false 37100 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 37100 20 1344080 book 1990 Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins Mysteries) total:1607|5:397|4:661|3:452|2:87|1:10| 1607 6169 1995 126 20850 3.77 10626 1230 21022071 1048045 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.85 1500 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 5 2 false Fri Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Apr 26 05:26:45 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 05:27:08 -0700 2008 Devil in a Blue Dress was Walter Mosley’s debut novel. It’s a private eye novel set in Los Angeles in 1948. What makes Devil in a Blue Dress different is that this private eye, Easy Rawlins, is black. In style and in feel it’s very close to Raymond Chandler, and it even follows Chandler in h...more...]]> 6520800 36341 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.84 1607 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 4 1 false Wed Sep 26 18:37:39 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 19:21:58 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 02:51:46 -0700 2007 more...]]> 50695135 84112 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.84 1607 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 4 0 false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 05:57:58 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 07:20:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 63020255 1108123 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.84 1607 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 4 0 false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 06:56:49 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 06:55:33 -0700 2009 Now to watch the film, it's cued up on the player so it's feet up with popcorn time. Whee!




Walter Mosley's thriller, read by Paul Winfield.

Devil in a Blue Dress is a 1990 hardboiled mystery novel by Walter Mosley, the first of his mystery novels featuring Eas...more...]]> 47858164 596297 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.84 1607 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 5 0 false Sat Feb 28 22:14:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 22:27:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 46500826 1557419 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.84 1607 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 3 0 false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 06:03:45 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 09:22:00 -0800 2009
But having said that, I have to tell you that I was disappointed in "Devil"...more...]]> 60066506 2429828 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.84 1607 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 5 0 false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Jun 17 13:07:15 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 13:15:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 48095021 1906020 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.84 1607 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 5 0 false Tue Mar 03 06:16:16 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 06:21:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 28764713 329383 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.84 1607 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 3 0 true Tue Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 11:38:47 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 12:17:00 -0700 2008
I have to confess that this book was a bit of a let-down. I liked it well enough to give it 3 stars, but that mostly reflects the fact that it was a pleasant read for killing time. The things about the book that I found interest...more...]]> 13802342 842946 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.84 1607 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 3 0 false Tue Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 28 06:05:19 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 05:36:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 37750947 1058994 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.84 1607 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 2 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Nov 14 16:20:55 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 16:20:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 14535387 424396 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.84 1607 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 3 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 11:18:43 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 11:19:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 65371572 884084 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.84 1607 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 0 0 false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 00:47:22 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 01:37:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3120416 74578 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.84 1607 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 3 0 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 01:35:15 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 00:45:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 54939666 610692 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.84 1607 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 4 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 14:54:24 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 08:40:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 18970757 722135 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.84 1607 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 3 0 false Mon Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 23:08:29 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 23:11:55 -0700 2008 native son and a dashiell hammett novel. i found the first half particularly effective-- getting to know the peripheral characters, and getting a general sense of the times (poor black los angeles in the lat...more...]]> 79576105 1857158 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.84 1607 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 4 0 false Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Tue Dec 01 17:02:19 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 17:04:23 -0800 2009 53727811 2250018 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.84 1607 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 4 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 11:09:19 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 11:13:32 -0700 2009 55063181 1812431 37100 0743451791 9780743451796 117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102m/37100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168823102s/37100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37100.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 3.84 1607 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 4 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue May 05 15:18:43 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 15:23:49 -0700 2009 48460218 746212 1793522 0671019821 9780671019822 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188426524m/1793522.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188426524s/1793522.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1793522.Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress 4.00 3 A Red Death, Black Betty, and White Butterfly, every one of which is as good as Devil in a Blue Dress, his first. --Jane Adams]]> 1990 4 0 false Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 06 16:43:43 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 14 14:50:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=37100