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Mystery · 2007 · R

Blonde Faith

by Walter Mosley

Easy Rawlins faces his darkest hour as loss, grief, and violence push him to the edge

For17+GenreMysteryLength310 pagesRead time~8 hours

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Violence

A lot

Significant violence including deaths of major characters and brutal confrontations

Language

Some

Strong language throughout the period-authentic narrative

Sexual Content

Some

Some sexual content including adult relationships

Substance Use

Some

References to drug use in the 1960s counterculture setting

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Intense psychological themes of grief, loss, survivor's guilt, and a man contemplating his own death

What this book is about

In what was intended as the final Easy Rawlins novel, 1967 Los Angeles explodes with the Summer of Love while Easy faces devastating personal loss — Mouse seemingly gone, his old world fragmenting. A missing woman case intersects with war, grief, and Easy's deepest crisis of faith. Mosley delivers a beautiful, elegiac, and unsparing conclusion to a remarkable series.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

deaths of major recurring characters

grief and suicidal ideation themes

period racism depicted critically

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