Easy Rawlins mysteries

November 1963: Easy''s settled into a steady gig as a school custodian. It''s a quiet, simple existence - but a few moments of ecstasy with a sexy teacher will change all that. When the lady vanishes, Easy''s stuck with a couple of corpses, the cops on his back, and a little yellow dog who''s nobody''s best friend. With his not-so-simple past snapping at his heels, and with enemies old and new looking to get even, Easy must kiss his careful little life good-bye - and step closer to the edge . . .