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Easy Rawlins Series

15 primary works • 16 total works
The Easy Rawlins mysteries start in post-World War II Los Angeles and quickly progress to modern times. Rawlins has a variety of positions during this period.

Book 1

Devil in a Blue Dress
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3.87 · 25278 Ratings · 1884 Reviews · published 1990 · 12 editions
In Los Angeles of the late 1940s, Easy Rawlins, a …

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    Book 2

    A Red Death
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    3.95     · 5287 Ratings · 374 Reviews · published 1991 · 63 editions
    'It has come to my attention, sir, that between Au…

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    Book 3

    White Butterfly
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    4.04     · 4435 Ratings · 291 Reviews · published 1992 · 52 editions
    The police don't show up on Easy Rawlins's doorste…

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    Book 4

    Black Betty
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    4.07     · 5064 Ratings · 279 Reviews · published 1994 · 1 edition
    1961: For most black Americans, these were times o…

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    Book 5

    A Little Yellow Dog
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    4.06     · 4084 Ratings · 213 Reviews · published 1996 · 50 editions
    November 1963: Easy's settled into a steady gig as…

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    Book 6

    Gone Fishin'
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    3.90     · 2793 Ratings · 204 Reviews · published 1997 · 44 editions
    It’s 1939 and Easy and Mouse are young men just se…

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    Book 7

    Bad Boy Brawly Brown
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    3.98     · 3000 Ratings · 192 Reviews · published 2001 · 57 editions
    Set in 1964, Easy is on a mission to lure Brawley …

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    Book 8

    Six Easy Pieces
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    4.10     · 2148 Ratings · 137 Reviews · published 2003 · 22 editions
    Walter Mosley's bestselling and award-winning nove…

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    Book 9

    Little Scarlet
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    4.04     · 4390 Ratings · 310 Reviews · published 2004 · 26 editions
    Watts is smoldering in ruins-and the cops are on E…

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    Book 10

    Cinnamon Kiss
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    3.96     · 3078 Ratings · 226 Reviews · published 2005 · 67 editions
    In this thrilling mystery, Easy Rawlins takes a jo…

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    Book 11

    Blonde Faith
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    4.00     · 2948 Ratings · 266 Reviews · published 2007 · 11 editions
    Easy Rawlins, L.A.'s most reluctant detective, com…

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    Book 12

    Little Green
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    4.09     · 3278 Ratings · 494 Reviews · published 2013 · 23 editions
    When Walter Mosley burst onto the literary scene i…

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    Book 13

    Rose Gold
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    4.01     · 2511 Ratings · 304 Reviews · published 2014 · 22 editions
    Rose Gold is two colors, one woman, and a big head…

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    Book 14

    Charcoal Joe
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    4.09     · 3058 Ratings · 414 Reviews · published 2016 · 22 editions
    Walter Mosley’s indelible detective Easy Rawlins i…

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    Book 15

    Blood Grove
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    4.04     · 2562 Ratings · 360 Reviews · published 2021 · 16 editions
    "Master of craft and narrative" Walter Mosley retu…

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    Book 1-5

    Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins Mysteries
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    4.47     · 116 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2001 · 2 editions
    The Easy Rawlins series together for the first tim…

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