Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley

Devil in a Blue Dress

Easy Rawlins #1

Walter Mosley

fiction crime mystery mysterious reflective fast-paced

5 hours, 35 minutes | first published 1990

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Los Angeles, 1948: Easy Rawlins is a black war veteran just 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, offering good money if Easy wi...
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Summary of 1318 reviews

Moods

mysterious 86%
dark 70%
tense 48%
adventurous 41%
reflective 13%
emotional 11%
challenging 8%
sad 8%
funny 5%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

fast 53%
medium 40%
slow 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 51% | Plot: 34% | Character: 14%

Strong character development?

Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 55% | No: 28% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 63% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 13%

Average rating

3.63

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