Little Scarlet (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Walter Mosley
- First Published: 2004
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: 1965
- Setting: Los Angeles
- Principal Characters: Ezekiel (“Easy”) Rawlins, Raymond (“Mouse”) Alexander, Melvin Suggs, Gerald L. Jordan, Geneva Landry, Jackson Blue
- Genres: Long fiction, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: African Americans, 1960’s, United States or Americans, Blacks, Police, California, Los Angeles, Ethnic groups, Detectives, Minorities, Riots, Corruption, Toleration
- Locales: Los Angeles, CA
With the publication of Devil in a Blue Dress in 1990, Walter Mosley began his rapid ascent to his status as one of the United States’ major mystery writers. Mosley soon developed a large and enthusiastic reading public, including, among others, President Bill Clinton, whose endorsement of Mosley in 1992 sent his sales skyrocketing. Reviewers praise Mosley's suspenseful plots, his vivid re-creation of time and place, and his skillful use of language. However, they agree that the author's greatest gift is characterization, which Mosley himself has said is his primary focus....
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