Devil in a Blue Dress

Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley's first novel featuring detective Easy Rawlins is a good one; the characters are well-drawn, the plot is solid, the pace fast. This is good beach reading; quick, easy, digestible. Mosley's style grates on the nerves now and again, especially when the exclamation points rear their ugly heads in inappropriate places, but that's ultimately forgivable in the greater scheme of things. Worth a look for mystery fans who haven't yet been introduced to Mosley.