A01=Walter Mosley
african American literature
Author_Walter Mosley
black private detective
Category=FFD
chinatown
Classic detective fiction
classic noir
Dashiell Hammet
Denzel Washington
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Los Angeles
murder mystery
private investigator
Raymond Chandler
Watts riots
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- ISBN 9781788167956
- Weight: 166g
- Dimensions: 128 x 196mm
- Publication Date: 08 Oct 2020
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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* WINNER OF THE CWA DIAMOND DAGGER FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT *
* A STUNNING NEW 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION *
*INCLUDES AN AFTERWORD BY VAL MCDERMID *
'One of fifty books to read before you die' - SUNDAY MIRROR
'Mosley is a literary artist as well as a master of mystery' - NEW YORK TIMES
'I need to find somebody and I might need a little help looking...'
It's the summer of '48 in the city of Angels and there's heat on the streets when Daphne Monet hits the sidewalk. Heat when she disappears with a trunkload of somebody else's cash.
Easy Rawlins is a war veteran just fired from his job. Drinking in a friend's bar, he wonders how to meet his mortgage when a white man in a linen suit walks in, offering good money if Easy will locate Miss Monet, a blonde with a reputation. It's a simple decision, but for one thing. Nobody warned him - better the devil you know... In the sleazy, fearful city, Easy must rely on his instincts, not just to solve the case, but to save his own life.
Adapted into an award-winning film starring Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle, Devil in a Blue is a legendary novel from a master of the mystery genre.
Walter Mosley is the author of over twenty critically acclaimed books and his work has been translated into twenty-one languages. His popular mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins began with Devil in a Blue Dress in 1990, which was later made into a film starring Denzel Washington. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he now lives in New York. He has recently been awarded the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters by the National Book Foundation.
