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Charcoal Joe

by Walter Mosley
(Easy Rawlins, Bk. 14). 8 CDs. 10 hrs. Books on Tape. Jun. 2016. ISBN 9780735208742. $40. digital download. F
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Life is looking good for Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins after he and two partners open a new detective agency in Los Angeles. Then a new case changes everything. Dr. Seymour Braithwaite, a nerdy young Stanford University physicist, is charged with murder. Rufus Tyler, aka Charcoal Joe, wants Easy to get the physicist out of jail and find the real killer. The case seems straightforward, but there is more danger than expected. Mosley's smooth yet tough style is on full display, with well-crafted sentences and the rich texture of 1960s L.A. Michael Boatman gives a jazz-cool delivery befitting the tone of the series. This latest outing (after Rose Gold) will appeal to series fans and mystery fans alike.
VERDICT Recommended for crime fiction collections, Mosley fans, and listeners who follow the series. ["Mosley's exciting and profound mysteries with their poetic prose and historical clarity fascinate readers because Easy moves so smoothly among different worlds": LJ 5/15/16 review of the Doubleday hc.]
Reviewed by Cynthia Jensen, Plano P.L. Syst., TX , Sep 15, 2016
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