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Out of the Easy

Dec 25, 2025 2:30 AM

Author:Ruta Sepetys

Out of the Easy

Out of the Easy is set against the vivid backdrop of 1950s New Orleans. Written by New York Times bestselling author Ruth Sepetys, this novel has something for everyone: love, mystery, murder, blackmail and warmth.

Josie Moraine wants out of The Big Easy - she needs more than New Orleans can offer. Known locally as a brothel prostitute's daughter, she dreams of life at an elite college, far away from here.

But then a mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie caught between her ambition and a clandestine underworld. New Orleans is luring Josie deeper in as she searches for the truth, and temptation beckons at every turn.

Praise for Between Shades of Gray:

'This superlative first novel by Ruta Sepetys demonstrates the strength of its unembellished language. A hefty emotional punch' - The New York Times

'. . . moving and heart-wrenching.' - The Guardian

Ruta Sepetys was born and raised in Michigan and now lives with her family in Tennessee. Her first novel, Between Shades of Gray, was shortlisted for the 2012 Carnegie Medal and the Waterstones Children's Book Award.

Reviews

Kazu is the biggest and most profound thing Mishima has done so far in an already distinguished career

—— New Yorker

His most novelistic work, with a degree of earthiness and warmth rare in his fiction

—— New York Times

Japan's foremost man of letters

—— Spectator

Direct yet allusive, poetic...an amazing feat

—— Atlantic

A worthy sequel... A touching love song to the possibilities and limits of friendship. Charming, funny and sly, Porno is a good poke at all kinds of pretence and moral tidiness

—— Evening Standard

Captures and celebrates the hangover of youth

—— Observer

It was brilliant

—— Observer

Gripping

—— Glamour

A great thriller and a stirring love story

—— Grazia

A gripping narrative and a compelling lead character... This is an absorbing and accomplished novel

—— LittleReaderLibrary

A very human Cold War thriller

—— Good Housekeeping

Rooney is a novelist at home with life’s ambiguities, her plotting pleasingly intricate, her narrative richly textured

—— Lucy Beresford , Sunday Telegraph (Seven)

A captivating read

—— Choice

An exciting and intelligent novel... Rooney's re-creation of the politics of the day is brilliant

—— Kate Saunders , The Times

Particulary acute on the muddle of emotion, reason and morality that festers around betrayal...compelling, impressively detailed story, with thrillerish overtones...

—— Elizabeth Buchan , The Sunday Times

A wonderfully plotted spy drama full of intrigue and suspense… A fantastic read

—— UK Regional Press Syndication

Extremely readable

—— Mark Perryman , Hufffington Post

A brilliant spy novel, with an unlikely culprit and a deft, involving plot... Tense, beautifully pitched and very moving

—— Marie Claire

[A] polished, intricate novel… rich in moral ambiguity

—— Sunday Telegraph

This powerfully-written spy thriller is compulsive reading

—— Falkirk Herald

A gripping spy novel with an unlikely culprit and a thoroughly researched basis in fact... Perfect for fans of William Boyd's Restless

—— Absolutely Chelsea

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