A review by laurareads87
Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley

adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Devil in a Blue Dress follows Easy Rawlins, an out of work veteran in need of money for his mortgage; when he’s introduced to a stranger looking to pay for information about a white woman’s whereabouts, he feels like he has to take the job... and the mystery begins. 

This is way outside my usual genre comfort zone, but I really enjoyed a lot about it. The character development is really excellent – Easy Rawlins is such a complex, nuanced lead character – and Mosley’s depiction of ‘40s LA feels very real. The plot went in directions I didn’t expect – some very heavy, difficult directions at times - and I didn't want to put the book down once I was invested in Easy's investigation. I will absolutely read more in this series. 

Content warnings: racism, racial slurs, sexism, misogyny, sexual abuse, child abuse, incest, death, blood, murder, police brutality 
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