"The best book yet in this fine series. Easy Rawlins [is] one of the most distinctive voices in crime fiction."
Description
In this hard-boiled detective novel, Easy finally believes he can lead a simple life and leave his haunted past behind him—until he meets a woman who changes everything.
November 1963: Easy’s working as a school custodian in Watts, trying to live quietly in a city simmering with tension. But one steamy encounter with a beautiful teacher pulls him into a mystery darker than he imagined. When she disappears, Easy finds himself at the center of a crime scene—caught between the police, a pair of dead bodies, and a yellow dog that seems to be his only ally.
Haunted by his past and hunted by enemies both old and new, Easy is drawn back into a world of secrets and danger. Set against the backdrop of a racially divided Los Angeles, this is a taut, atmospheric story of survival, identity, and justice—a true American crime fiction classic.
Pages336
Released2010
LanguageEnglish
PublisherWashington Square Press
ISBN9781451612493
SellerSimon & Schuster
About the author(s)
Walter Mosley is the acclaimed author of more than forty books, including the internationally bestselling Easy Rawlins series. His best known Easy Rawlins novels include Devil in a Blue Dress, A Red Death, White Butterfly, Black Betty, and Little Yellow Dog. He is also the author of the collection of stories Always Outnumbered. Always Outgunned featuring Socrates Fortlow, which was the basis for an HBO feature film. A former president of the Mystery Writers of America, he was named a grand master by the organization in 2016. He has served on the board of directors of the National Book Foundation and is a recipient of the PEN American Center Lifetime Achievement Award. A native of Los Angeles, he now lives in New York City.
Reviews
"Mosley writes with a keen sense of place and a sharp style that pins his unpredictable characters deftly to the page."
"Entertaining....Like Chandler and Ellroy, Mosley's wry wit holds nothing sacred."
"[A] well-energized and crafty volume."
"Mosley....writes with a pure, true voice. A Little Yellow Dog marks another winner for its remarkable author."
"A Little Yellow Dog is just as smoky and sexy as Devil In a Blue Dress....[Mosley] tells his story fast and hard, sometimes funny, sometimes lyrical."
"Easy Rawlins is back, which is great news....Mosley's thrillers, always thrilling, are salutary as well."
"How does Walter Mosley do it?....Each Easy Rawlins mystery is better than its predecessor -- richer, more nuanced and, in this case, funnier."
"Mosley just writes so well -- so crisply, so smoothly.... His view of human nature is bone-solid realistic, no illusions."
"Early 1960s black Los Angeles is alive in the look and talk of the book.... Easy is a cool dude struggling to stay alive and make sense of his tough and tawdry world."
