White Butterfly (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Walter Mosley
- First Published: 1992
- Type of Plot: Detective and mystery
- Time of Work: 1956
- Setting: Los Angeles, California
- Principal Characters: Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins, Regina Rawlins, Edna, Jesus, Raymond “Mouse” Alexander, Quinten Naylor, Mofass, Robin Garnett
- Genres: Long fiction, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: 1950’s, African Americans, Murder or homicide, Marriage, Prostitution or prostitutes, Los Angeles, Detectives, Adoption or adopted children, Mysteries, Private investigators
- Locales: California, Los Angeles, CA
The Novel
White Butterfly takes place in 1956. Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins, the hero of Walter Mosley’s previous two detective novels, is now married to a beautiful black nurse named Regina. Easy and Regina are rearing two children, their infant daughter, Edna, and Jesus, a young Mexican American boy rescued by Easy in an earlier adventure. This life is not idyllic, however. Easy has not told Regina about his secret business holdings or the detective work he does on the side for friends and the police. There are also other instances of miscommunication between the two...
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