![]() ![]() ![]() He is a character of surprising contradictions. But for me, Easy Rawlins is the most compelling reason for reading the novel. White Butterfly is a standard whodunit story with several interesting twists and turns that makes it a good, solid read. However, when his best friend, Raymond “Mouse” Alexander is considered a suspect in the murder that Easy gets drawn in. ![]() ![]() He wanted to spend time with his new wife, the kids, and be left alone. It turns out that she was a UCLA coed and daughter to one the city’s most powerful attorneys that finally gets the police’s attention.Īt first, Easy Rawlins didn’t want to have anything to do with solving the murder of White Butterfly. But, when a white stripper, Cyndi Starr, AKA The White Butterfly is murdered then everything changes. The police paid little attention to the murders since the victims were black women. White Butterfly is about a series of murders in the black community of Los Angeles in 1956. However, I felt after reading this novel it was a good entry point for a Mosley newbie like myself. Mosley is known for the Easy Rawlins mysteries and White Butterfly is third one published in the series. I have looked at their books for years and said to myself, “I have to read a novel of theirs someday.” Someday has finally arrived and the timing is right.įirst up: White Butterfly by Walter Mosley Oddly enough, both authors are completely different on the literary spectrum. For the next two reviews, I will be reviewing a couple of novels from authors I’ve been wanting to read for a really long time. ![]()
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