A Little Yellow Dog - (Easy Rawlins Mystery) by Walter Mosley (Paperback)

About the Book

1964: Easy has given up the street life and has taken on a job as a supervising custodian at Sojourner Truth High School. But his newly found carefree lifestyle is threatened when two corpses are discovered at the school and the police think Easy is involved.

Book Synopsis

Easy finally believes he can lead a simple life and leave his haunted past behind him--until he meets a woman who changes everything.November 1963: Easy's settled into a steady gig as a school custodian. It's a quiet, simple existence--but a few moments of ecstasy with a sexy teacher will change all that. When the lady vanishes, Easy's stuck with a couple of corpses, the cops on his back, and a little yellow dog who's nobody's best friend. With his not-so-simple past snapping at his heels, and with enemies old and new looking to get even, Easy must kiss his careful little life good-bye--and step closer to the edge.

Review Quotes

"The best book yet in this fine series. Easy Rawlins [is] one of the most distinctive voices in crime fiction."