The Stacks Book Club - May 2025
Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosely
We’re diving into the world of crime fiction in May by reading Walter Mosley’s debut novel, Devil in a Blue Dress. Written in 1990, this mystery is the first in the award-winning Easy Rawlins series. It follows Rawlins, as he is tasked with finding a missing blonde woman with a penchant for frequenting Black jazz clubs in 1940’s Los Angeles. The book is not only a masterclass on mystery and suspense, but also on social commentary; which is why it was named one of “The 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time” by Time Magazine.
If you want to read with us this month, here are some key dates to The Stacks Book Club read of Devil in a Blue Dress.
May 7 -- The Stacks Episode announcing our guest for the Devil in a Blue Dress episode.
May 28th -- The Stacks Book Club episode of Devil in a Blue Dress.
June 3rd -- The Stacks Virtual Book Club meetup to discuss the book. To participate you will need to join The Stacks Pack on Patreon. There, you’ll have inside access to the show, access to the Discord community, and more.
LA’s Black-owned indie bookstore Reparations Club offers you 10% off your copy of Devil in a Blue Dress using the code STACKS10 at checkout!
You can support The Stacks by purchasing this month's pick through my Bookshop.org or Amazon page as well.
Ooooooooh, I am so up for this - I read it a long time ago and lost track of the series after about 5 or 6. Also-any excuse to watch that movie adaptation afterward…