In the sleazy, fearful city, Easy must rely on his instincts, not just to solve the case, but to save his own life.Īdapted into an award-winning film starring Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle, Devil in a Blue is a legendary novel from a master of the mystery genre. Here, low-key black detective Easy Rawlins, fired from his. Nobody warned him - better the devil you know. Raymond Chandler meets Richard Wright in this not-quite-successful first novel set in 1948 L.A. It's a simple decision, but for one thing. Drinking in a friend's bar, he wonders how to meet his mortgage when a white man in a linen suit walks in, offering good money if Easy will locate Miss Monet, a blonde with a reputation. Heat when she disappears with a trunkload of somebody else's cash.Įasy Rawlins is a war veteran just fired from his job. It's the summer of '48 in the city of Angels and there's heat on the streets when Daphne Monet hits the sidewalk. 'I need to find somebody and I might need a little help looking.' 'Mosley is a literary artist as well as a master of mystery' - NEW YORK TIMES 'One of fifty books to read before you die' - SUNDAY MIRROR * A STUNNING NEW 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION * * WINNER OF THE CWA DIAMOND DAGGER FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT *
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