- Paperback: 280 pages
- Publisher: Serpent's Tail; New edition edition (15 Sep 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1852423706
- ISBN-13: 978-1852423704
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 60,295 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Easy Rawlins is the most unique protagonist in the mystery genre. He is always trying to get ahead without drawing unfavorable attention to himself. Whenever he seems to be making progress, crime and violence dog his footsteps . . . soon bringing the LAPD behind them to hassle him. If this sounds familiar, there is a good chance that Jean Valjean of Les Miserables is the real inspiration for Easy Rawlins.
Having grown up in Southern California at the time Mosley is writing about, I am very impressed with his ear for language and his eye for detail about those time. In A Little Yellow Dog, Easy has moved into the 1960s and is operating closer to the legal side than ever before.
Having grown up in Southern California at the time Mosley is writing about, I am very impressed with his ear for language and his eye for detail about those time. In A Little Yellow Dog, Easy has moved into the 1960s and is operating closer to the legal side than ever before.
He soon finds himself surrounded by corpses, accusations, and the potential to lose his job, his children, and his freedom. Faced with those terrible consequences, he returns to his old friends for help in unraveling a satisfying mystery.
Clearly, part of the appeal of this book is that Easy's vantage point on America is different from that of most readers. He is a black man with community connections to those who bend and break the law, yet he is a good man. How he will resolve the conflicts that inevitably occur due to his personal values, commitments to others, and the racisim of his society provides a satisfying look at the true nobility of man. That's what takes this book well beyond the normal well-written mystery.
I liked the way that Easy developed as a person in this novel, bridging the gap between his aspirations and his former life. This provides more interesting plot twists, character development, and a chance to revisit characters who worked well in the earlier novels.
A Little Yellow Dog is a top-notch successor to the earlier books in the Easy Rawlins series. Don't miss it!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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After having read "Black Betty", "Devil in a Blue Dress", "A Red Death", "White Butterfly" and now "A Little Yellow Dog" in that order, I want to read them all over again. Easy has definitely mellowed with age, but still knows the "game". All of the friends we met in the earlier books are still there to help him out of a jam - especially, "Mouse". Mouse and Easy have been through alot together, but this one is the "toughest" of them all. This book is a definite pager-turner and when it ends, you'll want more!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Although with regrets piling a mountain high, I haven't read the prequel to the previous five books (Devil in a Blue Dress: 10, Red Death: 8, White Butterfly: 10, Black Betty: 9, and A Little Yellow Dog: 9) "Gone Fishin'," but I totally love this series nonetheless. This book is no-let down like an author we all know (Robert Jordan i.e. "A Crown of Swords"). No long stretched out plotpoints and no women with the same personalities all the time. Each woman is unique in this world and grows as Easy gets older. Some with the same attitude as Rawlins in doing what it takes in a world of so few chances. What is the most I like from these compelling volumes? I like how Walter has "evolved" Easy from a recovering WWII vet to a tough-as-he-has-to-be private eye. Then another twist (no, not some brilliant scheme of gumshoeness), Easy becomes a father to a small family, but not all at once and not as easily as his name may fool you. I love how he illustrates the world of Los Angeles circa early 50's. We feel like we have "grown-up" with Easy along all the troubles and racism that he must endure. All the characters have lives of their own and change as Rawlins does. This book is a must read for the Walter Mosley fan! To tell you any details is a CRIME. I have never been a fan of mysteries until I have read these books. I hope Walter is penning the next Easy mystery!
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A Little Yellow Dog
Not a bad book, just a little dated. The style is remanicent of Chandler. The hero is a person that solves crimes by knowing the people most likely to be involved as opposed to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by SID G
unbeatable
This has got to be among the best new crime fiction around these days. It's dark, spare and classy. Read more
Published 2 months ago by B. Lowe
Best one in the series!
I am a big fan of the Easy Rawlins series ever since I saw A Devil in a Blue Dress on tv and then subsequently read the novel. Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2008 by Dhalsim
Easy Does It, Again!
Easy Rawlins is the most unique protagonist in the mystery genre. He is always trying to get ahead without drawing unfavorable attention to himself. Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2004 by Donald Mitchell
Easy Does It,, Again!
Easy Rawlins is the most unique protagonist in the mystery genre. He is always trying to get ahead without drawing unfavorable attention to himself. Read more
Published on 28 May 2004 by Donald Mitchell
Another excellent book from Walter Mosely.
I really enjoy Walter Mosely's books. This book is part of a series of books based on the Easy Rawlins character. It is an intelligent American detective novel. Read more
Published on 27 April 2000 by o_neill_paul@hotmail.com
Four and a half stars, a job well done
Have to hand it to Mosley, he gets better each time. This book held the biggest mystery of any of his novels to date, the dialogue was right on, and the last chapter leaves the... Read more
Published on 15 Sep 1998
OUTSTANDING!!!
This is the best book in the complete "Easy Rawlins" series. I started the series reading "Black Betty" immediately followed by "Devil in a Blue... Read more
Published on 3 July 1998
I would like to know what happen to mouse.
In my opionion this is one of Walter Mosely best books he has ever written but I am wondering on the ending of the book because I am confuse on what happen... Read more
Published on 7 Jun 1998
sleep-stealing.
How can anyone not enjoy a book such as A LITTLE YELLOW DOG? Walter Mosley touches the heart strings with this kind of writing. Read more
Published on 31 July 1997
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