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ginpomelo 's review for:
Devil in a Blue Dress
by Walter Mosley
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The rare noir story that isn't all about nihilism, despite its dark edges. Mosley knows the parameters of a hardboiled mystery world so well that he is able to reframe it to accommodate a detective that is as much in peril in a white world as in the underworld. The language is also topnotch.