Easy Rawlins book 3 · 1992
White Butterfly
In 1956, a killer is murdering young Black women in Los Angeles, and the police only call Easy in when a white woman is killed.
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Book facts
- Author
- Walter Mosley
- Series
- Easy Rawlins, book 3 of 16
- Published
- 1992
- Setting
- Set in Los Angeles
- Story order
- Book 4 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- High
In story order: after A Red Death and before Black Betty.
Who is in White Butterfly
5 recurring or key characters from Walter Mosley’s chart. Introduces Jesus Rawlins.
Lead 1
- Easy RawlinsWar veteran turned investigator in Los Angeles
Major 1
- MouseRaymond Alexander, Easy’s lethal best friend
Minor and cameo 3
- Jackson BlueBrilliant, cowardly friend of Easy
- Jesus RawlinsFirst appearanceBoy Easy adopts
- Etta Mae HarrisMouse’s wife
Also featuring these characters
Other Walter Mosley books that share the most characters with White Butterfly.
- A Little Yellow Dog1996 · Easy Rawlins · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Gone Fishin’1997 · Easy Rawlins · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Bad Boy Brawly Brown2002 · Easy Rawlins · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Little Scarlet2004 · Easy Rawlins · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon