Louisiana hotshot Book

At one level - a fun and over-the-top detective novel about a PI in New Orleans. At another level, I found deeper elements that made a big impact.

What touched me the most was the vivid description of PI Talba Wallis's response to family - her sense of outsiderhood, and the very keenly observed trajectory she followed when triggered (into her shell). Plus the way she slowly works herself out of the withdrawal.

On the other hand, there were times when I felt as if some of her blackness was almost painted on. I'm curious whether anybody else felt this way. What I thought the writer did well was to observe the way white people responded and reacted to the black characters including Talba.