Easy Rawlins: Black Betty (BBC Radio Crimes) Audiobook

" With Black Betty, Mosley delivers what you'd expect from an Easy Rawlins mystery if you came to it having already read a few others such as I had. The crime to be solved is made to seem convoluted but ultimately turns out to be relatively simple. But as with each book in this series it isn't really about the plot. It's about Easy's singular way of seeing and evaluating and dealing with the people he encounters along the way, his perspective on a period of time that seems both long ago and immediate. His character is further fleshed out with each novel, and going along for the ride with him on the particular case he's working on is always a pleasure. If you enjoy the writing of Raymond Chandler you'll probably enjoy that of Walter Mosley and vice versa, only with Mosley you get an added dose of social commentary, not to mention Easy's psychotically entertaining buddy, Mouse. "

" One of my favorites in the Easy Rawlings series "

" Another great outing with Easy. "

" I actually liked the perspective Walter Mosley used in this read. The focus was more on the comments and reactions of people who knew Betty, rather than on Betty herself. I think this viewpoint make her most interesting because of how others framed who she was. "

" One of the better early ones. "

" Easy Rawlins is a dangerous black man -- looking for a dangerous black woman! "

" This book is about a man who does detective type work for people and in this story Easy is looking for an old acquaintance of his. It's written in the present tense but occurs in the 50s and is based in L.A. I would probably read another of his books, I liked the way he wrote. "

" Always a pleasure. EZ is a strong character and his take on the history of LA illuminates the plight of the black man in ways a sociological analysis cant. Strong detective fiction through the lens of a character who expects nothing from the White world and is rarely disappointed. "

" Like the idea of this series, but the books are so unrelentingly grim and depressing that I just gave up. "

" You expect it to be all good because you loosely base you pre-opinion on a song with a similar title and rocking god drinking game and then it turns out to suck. Think James Patterson if patterson was a 2nd grader "

" One of the Easy Rawlins series. Read this immediately after the Socrates books - and I think I like Mosley's ex-con short stories more! But I'm a fan of just about anything he's written. "

" Still love Easy but had some trouble keeping up with the characters this time. "

" once again one of those fun reads to listen to on long drive or the way to work. "

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

" I love Walter Moseley, he just oozes sensuality and this dark novel is another notch on his belt of success. "

" Black Betty by Walter Mosley (1994) "

" 4th Easy Rawlins mystery focuses on the disappearance of the title character and Rawlins being paid to find her. "

" very first book I read by Walter Mosley. Got hook on his writing. "

" Easy Rawlins, has moved from Watts to West L.A. with his two adopted children. Hired to locate a sultry female acquaintance from his early days in Houston. "

" Easy reading; won of my favorite in the series. "

" probably the best book in the Rawlings series. "

" I read this book when it first came out. I had to rush to the book to get it!! I love the story! Easy Rawlings is the coolest character in fiction! "

" Pretty good book, I like the L.A. setting and the time period (1961) - it's very film noir/Chinatown/Raymond Chandler, except from the point of view of a black detective. I loved the movie "Devil in a Blue Dress" but had never read any of Walter Mosley's books. "

" I love all things Mosley. I started with Devil in a Blue Dress and kept on following this amazing storyteller. "