Part of Easy Rawlins, book 11
First published 2007
Easy Rawlins returns home to discover Easter on his doorstep. The young girl belongs to Christmas Black, his ex-marine friend who would never abandon his daughter unless something terrible happened. Easy suspects Black is dead or dying. His personal life crumbles around him. The woman he loves plans to marry someone else. His longtime partner Mouse faces murder charges for killing a father of twelve children. Two military police officers approach Easy with a job. They want him to locate Christmas Black for the U.S. Army. Easy accepts the case and follows leads that bring him to Faith Laneer. The blonde woman carries secrets from a troubled past. Easy pieces together clues that trace Black's disappearance back to Vietnam. The investigation reveals that Faith faces mortal danger. Easy must navigate between his crumbling personal relationships and a case that threatens to destroy everyone involved.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller, detective, african-american-historical-fiction
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Vietnam
Period: 20th-century
308 pages · Hardcover · Little Brown and Company
Content warnings: violence