Order of Easy Rawlins Books
Easy Rawlins is the protagonist in a series of historical mystery novels by American author Walter Mosley. Easy is a WWII vet-turned-hardboiled detective based out of Los Angeles. The books are set in the 1940s up to the 1960s. The series takes a hard look at racial inequities experienced by African-Americans. The character was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the 1995 adaptation of Devil in a Blue Dress.
Easy Rawlins made his debut in the novel Devil in a Blue Dress, published in 1990. Below is a list of Walter Mosley’s Easy Rawlins books in order of when they were originally published (which is also their chronological order):
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Publication Order of Easy Rawlins Books
| Devil in a Blue Dress | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Red Death | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| White Butterfly | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Black Betty | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Little Yellow Dog | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gone Fishin' | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bad Boy Brawly Brown | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Six Easy Pieces | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Little Scarlet | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cinnamon Kiss | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blonde Faith | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Little Green | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rose Gold | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Charcoal Joe | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blood Grove | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Farewell, Amethystine | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gray Dawn | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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