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, 1/2/2014Walter Mosley is one of America’s most celebrated writers. He was given the 2020 National Book Award’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, and honored with the Anisfield-Wolf Award, a Grammy Award, a PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award, the Robert Kirsch Award, numerous Edgar Awards, and several NAACP Image Awards. His work is translated into twenty-five languages. As an executive producer, he adapted his novel, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, for AppleTV+ and serves as a writer and executive producer for FX’s “Snowfall.”
Michael Boatman is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and twice winner of the prestigious Audie Award for narration. He is a versatile television, film, and stage actor whose work on the hit TV show Spin City garnered him a GLAAD Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and nominations for two NAACP Image Awards. For his work playing Stanley Babson on the long-running HBO series ARLI$$, he was nominated five times for the Image Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.