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If you think the shifting tectonics of world history might make for a juicy crime fiction backdrop, the last decade or so has proved you right.

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Walter Mosley was not the first black crime writer, nor was he the first to fuse genre conventions with larger social concerns. But when ‘Devil in a Blue Dress’ introduced the Los Angeles-based private detective Easy Rawlins nearly 20 years ago, it was clear the author set out to stretch the boundaries of the mystery and thriller framework.

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Rereading ‘Child 44’ brought out the novel’s meatier pleasures, its ability to create vivid characters in a world both alien to our own and chillingly recognizable.

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June 5, 2024

Rereading ‘Child 44’ brought out the novel’s meatier pleasures, its ability to create vivid characters in a world both alien to our own and chillingly recognizable.

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June 5, 2024

Walter Mosley was not the first black crime writer, nor was he the first to fuse genre conventions with larger social concerns. But when ‘Devil in a Blue Dress’ introduced the Los Angeles-based private detective Easy Rawlins nearly 20 years ago, it was clear the author set out to stretch the boundaries of the mystery and thriller framework.

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