Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley

Devil in a Blue Dress

Easy Rawlins #1

Walter Mosley

288 pages • first pub 1990 (view editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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Devil in a Blue Dress is ideal for readers who enjoy gritty, atmospheric crime tales that blend social commentary with suspenseful investigations.

Description

In Los Angeles of the late 1940s, Easy Rawlins, a black war veteran, has just been fired from his job at a defense plant. Easy is drinking in a friend's bar, wondering how he'll meet his mortgage, when a white man in a linen suit walks in, offerin...

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Community Reviews

3.69
based on 3,205 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 82%

dark: 69%

tense: 58%

adventurous: 39%

reflective: 16%

challenging: 13%

emotional: 10%

funny: 8%

sad: 7%

informative: 3%

inspiring: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

55% of readers chose fast
39% of readers chose medium
5% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

36% of readers chose Plot
48% of readers chose A mix
15% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

46% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
49% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

92% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

54% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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