A Little Yellow Dog Audiobook

" (3.2) I've said this before if you want to read crime fiction of LA in the 40's-70's, read James Ellroy, but then read the Ez Rawlins mysteries to get a handle on the black side of town during those turbulent, lawless times. Some of the tropes of the genre are here: the femme fatales and the loose women, the cops on the take and the desperate folk living on the margins of a city; however, the gamechanger is that the detective's black and that gives his desperation, his lone gunman like mentality a sheen of isolation and drama that's lacking in other smart workings of detective fiction. "

" Easy did not impress menin this book. "

" My favorite Easy Rawlins novel. "

" Absolutely loving Easy Rawlins. Thoroughly enthralled by Mr. Mosley's prose. I have always been fascinated with "Walter Mosley." Don't know why I'm just getting around to reading him. I'm going to try to get him to mentor me. :-) "

" Great read from the series "

" My favorite of all the Easy Rawlin books. It was the opening line that hooked me and drew me in. "

" This is a great detective story without a detective. Easy Rawlins is a lovable, fallible character. His dilemmas are often solved by circumstance, and bad luck, despite good intention. Mosley is just brilliant. "

" If you like EZ this is the book. "

" Not bad at all. Reminded me of Spillanes I've read ages ago. Perhaps this was somewhat better written. Must check and read another Mickey Spillane book. Mike Hammer, here I come! "

" I deeply enjoy riding on Easy Rawlins' shoulder through all his adventures. Always the same man, who never forgets the lesson of his latest mistakes. "

" This book started off super-steamy and the rest was no disappointment. Great book! "

" This was one of my favorites out of the Easy Rawlins series. "

" Mosley is a must read. "

" By a certain point I started reading faster just to get it finished "

" See my comments on the whole Easy Rawlins series in my (very brief) review of "Devil in a Blue Dress." "

" Not one of my favorites, but still good. I love the evolution of Easy's life. "

" Another great piece of detective fiction from Mosley. I'm not even a big fan of mystery novels (expect for a passion for Sherlock Holmes stories), but Mosley has much more going on in his stories than just a mystery. "

" Easy Rawlins never fails to entertain. It must have really sucked to be black in LA in '60s right around the time of the riots. "

" My favorite Easy Rawlins book. Often the plot is confusing but it's an unforgettable book about both loss and the promise of the future. "

" Part of my "Books Read" list I found while moving/unpacking. "

" I had my ups and downs with this book... "

" Walter Mosley...Bill Clintons favorite.. The main character "Easy Rawlins"..smooth as they come. Good Mystery!! "

" I keep a mystery or two on hand for diversion and when I feel too overwhelmed to read the serious books. Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins is a favorite character of mine, so I always know I will see an old friend. "

" A good read. I enjoy the EZ Rawlins series and other books by Walter E. Mosley. He captures the essence of a situation and keeps it "real" in his descriptive words and phrases. At times, it was almost as if I was there :) "

" I like most of Walter Mosley's books. Great pulp fiction mysteries and so easy to read. (Good vacation reads) "

" Stylishly written detective fiction, featuring a black american amateur sleuth. Witty and exciting. "

" Easy did not impress menin this book. "

" Walter Mosley...Bill Clintons favorite.. The main character "Easy Rawlins"..smooth as they come. Good Mystery!! "

" I deeply enjoy riding on Easy Rawlins' shoulder through all his adventures. Always the same man, who never forgets the lesson of his latest mistakes. "

" A good read. I enjoy the EZ Rawlins series and other books by Walter E. Mosley. He captures the essence of a situation and keeps it "real" in his descriptive words and phrases. At times, it was almost as if I was there :) "

" This is a great detective story without a detective. Easy Rawlins is a lovable, fallible character. His dilemmas are often solved by circumstance, and bad luck, despite good intention. Mosley is just brilliant. "

" My favorite Easy Rawlins novel. "

" If you like EZ this is the book. "

" Stylishly written detective fiction, featuring a black american amateur sleuth. Witty and exciting. "

" I've been reading the Easy Rawlin's series. They are entertaining and a good social commentary on Los Angeles in the 50's and 60's. "

" Walter Mosley is definitely becoming one of my favorite writers. I would have given this book more stars if it didn't have so many damn characters to keep up with! "