![]() In his debut novel, “Devil in a Blue Dress” (1990), the first in his brilliant Easy Rawlins series, Easy is hired to track down a missing white girl named Daphne Monet who, it turns out, is actually a mixed-race woman named Ruby.Īs McGill schemes to deliver the letter, the threat of violence looms over every page but action fans may be disappointed that the gunplay, including a final act of retribution, occurs offstage. Racial identity is a prevailing theme in Mosley’s 44 novels, and this isn’t the first time he’s explored the complex perils of passing for white. ![]() He’s dangerous in his own right, and his network of underworld acquaintances who owe him favors are a match for anyone Charles’ money can buy. “Trouble Is What I Do” is the seventh novel in Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Walter Mosley’s series featuring McGill, and as his fans already know, McGill is the right man for the job. ![]() ![]() He seeks out Lenoid McGill, a former career criminal turned private detective, to make the delivery. Incensed, and more than a little frightened, Charles hires a formidable team of thugs to murder Catfish. ![]() Catfish plans to deliver it to Charles’ daughter Justine on the eve of her wedding. ![]()
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