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Blanche cleans up

by Barbara Neely

Blanche White (Fictitious character)Women detectivesFictionAfrican American womenWomen household employeesWomen domesticsFiction, mystery & detective, women sleuthsWhite, blanche (fictitious character), fiction

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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Book data: Open Library