White Butterfly by Walter Mosley, Stanley Bennett Clay

320 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious fast-paced

Description

The police don't show up on Easy Rawlins's doorstep until the third girl dies. It's Los Angeles, 1956, and it takes more than one murdered black girl before the cops get interested. Now they need Easy. As he says: "I was worth a precinct full of d...

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Community Reviews Summary of 119 reviews

Moods

mysterious 83%
tense 83%
dark 66%
adventurous 33%
challenging 16%
emotional 16%
sad 16%

Pace

medium 66%
fast 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Plot: 50%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

Average rating

3.89

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