Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley

Devil in a Blue Dress

Easy Rawlins #1

Walter Mosley

224 pages first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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'I need to find somebody and I might need a little help looking...' It's the summer of '48 in the city of Angels and there's heat on the streets when Daphne Monet hits the sidewalk. Heat when she disappears with a trunkload of somebody else's cash...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,083 reviews

Moods

mysterious 82%
dark 70%
tense 57%
adventurous 38%
reflective 16%
challenging 14%
emotional 10%
funny 8%
sad 7%
informative 4%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

fast 58%
medium 37%
slow 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Plot: 37% | Character: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 48% | No: 27% | Yes: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 93% | No: 3% | It's complicated: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 16%

Average rating

3.66

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