Summary: We have Easy Rawlins, the reluctant black detective, trying to find a white woman because DeWitt Albright, a shady white guy, is willing to pay him to do so. And Easy needs the money. Things end up more complicated than that though...
Comment: As much as I enjoyed the mystery and the unexpected plot twists, I'm not sure I'd read any of his other books simply because the glimpse into the black community was too depressing. I think it boils down to "if you're black, you're guilty. Give us time, and we'll figure out something specific that you're guilty of." Among other things. It was definitely a glimpse of blatant racial inequality, at least as it existed in LA in 1948.
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