Redacted from the original blog review at dog eared copy, Devil in a Blue Dress Read more The narrator's evenness in tone and pace regardless of the scene renders the whole of the story neutered of tension or excitement. He does a good job of drawing up distinctive voices for the differing characters, both male and female and, using parenthetical interpretation to denote interior thought (versus spoken lines.) Overall, however, the narration lacks liveliness and shape. Samuel Becket in "China Beach" and Carter Haywood on "Spin City" to name but two memorable roles) is the narrator of Devil in a Blue Dress. The writing is descriptive and nearly pedantic but overall the plot is solid if without any real surprises.
The story is embroidered with black history, post war US history and, issues regarding race and prejudice. Enter DeWitt Albright, a white man of suspect ethics who offers Easy a paying job: to locate Daphne Monet, a white woman who is known to frequent black jazz clubs but who has disappeared with $30,000 in cash. Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins, a black WWII vet who has relocated from Houston to L.A., finds himself without a job but with a mortgage to pay.
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