Black Betty
3 journalers for this copy...
1961: Los Angeles' mean streets were never meaner... or more deadly.
For most black Americans, these were times of hope. For former P.I. Easy Rawlins the present looked bleak, the future worse. Ordinarily, he'd have thrown the two bills in the sleazy shamus' face- the white man who wanted him to find the notorious Black Betty, an ebony siren whose talent for all things rich and male took her from Houston's Fifth Ward to Beverly Hills. There was too much Easy wasn't being told, but he couldn't resist the idea of seeing Betty again, even if it killed him..."
Journal Entry 2 by pzarks at -- By Hand Or Post, Ray/Ring, RABCK in Portland, Oregon USA on Friday, January 11, 2008
Released 16 yrs ago (1/11/2008 UTC) at -- By Hand Or Post, Ray/Ring, RABCK in Portland, Oregon USA
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Mailed to yorkshire-lass in England
Mailed to yorkshire-lass in England
The book arrived sefely today,thank you pzarks,and thanks for the postcard too.
A very classic American crime novel,thanks again pzarks fro sending it to me.
Journal Entry 5 by yorkshire-lass at Mail, Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (12/5/2008 UTC) at Mail, Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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This is now on its way to tootshelling in Germany as part of cat02886's Color Bookring. Hope you enjoy it tootshelling.
This is now on its way to tootshelling in Germany as part of cat02886's Color Bookring. Hope you enjoy it tootshelling.
This actually arrived the day I left for my holidays so I didn't have time to register it (but Yorkshire-lass was very understanding!).
Thanks! I'll add it to my TBR.
Thanks! I'll add it to my TBR.