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Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley
that sex scene was π Having enjoyed two of Mosleyβs latest novels (Trouble Is What I Do and Blood Grove) I was looking forward to delving into his earlier work. Devil in a Blue Dress is the first book in his Easy Rawlins series and, while it has many of Mosleyβs best traits, overall it…
1940s, 1st pov, 3 STARS, Adult, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, Black & Black heritage authors, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, California, CRIME, DETECTIVE, Devil in a Blue Dress, Easy Rawlins, HISTORICAL FICTION, los angeles, male authors, missing persons, missing women, My reviews, MYSTERY, Noir, private investigator, published in 1990, RACE, read in 2021, reading, THRILLER, Walter Mosley -
Trouble Is What I Do by Walter Mosley β book review
βI was so hardened to suffering that somehow even the casualties of history fell outside the borders of my self-imposed sovereignty.β In spite of its short length Walter Mosleyβs Trouble Is What I Do packs a punch. This is noir at its finest. Mosley doesnβt waste words, and we can tell that by the fact…
1st pov, 4 STARS, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, Black & Black heritage authors, BOOK REVIEW, Booklr, Contemporary, CRIME, DETECTIVE, male authors, MYSTERY, NEW YORK, Noir, private investigator, published in 2020, RACE, read in 2020, SOCIAL COMMENTARY, THRILLER, Trouble Is What I Do, Walter Mosley