Devil in a Blue Dress

In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran struggling to pay his mortgage. He meets DeWitt Albright, a white private investigator looking for a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, and accepts the job despite feeling uneasy about it. As Easy searches for Daphne, he becomes entangled in a complex web of crime and corruption that leads him to confront racist thugs, gangsters, and corrupt politicians. With the help of his old friend Mouse Alexander, Easy must navigate this treacherous landscape to clear his name and uncover the truth behind Daphne's disappearance.