In this thrilling mystery, Easy Rawlins takes a job to find a missing attorney and his beautiful assistant—and faces danger around every corner.
It is the Summer of Love and Easy Rawlins is contemplating robbing an armored car. It's farther outside the law than Easy has ever traveled, but his daughter, Feather, needs a medical treatment that costs far more than Easy can earn or borrow in time. And his friend Mouse tells him it's a cinch.
Then another friend, Saul Lynx, offers a job that might solve Easy's problem without jail time. He has to track the disappearance of an eccentric, prominent attorney. His assistant of sorts, the beautiful "Cinnamon" Cargill, is gone as well. Easy can tell there is much more than he is being told: Robert Lee, his new employer, is as suspect as the man who disappeared. But his need overcomes all concerns, and he plunges into unfamiliar territory, from the newfound hippie enclaves to a vicious plot that stretches back to the battlefields of Europe.
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"Walter Mosely--I love this author! I just noticed yesterday that he writes primarily in declarative sentences, short ones. I enjoy knowing the territory the stories take place in, even just generally, although they are set long before I was ever in Los Angeles."
— Mary (5 out of 5 stars)
" Very good read, I enjoy this author and it is another to read in order to enjoy the characters stories more. The Easy Rawlins series is worth reading. "
— Hayseed, 2/18/2014" i like the characters... "
— Menorca, 2/10/2014" Really enjoying (re)reading Easy Rawlins. Didn't much care for the ending of this - it sort of fizzled out - but enjoyed the twists and turns, and catching up with the usual crew (Jesus, Feather, Mouse, Etta Mae) "
— HKd, 2/6/2014" I wouldn't recommend it to anyone and wasn't impressed but I read it, so I guess I didn't HATE it... "
— Sophie, 2/4/2014" I liked this book, but it is the first Mosley book I've read and I'd heard such terrific things about this series, I was a little disappointed. But definitely liked it and will try and start at the beginning of the series. "
— Gay, 1/26/2014" Enjoyed this very much. Liked that it was set in 1966 and that I found at least three anachronisms. That was fun. I'm going to read some of his other books because I enjoyed this so much. "
— Chris, 1/23/2014" Another master piece as Mosley again deals with the racial issues in a way that doesn't inflame people. Just my thoughts. "
— Murvin, 1/20/2014" Like visiting an old friend! Devil in a Blue Dress "
— Rachel, 1/11/2014" Facing unprecedented financial troubles when his daughter requires a medical treatment, Easy Rawlins takes a job tracking down a missing attorney and legal assistant. "
— Sandra, 1/11/2014" An ARC I had picked up and never read. Interesting to read something the editors haven't gone through. It was good though, I like Easy Rawlins and can see why Walter Mosely is so popular as an author. His voice is authentic... "
— Susana, 1/2/2014" Walter Mosely is dope. One of the best. Characters, plot, setting...all tight. I'll read anything by this dude. "
— Michael, 1/2/2014" A good, quick read. He draws you in with an intriguing story and each character is interesting and memorable. I really enjoyed this book. "
— Jeanne, 12/31/2013" I am a Mosely fan it was a good book. Listened to it on the way to Taos. M liked it as well. "
— Lauren, 12/12/2013" Tries a little too hard to be Elmore Leonard, but not bad. "
— Ron, 11/28/2013" love the easy rawlins character and the mosley can draw you into this world. harsh characters, situations and politics but well written dialogue, intelligent and passionate. "
— Aleisha, 10/5/2013" My first book of his to read and I enjoyed it. I will definetely read some more of his work. This is full of mystery and suspense. "
— Michael, 3/20/2013" Another entertaining crime book with Easy Rawlins on a case, this time hired by a private eye. Walter Mosley's Rawlins' books are a delight. "
— Phillip, 8/17/2012" great read first time I am reading about Easy Rawlings "
— Shannon, 7/3/2012" Page turning, edge of your seat narrative. Had me so into the plot last night I was scared to walk out to my workshop for fear of a man in a snakeskin jacket appearing. "
— Jeffro, 5/28/2012" Liked the book, but not as much as the earlier Easy Rawlins books. Some of the scenes in the book were repeats from earlier books. "
— Dougj, 4/11/2012" A straight, if wildly improbable, plot-line, well carried out. Easy still seems not to recognize major double standard when it comes to fidelity, and just when you feel he might have the point hammered into him, he misses the boat once again in the novel's final passage. "
— Spiros, 2/13/2012" Walter Mosley is the best. This book was one of my favorites. Such a good story, with lots of twists and turns. Mosley is a one of a kind storyteller. This one is a mystery and I loved it! "
— Chelsea, 11/3/2011" I listened, not his best or maybe Easy Rawlins is more cynical than usual in this period piece in LA after Watts, and in San Francisco at dawn of hippies - you can tell it was written by a man because every woman wants to jump in bed with him. "
— Liz, 7/28/2011" What can I say? Mosely is the man! "
— Kea, 6/18/2011" I am a Mosely fan it was a good book. Listened to it on the way to Taos. M liked it as well. "
— Lauren, 5/24/2011" A straight, if wildly improbable, plot-line, well carried out. Easy still seems not to recognize major double standard when it comes to fidelity, and just when you feel he might have the point hammered into him, he misses the boat once again in the novel's final passage. "
— Spiros, 2/20/2011" Easy Rawlings is a PI in Watts, CA back in 1966. His little girl is very sick and he needs to make some big money quickly. Great action, characters and dialect. "
— Mary, 1/25/2011" A good, quick read. He draws you in with an intriguing story and each character is interesting and memorable. I really enjoyed this book. "
— Jeanne, 12/19/2010" Good crime fiction. Easy Rawlins rides again. "
— Hapzydeco, 5/17/2010" My first book of his to read and I enjoyed it. I will definetely read some more of his work. This is full of mystery and suspense. "
— Michael, 3/1/2010" love the easy rawlins character and the mosley can draw you into this world. harsh characters, situations and politics but well written dialogue, intelligent and passionate. "
— Aleisha, 12/11/2009" I continue to marvel at Walter Mosley ability to write. I could put the book. I don't agree with Easy's decision at the very end. "
— Mariana, 9/3/2009" Enjoyed this very much. Liked that it was set in 1966 and that I found at least three anachronisms. That was fun. I'm going to read some of his other books because I enjoyed this so much. "
— Chris, 5/27/2009" Walter Mosley is the best. This book was one of my favorites. Such a good story, with lots of twists and turns. Mosley is a one of a kind storyteller. This one is a mystery and I loved it! "
— Chelsea, 5/25/2009Leon Nixon is a professional actor, playwright, and filmmaker. A Los Angeles native, he has performed in short films, web series, and on stage in dramatic and comedic roles. He is also an improviser and part of the group that appears in the Guinness Book of World Records for Longest Continuous Improv Show.
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