Walter Mosley
Devil in a Blue Dress, by Walter Mosley
Devil in a Blue Dress is the first book in the Ezikeal “Easy” Rawlins series. Devil in a Blue Dress is set in 1948 Los Angles, California and narrated from an African-American’s, Easy, point of view. The book is filled with Easy Rawlins being uncomfortable around a white man, Dewitt Albright. Easy is confronted by the risky businessman Albright who wants Easy to find a white woman. The white woman is known to be in an African-American jazz club in Los Angles. Easy is apprehensive but he accepts Albright’s offer because Easy is unemployed and he needs the money. Easy thought the job would be easy, but he is misconstrued when he finds himself involved in murder and the law.
Devil in a Blue Dress manages to provide a great mystery novel, but this book may be uncomfortable for Caucasians. This book blatantly describes the wrong-doings of Caucasians civilians, police, and government officials during 1948. However, as an African-American I thoroughly enjoyed Devil in a Blue Dress. This book illustrates a regular African-American who unknowingly becomes a hero to all African-American readers. Easy became a hero because he saved a Caucasian woman even though Caucasians have disrespected him repeatedly in the past.
White Butterfly, by Walter Mosley
White Butterfly is the third book in the Easy Rawlins series. This story takes place in 1956 Los Angeles. White Butterfly begins with three deceased African-American women but no one cares about their death, not even the police. The police only start to take notice in the mystery deaths when a Caucasian woman has been pronounced dead. The police ask Easy to help investigate on who killed the women, specifically the Caucasian woman. When Easy believes he found the killer, he contacts his friend, Mouse, to pursue the killer. Easy starts to believe the killer of the African-American women is not the same person who killed the Caucasian woman. When the police tell Easy to no longer
Devil in a Blue Dress is the first book in the Ezikeal “Easy” Rawlins series. Devil in a Blue Dress is set in 1948 Los Angles, California and narrated from an African-American’s, Easy, point of view. The book is filled with Easy Rawlins being uncomfortable around a white man, Dewitt Albright. Easy is confronted by the risky businessman Albright who wants Easy to find a white woman. The white woman is known to be in an African-American jazz club in Los Angles. Easy is apprehensive but he accepts Albright’s offer because Easy is unemployed and he needs the money. Easy thought the job would be easy, but he is misconstrued when he finds himself involved in murder and the law.
Devil in a Blue Dress manages to provide a great mystery novel, but this book may be uncomfortable for Caucasians. This book blatantly describes the wrong-doings of Caucasians civilians, police, and government officials during 1948. However, as an African-American I thoroughly enjoyed Devil in a Blue Dress. This book illustrates a regular African-American who unknowingly becomes a hero to all African-American readers. Easy became a hero because he saved a Caucasian woman even though Caucasians have disrespected him repeatedly in the past.
White Butterfly, by Walter Mosley
White Butterfly is the third book in the Easy Rawlins series. This story takes place in 1956 Los Angeles. White Butterfly begins with three deceased African-American women but no one cares about their death, not even the police. The police only start to take notice in the mystery deaths when a Caucasian woman has been pronounced dead. The police ask Easy to help investigate on who killed the women, specifically the Caucasian woman. When Easy believes he found the killer, he contacts his friend, Mouse, to pursue the killer. Easy starts to believe the killer of the African-American women is not the same person who killed the Caucasian woman. When the police tell Easy to no longer