Devil in a Blue Dress
An Easy Rawlins Mystery
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- By A. Mitchell on 11-11-11
By: Harold Robbins
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Rabbit
- The Autobiography of Ms. Pat
- By: Patricia Williams, Jeannine Amber
- Narrated by: Patricia Williams
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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One of five children, Pat watched as her alcoholic mother struggled to get by on charity, cons, and petty crimes. At age seven, Pat was taught to roll drunks for money. At 12, she was targeted for sex by a man eight years her senior; by 13, she was pregnant. By 15, Pat was a mother of two. Alone at 16, Pat was determined to make a better life for her children. But with no job skills and an eighth-grade education, her options were limited. She learned quickly that hustling and humor were the only tools she had to survive.
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Amazing story but dry reading
- By SpazzyMaggee on 11-03-17
By: Patricia Williams, and others
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Cop Hater
- 87th Precinct Series, Book 1
- By: Ed McBain
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
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When a sniper begins gunning down cops from the 87th Precinct in cold blood, it’s up to Detective Steve Carella to solve the case. With three cops already dead, Carella delves into the city’s underworld to search for the killer.
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Dang, it's about time for the 87th Precinct
- By Eric J. Toll on 05-17-14
By: Ed McBain
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Casanegra
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- By: Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes
- Narrated by: Richard Allen
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
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In this hot and steamy mystery, Tennyson is an actor struggling to hang on to his career and redeem his sex-for-pay history, which estranged him from his family, especially his father, a decorated LAPD captain who raised Tennyson to call him "Sir". Now, in the wake of his father's sudden stroke, Tennyson has to save himself from taking the fall for a murder. In the process, he discovers his hidden talents - the hard way.
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What's The Beef?
- By James Gordon on 11-24-07
By: Blair Underwood, and others
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Hard Rain Falling
- By: Don Carpenter
- Narrated by: Elijah Alexander
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The novel follows the adventures of Jack Levitt, an orphaned teenager living off his wits in the fleabag hotels and seedy pool halls of Portland, Oregon. Jack befriends Billy Lancing, a young black runaway and pool hustler extraordinaire. A heist gone wrong gets Jack sent to reform school, from which he emerges embittered by abuse and solitary connement. In the meantime Billy has joined the middle class - married, fathered a son, acquired a business and a mistress. But they will meet again....
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A Well Read, American Noir Novel from The 1960s
- By Frank Donnelly on 01-19-20
By: Don Carpenter
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Cop Town
- By: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Kathleen Early
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Atlanta, 1974: It's Kate Murphy's first day on the job, and the Atlanta Police Department is seething after the murder of an officer. Before the day has barely begun, she already suspects she's not cut out to be a cop. Her male uniform is too big, she can't handle a gun, and she's rapidly learning that the APD is hardly a place that welcomes women. Worse still, in the ensuing manhunt she'll be partnered with Maggie Lawson, a cop with her own ax to grind.
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Outstanding, Gutsy Crime Novel Read by a Master
- By Chip Atkinson on 07-08-14
By: Karin Slaughter
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When Gravity Fails
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- By: George Alec Effinger
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
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For a new kind of killer roams the streets of the Arab ghetto, a madman whose bootlegged personality cartridges range from a sinister James Bond to a sadistic disemboweler named Khan. And Marid Audrian has been made an offer he can't refuse.The 200-year-old godfather of the Budayeen's underworld has enlisted Marid as his instrument of vengeance. But first Marid must undergo the most sophisticated of surgical implants before he dares to confront a killer who carries the power of every psychopath since the beginning of time.
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Neuromancer in the Middle East
- By David on 07-28-13
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Flood
- A Novel (Burke, Book 1)
- By: Andrew Vachss
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
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Burke's newest client is a woman named Flood, who has the face of an angel, the body of a high-priced stripper, and the skills of a professional executioner. She wants Burke to find a monster for her - so she can kill him with her bare hands. In this thriller, Andrew Vachss's renegade private eye teams up with a lethally gifted avenger to follow a child's murderer through the catacombs of New York, where every alley is blind and the penthouses are as dangerous as the basements.
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Noir!
