General Information
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 Title:                  Six Easy Pieces
 Author:                 Walter Mosley
 Read By:                M E Willis
 Copyright:              2003
 Audiobook Copyright:    2003
 Genre:                  Mystery & Thrillers
 Publisher:              Audio Renaissance
 Series Name:            Easy Rawlins
 Position in Series:     08
 Abridged:               No

Original Media Information
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 Media:                  CD
 Number:                 7
 Source:                 Library
 Condition:              Good

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 Total Duration:         7:40:20
 Total MP3 Size:         211.65
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 Encoded At:             CBR 64 kbit/s 44100 Hz Mono
 Normalize:              MP3Gain, Track 89dB
 Noise Reduction:        None
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Book Description
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Fans of Mosley's Easy Rawlins mysteries received a bonus when Washington 
Square recently reissued in trade paper the six novels that preceded 
the latest one, Bad Boy Brawly Brown (2002). Each reprint contained 
an original short story featuring Easy. Now, those stories and a seventh 
never before published have been gathered together in a volume that's 
something of a patchwork but still vintage Mosley. In his mid-forties, 
with a makeshift but tight family and a respectable and responsible 
job, Easy no longer needs to depend on trading favors to earn a living. 
But these stories reflect a more restless and reckless man-one who finds 
himself being drawn to the street life he thought he had left behind. 
Energized and unsettled by rumors that the dangerous and unpredictable 
Raymond Alexander, better known as Mouse, might still be alive, Easy 
undertakes to determine the truth. That extended search also finds Easy 
undertaking a number of jobs that recall his forte of being a black 
man more capable than most of dealing with the volatile intersection 
of blacks and whites in Los Angeles. In short order he investigates 
arson, murder, a missing person and other crimes. The linked stories 
form an extended search not only for Mouse but also for answers as Easy 
confronts the familiar demons of mid-life crisis. Easy occupies center 
stage, surrounded by a stellar cast of both new and familiar characters, 
while the spirit of Mouse hovers enticingly nearby.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to 
the Hardcover edition.

From AudioFile
Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins is back, a new man in post WWII Los Angeles. 
The former self-styled detective enjoys his patchwork family and suburban 
home, his solid job at a school, his suit, and the respect he gains 
from students. But as they so often do, a ghost waylays Easy, that of 
his supposedly late best friend, "Mouse." Mosley uses a flat and colorful 
writing style to depict Easy as he is drawn back to the violent L.A. 
underworld and its disenfranchised black community. A satisfying text 
and subtext will keep you listening closely. D.J.B. © AudioFile 2003, 
Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine


New Easy Rawlins mysteries--original short stories from the New York 
Times bestselling and award-winning mystery author. As Carolyn See said 
in The Washington Post Book World: "God bless the day that Walter Mosley 
created Easy Rawlins!"

This handsome collection contains six interconnected stories. Fans can 
now add these original stories to their Walter Mosley library: "Smoke," 
"Crimson Stain," "Silver Lining," "Lavender," "Gato Green," "Gray-Eyed 
Death," and "Amber Gate."


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"Walter Mosley is a new, strong, and original voice, here to stay and 
not to be missed." --The Los Angeles Times

"[The Easy Rawlins mysteries are] at once exotic, and believable . . 
. memorable . . . and morally complex." --The Wall Street Journal

"Mosley . . . a writer whose work transcends the thriller category and 
qualifies as serious literature." --Time

"Mosley’s skill in rendering the time and place of his novels brings 
to mind the inevitable comparison to genre masters such as Hammett and 
Chandler . . ." --San Francisco Chronicle


Author Biography Header
Walter Mosley is author of the Easy Rawlins mystery series, three novels, 
two collections of stories, and a nonfiction book, Workin’ on the Chain 
Gang. He is a former president of the Mystery Writers of America, a 
founder of the PEN American Center Open Book Committee, and is on the 
board of directors of the National Book Awards. A native of Los Angeles, 
he now lives in New York City.