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Devil in a Blue Dress

An Easy Rawlins Mystery

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Devil in a Blue Dress

By: Walter Mosley
Narrated by: Michael Boatman
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 Los Angeles, 1948: Easy Rawlins is a black war veteran just fired from his job at a defense plant. Easy is drinking in a friend's bar, wondering how he'll meet his mortgage, when a white man in a linen suit walks in, offering good money if Easy will simply locate Miss Daphne Money, a blonde beauty known to frequent black jazz clubs.Hear more of Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins mysteries.©2002 Walter Mosley (P)2009 Audible, Inc. African American Crime Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literary History & Criticism Modern Detectives Mystery Private Investigators Crime Detective

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"Richly atmospheric.... Devil in a Blue Dress honors the hard-boiled tradition of Hammett/Chandler/Cain in its story line and attitude, but Mosley takes us down some mean streets that his spiritual predecessors never could have.... A fast-moving, entertaining story written with impressive style." ( Los Angeles Times Book Review)
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This was my first time listening to a noir or hardboiled novel and I can say that the style is simply not for me.

That said, the story kept me entertained and I did want to know what was going to happen next. But I didn't like the whole atmosphere of the story.

Michael Boatman is excellent as the narrator. I can't give high enough praise. As a general narrator, he is very enjoyable to listen to. But on top of that, he convincingly does other voices for characters that really give you an impression of what they're like. He's one of the best narrators I've listened to.

This is the first in a series (there are 14 more novels), so he has hit the right chord with many people, but I won't be listening to them.

Would I listen to another novel written by Walter Mosley? Perhaps, if it was a different genre. He tells a good story.
Would I listen to another novel narrated by Michael Boatman? Definitely.

Not bad, but not for me

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Really brings the lot of black Americans during the prohibition period to life. I learnt a lot. The characters are powerfully drawn, enabled by superb narration. In fact I don’t think I ever heard a story read better. Michael Boatman has every character nailed right down. However there are a lot of characters in this book and a large number of shootings and crime and double dealing ....sometimes I got a bit mixed up, but I enjoyed every minute. Fast paced, exciting, involving. Intriguing. Buy it. You won’t be sorry.

Great story , and a little different...

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An interesting and engaging listen. I'm new to this author but will keep an eye for more books and he is now on my list of "better" authors in this genre.

Raymond Chandler on steroids.

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I'm glad I circled back to this earlier book in the series. Sleazy goings on in the dark side of L.A. Fabulous narration - a voice like liquid honey.

Easy's early days

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Where does Devil in a Blue Dress rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Never read any Walter Mosley books,this is a brilliant book,Rally,Really.Really enjoy it.

What did you like best about this story?

The Characters,the Story Line the Whole feeling of the book,a different insight to a different style of life.

Have you listened to any of Michael Boatman’s other performances? How does this one compare?

Michael Boatman make the book really come to life,Very good Narrator.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I read this book over a couple of days,its one of them books you don't want to put down.

Any additional comments?

just really brilliant book,i would recommend this to anybody.

Brilliant book

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