Little Green
by Walter Mosley
Buy on AmazonIn Little Green, Walter Mosley’s acclaimed detective Easy Rawlins returns from the brink of death to investigate the dark side of that haven for Los Angeles hippies, the Sunset Strip. He’s soon back in top form, cruising the gloriously psychedelic mean streets of L.A. with his murderous sidekick, Mouse. They’ve been hired to look for a young black man, Evander “Little Green” Noon, who disappeared during an acid trip. Fueled by an elixir called Gator’s Blood, Easy experiences a physical, spiritual, and emotional resurrection, but peace and love soon give way to murder and mayhem.
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"This month, I have a new Easy Rawlins mystery out; the title is “Little Green.” It’s the first one since “Blonde Faith” (2007). I had to take some years away from the series because my writing about Easy was becoming, well . . . too easy."
By the Book: Walter Mosley · nytimes.com