Farewell, Amethystine

By: Walter Mosley

Narrated by: Michael Boatman

Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

From “master of the genre” (Washington Post) Walter Mosley, Detective Easy Rawlins’ latest client sends him down a warren of memory and nostalgia—blinding him to reason and risk.

January 1970 finds Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins, LA’s premier Black detective, at 50 years of age despite all expectations. He has a loving family, a beautiful home, and a thriving investigation agency. All is right with the world… and then Amethystine Stoller, his own personal Helen of Troy, arrives. Her ex-husband is missing. A simple enough case. But even as Easy takes his first step in the investigation he trips. He falls into the memory of things past. Little things, like loss, love, a world war, and a hunger that has eaten at him since he was a Black boy on his own on the streets of Fifth Ward, Houston, Texas.

The missing ex, a young white man named Curt Fields, is found dead. Easy’s only real friend in the LAPD, Melvin Suggs, has gone into hiding rather than allow his femme fatale wife to go to the gas chamber. And that’s only the beginning.

Easy finds himself pressed into a reckoning. All of his success cannot succor his heart. The 1970’s have ushered in new expectations of men and women, Black and White, and Easy has to make a choice that will almost certainly hasten a permanent descent, one that might sunder his soul.

©2024 Walter Mosley (P)2024 Mulholland Books

Mosely never fails!

Easy gets smoother with every novel. Like fine wine, each novel gets better. I was pulled in with the first sentence. I highly recommend this read.

Great narrator but book lost my interest

I really like the narrators voice. Not enough good content to keep me focused on book so I was distracted and lost interest with it.

Not the Best, Not the Worst...

It's definitely not the best in the series, but it's serviceable. There were weird continuity issues I came across, sorta lazy wrapups for characters introduced, and a new love interest that borrows heavily from Bonnie's introduction in "Little Yellow Dog". I love these books, but maybe it's time to start heading towards the finale.

The depth of the story

This book was good. I didn't expect anything less from the author. I enjoyed the storyline and all the twist and turns. you will not be disappointed.

Farewell Amethystine

Book club choice for October 2024. The storyline started off well and somewhere in the middle I became lost. Too many introductions of new characters. Some not even revenant, so it seems. Everything was concluded in last chapter of course.

loved the book

love the author his story telling the way he captures the background of California how he make it easy to love even the most low down characters is a gift this is my third book from Walter Mosley ❤️ would read again

Easy’s book of worms

I will always love Mosley as well as the Easy Rawlins Series. My favorite character he is. Although this read a bit differently to me this go around idk some chapters felt rush and with no clarification. Is there more to coming or that’s it. Where’s the details of the smooth causal recaps, the poetry songs like when I can close my eyes at moments seeing every scenario playing out in my head like a movie. Trying to find hope of more to come explaining old characters and new ones. Always wanting more of Easy but never feeling shorted as I do with Amy!

The narrators performance was top notch!

I liked the story because it highlighted Easy's loneliness and yearning for someone he could love and trust. The Overall story was intriguing, however this time I wished that Eay would have been a little more principled toward justice instead of loyalty by making Amythistine face her demons and take responsibility for her actions.

Love Easy Rollins!

Very good story. Just enough twists and turns to keep your attention! The 1970s was a time of transition. A good mix was f the old and new. Thanks for the memories!

Easy is Back

Easy is back with an amazing story. Fun tead about the bygone era of classic LA.