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Detective murder story set in Los Angeles in 1965.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have enjoyed Walter Mosley's writing over the years especially because he is a blackman writing about black characters, unlike James Patterson and his Alex Cross novels. In this edition during the last days of the Watts riots, a black woman named Little Scarlet, is found murdered in her apartment, a building that a white man entered after escaping a mob of rioters. Did this man commit the murder? Rawlin's is soon on the case. As in past novels the mystery is a way for the reader to look into an earlier time, in this case the late 1960's. Through Rawlin's eyes the reader experinces the conflicting feelings of the black investigator toward the riots: great sadness for the loss of life, but also understanding the anger that caused the riots in the first place. In all this is a good mystery wrapped up in a slice of history.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Since the Easy Rawlins series began, I have been anxious for Mr. Mosley to take Easy through to the 1965 Watts riots. That event marked the equivalent of the Grand Canyon in changing race relations in the Los Angeles area, and I was sure that Mr. Mosley would have many wonderful observations to make about the events and their effects on those who lived through them.
As high as my expectations were, Mr. Mosley happily exceeded them. Even among bit characters, you will recognize the attitudes of people you have met or known -- including the hard core racist whose feelings are based on personal insecurity, the person who sees a dark face and is afraid, scavengers who take advantage of anyone who is vulnerable, timid people who are put into fear by any changes, cowards who look the other way if the person who is hurt is a powerless individual, professionals who feel responsible to do the right thing, those who reach out to those in need regardless of who they are, and those who feel bitter because of past wrongs and cannot release that bitterness . . . even if it chokes them literally to death. The book represents a symphony of racial and human attitudes and instincts that accurately represents the world of Los Angeles in 1965.
Little Scarlet is really two stories in one novel. The more important story is about what it means to be a good person. The less important one concerns a murder mystery about a woman who is found dead during the riots. What is most remarkable about the book is that Mr. Mosley is able to subsume the second story into the theme of the first story.
The most delicate aspect of the book though is to capture how everyone was changed by the riots. Mr. Mosley does that in many different and subtle ways that will delight anyone who enjoys a great storyteller telling an important tale with great skill. By the end of the story, you have hope that we can all be better to one another . . . because even the most cynical and calculating are beginning to address one another differently.
For long-time fans of the series, you will be delighted that Mr. Mosley has worked in some many of his primary characters in roles that build your understanding and enjoyment of each character.
Mr. Mosley long ago became much more than a detective novelist. Seeing him apply his remarkable talents in this genre again provides a great context for appreciating his continually improving work.
Reach out and understand!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Walter Mosley is my favourite author FULL STOP. I cannot stress that he writes in a beautiful jazzy prose with some fantasic character. you can feel the heat taste the food and sense the vibe of the stories he tells. I have read every book in the Easy rawlins series and I am on tenterhooks for next one to come along and I will be paying whatever to get my hands on it..let the kids keep harry potter as this is the best magic for all those that want mystery, and stylaised crime novels. A must buy for fans and those new to Easy rawlins
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Little Scarlet by Walter Mosley
Little Scarlet was my first read of Walter Mosley, as I had read the reviews and gave it a go. I would recommend it for anyone that has not really delved into the situations of the... Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2009 by Mr. L. S. Spencer-davis
Mosley again reels off another work of greatness
Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins seems to grow and become more complex in every book of the series. Here in "little Scarlet" he seems to be both angry and bitter at the world around him; the... Read more
Published on 28 April 2007 by Chaka Whyte
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I'm a huge fan of the Easy Rawlins series and this is right up there with the best. Don't get me wrong, nothing will ever beat Devil in a Blue Dress but this comes close. Read more
Published on 9 April 2007 by T. Josham
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