W. W. Norton, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/As New. Author's first novel. This hardcover book is Fine, being square and tight. The boards and spine have no wear with pristine lettering. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. The dustjacket is As New. Original Price of $18.95 is intact. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark. This copy is signed by the Author on the title page without inscription.

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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: Next Chapter Books SC, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006728
Title: Devil in a Blue Dress
Author: Mosley, Walter
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Collectible; Fine
Jacket Condition: As New
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0393028542
ISBN 13: 9780393028546
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1990

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