up....Easy Rawlins moves through mean streets even Marlowe wouldn't walk."-- "San Francisco Chronicle"<br>
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