A Little Yellow Dog
1996·308 pages
Easy Rawlins, a Black PI turned janitor, gets entangled in murder and mystery after a teacher's plea in 1960s LA.
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Easy Rawlins, a Black PI turned janitor, gets entangled in murder and mystery after a teacher's plea in 1960s LA.
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Black PI Easy Rawlins, working as a school janitor in Los Angeles, is seduced by a teacher into taking her dog, which her husband is threatening to kill. When the husband is murdered, Rawlins becomes the prime suspect and must clear his name. By the author of Black Betty.
What's Inside
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Romance & sex
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Explicit sexual scenes, including an on-page encounter; recurring theme of seduction. Possible coercion implied in seduction context; not explicitly detailed.
Violence & gore
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Moderate violence with murder and threats; not overly graphic per reviews.
Profanity
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Moderate use of strong language typical of noir crime genre.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of alcohol or drugs; not a central theme.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Strong focus on racial tension and social issues in 1960s African American life.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Themes of domestic threats and systemic racial suffering; not graphic. Possible coercion implied in seduction context; not explicitly detailed.
Other
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