description: It's 1948 in Los Angeles, and Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins needs to make a mortgage payment. Too bad all he has in his pocket is lint. Along comes a savior, looking like a devil and talking like a devil, but offering Easy the precious cash he needs. The man has one simple find the woman wearing the blue dress in a photograph. But Easy knows that you get what you pay for in this world, and the man wouldn't be paying so much if it were that easy. Life is tough. But so are Easy Rawlins and his wild helpmate, Mouse.
language: English
title: Devil in a Blue Dress
titlecomplete: Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
characters: Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins, Raymond "Mouse" Alexander
genres: Historical Fiction, Thriller, Detective, Historical, Crime, Noir, African American, Mystery Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
ratings_count: 25979
places: Los Angeles, California
series: Easy Rawlins
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Shamus Award
category: Best First PI Novel, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: CWA New Blood Dagger, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Books On Tape, Inc.