W. W. Norton, 1990. In a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. With first state dustjacket with price of $18.95. Author's debut novel featuring Easty Rawlins. Made into a dazzling movie by director Carl Franklin and starring Denzel Washington. In 1948 Los Angeles, Easy, a black war veteran, is hired by a white ganster to find Daphne Monet, a singer who frequents black jazz joints. Bump to bottom spine end.. Boldly SIGNED By Author on Title Page. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

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Walter Mosley's very well-received first book, introduces detective Easy Rawlins and centers around his transformation from day-laborer to detective. Set in Los Angeles in the 1940s, Rawlins takes on a side job to pay his mortgage after losing his job at a defense plant. His first mystery is trying to find a woman named Daphne Monet, a missing white woman who was known to frequent black jazz clubs. Devil in a Blue Dress was adapted into a film of the same title starring Denzel Washington.

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Bookseller: Nothing Like A Good Book (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1002768
Title: Devil in a Blue Dress
Author: Mosley, Walter
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
ISBN 10: 0393028542
ISBN 13: 9780393028546
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1990
Bookseller catalogs: Mystery; Signed; Author M;

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