Crime
Easy Rawlins investigates a murder amid the 1965 Watts Riots, uncovering rage and racial tensions in LA.
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Easy Rawlins investigates a murder amid the 1965 Watts Riots, uncovering rage and racial tensions in LA.
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Walter Mosley delivers at last the compelling master work everyone's been waiting for--a novel so intriguing, so soulful, so unstoppably dramatic that it will rank among the classic mysteries of our time.At the height of the riots that cripple LA in the summer of 1965, a white man is pulled from his car by a mob and escapes into a nearby apartment building. Soon afterward, a red-headed woman known as Little Scarlet is found dead in that apartment building--and the fleeing man is the obvious susp...
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Romance & sex
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Moderate sexual content with some explicit scenes, though not central to the plot. To sexual threats or coercion; not a primary focus.
Violence & gore
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Frequent violence including murder and riot-related brutality; graphic depictions.
Profanity
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Moderate use of strong language consistent with the setting and characters.
Substance use
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Minor references to alcohol use; not a central theme.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources.
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No occult or magical themes present.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Strong focus on racial tensions and social issues during the 1965 Watts Riots.
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources.
Abuse & suffering
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Moderate depiction of systemic racial suffering and violence in riot context. To sexual threats or coercion; not a primary focus.
Other
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