For The Week magazine, he named six of his favorite works of crime fiction. One novel on the list:Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley (Washington Square, $14).Read about another crime novel on Roker's list.
Set in 1940s Los Angeles, this great noir thriller features an African-American protagonist who has an outlook not seen before in the genre. A smart, valiant war veteran who defended his country but now has trouble landing a job, Easy Rawlins can go places a white policeman or detective can’t go. For this first Rawlins mystery, Mosley created an unforgettable supporting cast, led by a psychotic killer named Mouse.
Raymond “Mouse” Alexander, from Walter Mosley’s Easy Rawlins series, made The A.V. Club's list of “13 sidekicks who are cooler than their heroes.”
--Marshal Zeringue
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