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Character · Easy’s Los Angeles · 16 books

Easy Rawlins

War veteran turned investigator in Los Angeles · Walter Mosley

Easy Rawlins is a war veteran turned investigator in Los Angeles.

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Character facts

First appearance
Devil in a Blue Dress (1990)
Latest appearance
Gray Dawn (2025)
Books
16 (16 as lead)
Series
Easy Rawlins
Author
Walter Mosley
Circle
Easy’s Los Angeles

Where to meet Easy Rawlins

Easy Rawlins first appears in Devil in a Blue Dress (1990), as the lead, book 1 of the Easy Rawlins series.

Buy Devil in a Blue Dress

Every book with Easy Rawlins

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1990LDevil in a Blue Dresslead · Easy RawlinsTakes his first job, in 1948Buy
  2. 1991LA Red Deathlead · Easy RawlinsBuy
  3. 1992LWhite Butterflylead · Easy RawlinsBuy
  4. 1994LBlack Bettylead · Easy RawlinsBuy
  5. 1996LA Little Yellow Doglead · Easy RawlinsBuy
  6. 1997LGone Fishin’lead · Easy RawlinsA prequel, Easy and Mouse as young men in TexasBuy
  7. 2002LBad Boy Brawly Brownlead · Easy RawlinsBuy
  8. 2004LLittle Scarletlead · Easy RawlinsBuy
  9. 2005LCinnamon Kisslead · Easy RawlinsBuy
  10. 2007LBlonde Faithlead · Easy RawlinsBuy
  11. 2013LLittle Greenlead · Easy RawlinsBuy
  12. 2014LRose Goldlead · Easy RawlinsBuy
  13. 2016LCharcoal Joelead · Easy RawlinsBuy
  14. 2021LBlood Grovelead · Easy RawlinsBuy
  15. 2023LFarewell, Amethystinelead · Easy RawlinsBuy
  16. 2025LGray Dawnlead · Easy RawlinsBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Etta Mae HarrisMouse’s wife16
Jackson BlueBrilliant, cowardly friend of Easy16
MouseRaymond Alexander, Easy’s lethal best friend16
Jesus RawlinsBoy Easy adopts14
Feather RawlinsGirl Easy adopts13
Bonnie ShayFlight attendant and Easy’s love5