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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3.90 · 19682 Ratings · 1446 Reviews · published 1990 · 65 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     · 4288 Ratings · 269 Reviews · published 1991 · 40 editions
    'It has come to my attention, sir, that between Au…

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    Book 3

    White Butterfly
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    4.02     · 3743 Ratings · 220 Reviews · published 1992 · 31 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     · 4440 Ratings · 209 Reviews · published 1994 · 37 editions
    1961: For most black Americans, these were times o…

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    Book 5

    A Little Yellow Dog
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    4.05     · 3627 Ratings · 162 Reviews · published 1996 · 28 editions
    November 1963: Easy's settled into a steady gig as…

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    Book 6

    Gone Fishin'
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    3.91     · 2475 Ratings · 160 Reviews · published 1997 · 28 editions
    In the beginning...there was Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlin…

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    Book 7

    Bad Boy Brawly Brown
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    3.95     · 2573 Ratings · 155 Reviews · published 2001 · 39 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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    4.08     · 1832 Ratings · 97 Reviews · published 2003 · 15 editions
    Walter Mosley's bestselling and award-winning nove…

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    Book 9

    Little Scarlet
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    4.01     · 3905 Ratings · 262 Reviews · published 2004 · 36 editions
    From the New York Times bestselling author comes h…

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    Book 10

    Cinnamon Kiss
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    3.91     · 2655 Ratings · 194 Reviews · published 2005 · 33 editions
    It is the Summer of Love and Easy Rawlins is conte…

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    Book 11

    Blonde Faith
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    3.98     · 2474 Ratings · 224 Reviews · published 2007 · 31 editions
    Easy Rawlins, L.A.'s most reluctant detective, com…

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    Book 12

    Little Green
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    4.06     · 2824 Ratings · 462 Reviews · published 2013 · 18 editions
    When Walter Mosley burst onto the literary scene i…

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    Book 13

    Rose Gold
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    4.00     · 2096 Ratings · 268 Reviews · published 2014 · 15 editions
    Rose Gold is two colors, one woman, and a big head…

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    Book 14

    Charcoal Joe
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    4.06     · 2498 Ratings · 365 Reviews · published 2016 · 15 editions
    Walter Mosley’s indelible detective Easy Rawlins i…

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    Book 15

    Blood Grove
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    4.16     · 398 Ratings · 71 Reviews · published 2021 · 1 edition
    "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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    4.40     · 96 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2001 · 1 edition
    The Easy Rawlins series together for the first tim…

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