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Detective Miller and his partner Detective Mason represent the oppressive system of law enforcement in Easy’s life. Miller, the more senior partner, is tall and thin, and his demeanor is cold and calculating. Though less overtly aggressive than Mason, his composed and methodical nature makes him an intimidating presence. Easy notes a crescent scar beneath Miller’s right eye, a feature that feels oddly familiar. Miller and Mason first appear when they strongarm Easy outside his home and bring him to the station for questioning about Coretta and Dupree. Their focus on Easy throughout the story stems more from their racial biases and desire to pin the crime on an easy target—such as a person of color—rather than from substantial evidence. At the end of the story, Easy admits to Miller that Junior Fornay is responsible for Richard McGee’s murder.
Detective Miller Quotes in Devil in a Blue Dress
The Devil in a Blue Dress quotes below are all either spoken by Detective Miller or refer to Detective Miller. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 26 Quotes
Most beautiful women make me feel like I want to touch them, own them. But Daphne made me look inside myself. She’d whisper a sweet word and I was brought back to the first time I felt love and loss.
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Detective Miller Character Timeline in Devil in a Blue Dress
The timeline below shows where the character Detective Miller appears in Devil in a Blue Dress. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 10
...home, two White men in a parked black Ford approach him. Introducing themselves as detectives Miller and Mason—Miller seemingly the more senior partner—they strongarm Easy into accompanying them to the police...
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Chapter 22
...possession, instructing him only to worry about following Frank. Leaving Easy’s, they’re confronted by detectives Miller and Mason, who want to question Easy further. Mouse lies about his identity, saying his...
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Although Miller and Mason suspect Easy knows more about the murders of Coretta, Richard McGee, and Howard...
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Chapter 30
...relieved that he no longer has to worry about who might be after him. But Miller intercepts him outside the building, vowing to make his life miserable unless he reveals who...
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