A review by april_does_feral_sometimes
Bad Boy Brawly Brown by Walter Mosley

4.0

First of all, Easy thinks things through. He never goes with the program unless it's strategic to do so. Right and wrong take a backseat to protecting himself and his loved ones. Only the love of children is pure and trustworthy. Along with some luck Easy ends up helping people in spite of himself. Not bad for a man running every day from personal demons. Each book in the series adds depth to the characters in subtle ways as age and changing times buff the edges and scratches from Easy's heart. This mystery allows Easy to see the differences between a black man of WW II years and those reaching maturity in the 1960's - hope of a place in America where black people aren't simply surviving each day, and learning each man must live with his strengths and limitations.