Literary Fiction
White Butterfly (Easy Rawlins Mysteries)
1992·272 pages
In 1956 Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is coerced by police to investigate brutal murders of black women and a white co-ed.
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In 1956 Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is coerced by police to investigate brutal murders of black women and a white co-ed.
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The police don't show up on Easy Rawlins's doorstep until the third girl dies. It's Los Angeles, 1956, and it takes more than one murdered black girl before the cops get interested. Now they need Easy. As he says: "I was worth a precinct full of detectives when the cops needed the word in the ghetto." But Easy turns them down. He's married now, a father -- and his detective days are over. Then a white college coed dies the same brutal death, and the cops put the heat on Easy: If he doesn't help,...
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Romance & sex
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Moderate sexual content with some on-page scenes, not overly explicit. Implied sexual threats and coercion tied to murder cases, not graphically depicted.
Violence & gore
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Frequent violent scenes with brutal murders of women described.
Profanity
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Moderate use of strong language typical of noir detective genre.
Substance use
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Minor references to alcohol use in social settings.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No occult or magical themes present.
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Themes of racial inequality and systemic bias in 1950s LA.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Systemic racial suffering and personal trauma central to characters' lives. Implied sexual threats and coercion tied to murder cases, not graphically depicted.
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