Charcoal Joe
Easy Rawlins 14
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
Seymour Brathwaite, a young physicist, was found standing over the body of a murdered man.
Charcoal Joe, one of the deadliest men in America, wants Brathwaite cleared.
Easy Rawlins, a renowned Los Angeles PI, cannot refuse Charcoal Joe.
But what links the king of the LA underworld to Seymour Brathwaite?
And can Easy find the evidence before he gets embroiled in something much, much worse?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
MWA Grand Master Mosley's 14th Easy Rawlins mystery finds the unconventional, now middle-aged PI at the tail end of L.A.'s Swinging 60s, struggling with a broken heart (his wife-to-be opts for a return to her former partner), racist cops, crooked cops, murderous mobsters, deceitful informants, and a number of beautiful women eager to seduce him. Lucky for Easy, the author's other series character, Fearless Jones, arrives to assist with charm and smooth efficiency. Reader Boatman, no stranger to Easy's attitude knowing, wry, and just a bit shy of sarcastic adds that and more to the sleuth's first-person narration. His Fearless has the lift of joyous optimism that comes from being able to accomplish just about any task. Mosley's plot is more complex than Raymond Chandler at his most perplexing, but, as in Chandler's books, there are enough unique characters and entertaining scenes to compensate for that. Boatman's well-planned voices, pacing, and cool delivery make this a must for Easy fans. A Doubleday hardcover.
