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DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS

DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS

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DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS

by Mosley, Walter

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New York: W.W. Norton & Company, [1990]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (15081). Octavo, cloth backed boards. Signed by Mosley. Author's first novel which introduces Easy Rawlins. Filmed in 1995 with Denzel Washington in the title role.

Synopsis

Walter Mosley's very well-received first book, introduces detective Easy Rawlins and centers around his transformation from day-laborer to detective. Set in Los Angeles in the 1940s, Rawlins takes on a side job to pay his mortgage after losing his job at a defense plant. His first mystery is trying to find a woman named Daphne Monet, a missing white woman who was known to frequent black jazz clubs.  Devil in a Blue Dress  was adapted into a film of the same title starring Denzel Washington.

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Bookseller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
15081
Title
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS
Author
Mosley, Walter
Book Condition
Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (15081)
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
[1990]
Keywords
Mystery . Signed . Film Source

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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB

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About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB

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Fine
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Jacket
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Cloth
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Octavo
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