Description
In this hard-boiled detective novel, Easy finally believes he can lead a simple life and leave his haunted past behind him–until he meets a woman who changes everything.November 1963: Easy’s working as a school custodian in Watts, trying to live quietly in a city simmering with tension. But one steamy encounter with a beautiful teacher pulls him into a mystery darker than he imagined. When she disappears, Easy finds himself at the center of a crime scene–caught between the police, a pair of dead bodies, and a yellow dog that seems to be his only ally. Haunted by his past and hunted by enemies both old and new, Easy is drawn back into a world of secrets and danger. Set against the backdrop of a racially divided Los Angeles, this is a taut, atmospheric story of survival, identity, and justice–a true American crime fiction classic.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Walter Mosley
Published: 11/01/2002
Publisher: Atria Books
ISBN: 9780743451802
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 1.00″ H x 8.25″ L x 5.34″ W
About the Author
Walter Mosley is the acclaimed author of more than forty books, including the internationally bestselling Easy Rawlins series. His best known Easy Rawlins novels include Devil in a Blue Dress, A Red Death, White Butterfly, Black Betty, and Little Yellow Dog. He is also the author of the collection of stories Always Outnumbered. Always Outgunned featuring Socrates Fortlow, which was the basis for an HBO feature film. A former president of the Mystery Writers of America, he was named a grand master by the organization in 2016. He has served on the board of directors of the National Book Foundation and is a recipient of the PEN American Center Lifetime Achievement Award. A native of Los Angeles, he now lives in New York City.
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