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Blood Grove

By: Walter Mosley
Narrated by: Michael Boatman
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Walter Mosley's infamous Detective Easy Rawlins is back, with a new mystery to solve on the sun-soaked streets of Southern California.

Ezekiel "Easy" Porterhouse Rawlins is an unlicensed private investigator turned hard-boiled detective always willing to do what it takes to get things done in the racially charged, dark underbelly of Los Angeles.

But when Easy is approached by a shell-shocked Vietnam War veteran - a young White man who claims to have gotten into a fight protecting a White woman from a Black man - he knows he shouldn't take the case.

Though he sees nothing but trouble in the brooding ex-soldier's eyes, Easy, a vet himself, feels a kinship form between them. Easy embarks on an investigation that takes him from mountaintops to the desert, through South Central and into sex clubs and the homes of the fabulously wealthy, facing hippies, the mob, and old friends perhaps more dangerous than anyone else.

Set against the social and political upheaval of the late 1960s, Blood Grove is ultimately a story about survival, not only of the body but also the soul.

Widely hailed as "incomparable" (Chicago Tribune) and "dazzling" (Tampa Bay Times), Walter Mosley proves that he's at the top of his game in this bold return to the endlessly entertaining series that has kept fans on their toes for years.

©2021 Walter Mosley (P)2021 Mulholland Books

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Bravo As Entertaining and Shocking as Ever!

This audiobook will keep you entertained from start to surprising finish...

the cast of characters flow well and the plot is exceptionally cloaked quite well!

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Another outstanding Walter Moseley production

As usual, I loved everything about this production. I'm looking forward to the next one.

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All caught up

Welp, I’m all caught up with Easy R, I have to wait for the next release and I can’t wait! Another great read and Michael Boatman is amazing! Fingers crossed Edna will be in the new book even if it’s a cameo appearance. Maybe he thinks he sees her or something. Idk, but would love to know what she’s up to and if she knows her who her father is.

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Its Walter Mosley, Exactly what I was hoping for.

I love everything about this book. I want to know more about Easy and the other characters. Mouse is so evil, but a good evil to play with a frequently used quote I don't need to repeat. Thank you Walter Mosley

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absolutely entertaining!!

the story was riveting, the narration was spot on! it was so well performed that I could actually see scenic California, wardrobes, cars, and people!

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Awesome from beginning to end!

Walter Mosley isa master story teller. I loved everything about this book, from the characters and the style of writing, I will be getting more of the author’s titles without a doubt!

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Outstanding, makes me want to shout!

Walter Mosley has written another smart, intelligent, and funny Easy Rawlings novel. Here is a character with a moral center, a man with many facets and insight into his behavior. A nice badass. The only thing missing is for Easy to fell madly in love and marry a good black woman. It happens and could happen to easy. A woman as interesting as Easy, with many facets who plays well with Easy and matches him in banter, wit, intellect, and life experience.

This well written story lived up to all my expectations. Thank you Walter Mosley. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to your next Easy Rawlings story.

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classic crime

my first time reading an Easy Rawlings novel, great story and flow. Definitely not my last.

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Interestingly complex plot!

I really enjoyed this book. The writer was true to period and culture of the setting.

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Enjoyable but I Enjoyed the Other Books Better

Good story. It has a more modern feel to it than some of Mr Mosley's other stories. Many of the characters started feeling familiar and too similar to each other and I got tired of the interactions with the guards over and over. I enjoy Mr Mosley's books and this is no different but this felt hurried and now the slow and easy pace I like from the other books.

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