Blanche cleans up cover

Blanche cleans up

by Barbara Neely

In Boston, PI Blanche White, the snooping black maid, goes to work for an aspiring state governor, just in time to be in on a murder. As she investigates, Blanche makes known her views of white politicians who suck up to so-called black leaders.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?