Devil in a Blue Dress

Serpent's Tail, London, 2001. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. First impression. Size: Small Octavo. 219 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages are lightly toned throughout. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. The time is 1948. The town is Los Angeles. The hero is Easy Rawlins, an out of work black war veteran. The mortgage payment's coming due, so Easy accepts the assignment of finding Daphne Monet, a blonde torch singer with a penchant for jazz and criminal black consorts. In his search through a sleazy, fearful city, he is lucky to be under the protection of the murderous Mouse who wants a piece of the action. Easy Rawlins is a fascinating creation driving a plot that carries a fine and bitter sting. With this first novel, Walter Mosley made a distinctly confident start to his career as a great and inspirational writer. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Crime Fiction; United States; 1940s; ISBN: 1852427493. ISBN/EAN: 9781852427498. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10354. . 9781852427498