- By Snoodely on 03-06-14
By: Andrew Vachss
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How It Went Down
- By: Kekla Magoon
- Narrated by: Cherise Boothe, Shari Peele, Kevin R. Free, and others
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When 16-year-old Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds, his community is thrown into an uproar. Tariq was black. The shooter, Jack Franklin, is white. In the aftermath of Tariq's death, everyone has something to say, but no two accounts of the events line up. Day by day, new twists further obscure the truth. Tariq's friends, family, and community struggle to make sense of the tragedy, and to cope with the hole left behind when a life is cut short.
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gives perspective on race.
- By J. Carey on 08-17-17
By: Kekla Magoon
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Babylon Sisters
- By: Pearl Cleage
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Catherine, busy working with refugee and immigrant women through her small firm, Babylon Sisters, has taken on a powerful new client. She doesn't have much time for Phoebe's complicated questions of paternity - that is, until Phoebe's real father, B. J., a renowned investigative reporter, shows up in town to work on a story connected to Catherine.
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Sister Love
- By Florence Graydon on 03-26-21
By: Pearl Cleage
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In ancient mythology, the Titan Prometheus was punished by the gods for bringing man the gift of fire - an event that set humankind on its course of knowledge. As punishment, Prometheus was bound to a rock. But in The Gift of Fire, those chains cease to be, and the great champion of man walks from that immortal prison into present-day South Central Los Angeles. Disheveled and lost, he is thrown in jail, where he meets lifelong criminal Nosome Blane....
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- Harbinger of books
- 02-10-14
Black Noir at its finest
Wonderful story with fantastic characterization and dialogue. The narrator is amazing I think he captured the essence of the characters really well.
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- THERESA SWAYZE
- 01-12-19
Real good
Good mystery and good character. The relationships are complexed. I enjoyed the old fashion detective mystery.
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- Kim R. Brooks
- 05-10-18
Excellent story! The narrator held me hostage.
Excellent story! The narrator held me hostage in a good way. If ALMOST straight through!
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- Marcel Alonzo
- 10-12-16
Scratched my detective noir itch
got this booknright after i hqd finished the latest Dresden files book and was lookingbfor something to fill that void. This story totally did the trick! not only did the plot keep menriveted but the themes about racial prejudice and discrimination are still so relevant today. totally woke 5/5
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- B. Pearce
- 01-05-17
EZ is smart fun
I accidentally stumbled upon this series of books. Smart, well-written and complex motive arising out of base human desires. Plus, EZ solves the mystery without relying on superhuman reasoning, observation or intuition.
I'm definitely listening to more in this series.
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- Jan
- 08-27-12
Good story, well read by narrator.
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would recommend this book because it is well-written and centered in the African American community which is a perspective not covered enough.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
The plot was unpredictable and engaging, keeping us interested and eager to hear what came next. It was more violent than we expected and seemed more realistic in some ways, not your usual "turn the bad guys in to the authorities" ending.
What about Michael Boatman’s performance did you like?
Good dialect work. Easy to listen to.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
We listen as we drive across country so we listen to one or two books in each direction from California to Illinois. We definitely wanted to return to the book when we were comfortably on our way.
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- cheryl james
- 01-31-20
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Great story!! The characters were amazing. The story flowed from the beginning to the end.
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- SugarBrown96
- 07-31-20
The Mouse..
I Loved the movie. And love the book even more.I dig EZ..but Mouae is MY FAVORITE Character. I will be reading and listening to the next in the series. Thanks Walter.& Michael Boatman.*This is my 3rd time listening 🤭🙃🥰
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- Marshall
- 08-23-21
great novel, but WOW! performance!
_Devil in a Blue Dress_ receives five stars from me. The characters, the plot, the asides--are all great bits of literature, and I enjoyed it all.
This was an audiobook read by Michael Boatman. How about a wow for that guy! I love the voices he choose for the characters. They were rich in variety. His interpretation of the characters, and the narrator is excellent. I enjoyed his work and will buy a book narrated by him again.
The book. OK, I'm a late bloomer on Mosley, and that is my loss. The writing is great. I love the way he gave us background on Easy throughout the novel. The plot is not straight forward by not direct either. It moves as a mystery should. I also enjoyed how the novel starts out with one "mystery" and changes as the novel progresses. I loved how Easy isn't a detective at the beginning but kind of falls into.
Recommended: yes. I will be reading the next as well.
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- jeff washington
- 05-23-21
A real page turner
Loved the characters and storyline. Can't wait to read the rest of the series.
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