Devil in a Blue Dress: A Novel (Easy Rawlins Mystery) (Serpent's Tail Classics)

by Walter Mosley

Devil in a Blue Dress honors the tradition of the classic American detective novel by bestowing on it a vivid social canvas and the freshest new voice in crime writing in years, mixing the hard-boiled poetry of Raymond Chandler with the racial realism of Richard Wright to explosive effect.

• ISBN10: 0393028542
• ISBN13: 9780393028546
• Publish Date: 22 August 1990
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 9 March 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: WW Norton & Co
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 220
• Language: English

Reviews

[Aidan Brack (Mysteries Ahoy)]

While I found the narrative engaging, I did feel that the female characters in the story were somewhat one-note being defined primarily by their sexual presences. I recognize that this is hardly unusual for a hard-boiled work but it does make those characters seem a little flat and two-dimensional which is a shame when the characters of Easy and Mouse are so well drawn.

Read my full review at Mysteries Ahoy!

[Michael @ Knowledge Lost]

The Devil in a Blue Dress was different to most Hard-Boiled novels I’ve read. For the most obvious reason, it was based around the African American community, which gave the story a fresh and interesting take on the genre. I remember seeing the movie and didn’t think much of it, but the novel was really enjoyable and well worth reading for all Hard-Boiled fans.