Devil in a Blue Dress is by Walter Mosley. The first book in the historical fiction Easy Rawlins mystery series. Set in Los Angeles in 1948, Easy is a black war veteran who has lost his job. He is trying to find another so he can keep his home, which means everything to him. He is approached by a white man and asked to locate a white woman who is known to hang out in the black part of town. Then people start dying and Easy is suspected by the police. Can he discover what is really going on without getting killed or thrown in jail for crimes he didn't commit? This is a dark and violent series.
Ratings: 12th grade - 6 out of 10 - P (profanity) - AC (very mature thematic content).
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