To live and die in LA Blood Grove bewildering maze of double-crosses
Reviewed by BRUCE DeSILVA
Walter Mosley s Los Angeles detective, Easy Rawlins, has always invited comparisons to the original hard-boiled Southern California gumshoe, Raymond Chandler s Philip Marlowe but never more so than in “Blood Grove,” Mosley s 15th installment in his series.
The surface similarities are obvious. Both detectives work what Chandler called L.A. County s “mean streets.” Both are seldom in the good graces of the authorities. And both sometimes meander through rambling plots that are difficult to follow.
In “Blood Grove,” as with Chandler s “The Long Goodbye,” the plot is so byzantine that it borders on incoherent. And that s OK.
Bruce Desilva
This cover image released by Mulholland Books shows Blood Grove by Walter Mosley. (Mulholland Books via AP) February 02, 2021 - 10:31 AM
âBlood Grove,â by Walter Mosley (Mulholland Books)
Walter Mosleyâs Los Angeles detective, Easy Rawlins, has always invited comparisons to the original hard-boiled Southern California gumshoe, Raymond Chandlerâs Philip Marloweâ but never more so than in âBlood Grove,â Mosleyâs 15th and latest installment in his series.
The surface similarities are obvious. Both detectives work what Chandler called L.A. Countyâs âmean streets.â Both are seldom in the good graces of the authorities. And both sometimes meander through rambling plots that are difficult to follow.
by Bruce Desilva, The Associated Press
Posted Feb 2, 2021 2:31 pm ADT
Last Updated Feb 2, 2021 at 2:40 pm ADT
This cover image released by Mulholland Books shows Blood Grove by Walter Mosley. (Mulholland Books via AP)
“Blood Grove,” by Walter Mosley (Mulholland Books)
Walter Mosley’s Los Angeles detective, Easy Rawlins, has always invited comparisons to the original hard-boiled Southern California gumshoe, Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe but never more so than in “Blood Grove,” Mosley’s 15th and latest installment in his series.
The surface similarities are obvious. Both detectives work what Chandler called L.A. County’s “mean streets.” Both are seldom in the good graces of the authorities. And both sometimes meander through rambling plots that are difficult to follow.
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