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Charcoal Joe
- An Easy Rawlins Mystery
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Series: Easy Rawlins, Book 14
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
Walter Mosley’s indelible detective Easy Rawlins is back, with a new detective agency and a new mystery to solve.
Picking up where his last adventures in Rose Gold left off in L.A. in the late 1960s, Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins finds his life in transition. He’s ready - finally - to propose to his girlfriend, Bonnie Shay, and start a life together. And he’s taken the money he got from the Rose Gold case and, together with two partners, Saul Lynx and Tinsford “Whisper” Natly, has started a new detective agency.
But, inevitably, a case gets in the way: Easy’s friend Mouse introduces him to Rufus Tyler, a very old man everyone calls Charcoal Joe. Joe’s friend’s son, Seymour (young, bright, top of his class in physics at Stanford), has been arrested and charged with the murder of a white man from Redondo Beach. Joe tells Easy he will pay and pay well to see this young man exonerated, but seeing as how Seymour literally was found standing over the man’s dead body at his cabin home, and considering the racially charged motives seemingly behind the murder, that might prove to be a tall order.
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- Jason Jackson
- 01-20-17
The best Easy ever!
Being a true Walter Mosley and Easy Rawlings fan isn't easy, but this installment was worth the wait. Can't wait to see what's coming next.
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- rc woods
- 12-17-16
Charcoal Joe is another excellent "Easy Rawlins" tale.
I am a Walter Mosley fan. I especially love this series. This work will certainly satisfy the appetite of anyone who loves the Easy Rawlins stories. The audible narration bring the characters to life and leaps into your ears. Only disappointment is that this one came out in 2016, so now I have to hope that Mr Mosley will write book 15 very soon!
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-11-16
very entertaining!
i am a fan of walter mosleys so its no surprise that i loved charcoal joe. however this was my first audible novel and michael boatman was very entertaining and captured my attention every minute as he read. he changed his voice and accent as he read the charcter's lines as well as my mind could have imagined if i had been reading the book.
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- herb jones
- 11-17-16
convoluted storyline..
I ❤️ walter mosley's works but found this storyline to be a bit too convoluted and difficult to follow.
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- michael stjohn
- 07-19-16
Boatman
Very good Mosely. Lots of bad guys whom Easy navigates gracefully. Lots of women wanting our detective.
Boatman is the best with Mosely!
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- Shoe Diva
- 08-09-18
My godness, I loved this book.
Walter Mosley is such a wonderful story teller. It was my first of his novels to read and now i am hooked, I will be reading the entire series.
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- Xavier
- 05-05-17
My "favorite" so far in the series
Exciting plot, rich characters, and a satisfying ending. Highly recommend!!! I'm already debating whether I go next to "Gone Fishin or Bad Boy..." Enjoy!
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- Kindle Customer 2017
- 03-05-17
great read and great narration
Enjoyed the story and narration immensely. This is the first in the series I've read, so I'm starting the first one, " Devil in a Blue Dress" right now.
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- Leo28VA
- 01-21-17
Oh Easy!! Another great mystery to solve.
So much insight into life infused in story as always. Feels like old acquaintances when you read the next Easy Rollins mystery. Have read the all.
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- Ayo
- 11-14-16
EZ strikes again!
I truly do enjoy the easy Rawlins Mysteries. Mosley is one of my favorite authors and this book did not disappoint. I also like that he's bringing characters from his other books. It is definitely worth the read.
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