This first book in the Easy Rawlins series is set in postwar LA in 1947. Out of work with a mortgage payment looming, he accepts $100 to look for a good-looking blonde white woman known to frequent bars in Watts. The request and payment are made by a wealthy, elusive white man. And off we go through a dazzling cast of characters and charlatans. By the time it's all over, Easy, his lifelong buddy Mouse, and the stunning white woman all walk away with a pretty penny. This is a brilliant exposition of Black LA long ago.
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