Review
The many fans of Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins are sure to be
satisfied with this tenth novel in the series. From the opening pages of
Blonde Faith, continual problems assail Easy and those he loves, but
this "unwilling detective" maintains steady focus as he searches for answers
in the neighborhoods of south-central Los Angeles. The interconnected story arcs
evolve and intertwine against a 1967 backdrop of civil injustice, Vietnam
fallout, and rampant racism. Forceful personalities and frequent plot twists
combine easily in Mosley’s smooth narrative about the inner and outer trials
of this melancholic, reluctant hero. Love, longing, loneliness, and broken
memories are as much a part of his life as criminal investigations, gunshot
trajectories, and speeding automobiles. The author’s ear for dialogue and
vernacular is very good, and the flowing prose...
Beyond the Book
Walter Mosley is a
thoughtful and prolific author
whose books have been translated
into at least twenty-one
languages. His popular mysteries
featuring Easy Rawlins and his
friend Raymond "Mouse" Alexander
began with
Devil in a Blue
Dress in 1990, which was
nominated for an Edgar. The
TriStar film, "Devil in a Blue
Dress," produced by Jonathan
Demme, directed by Carl
Franklin, and starring Denzel
Washington and Jennifer Beals,
was released in 1995 and
garnered critical acclaim and
many awards. Others novels in...
