I'm going to go with question 1 regarding who in the novel assumes the role of the detective figure and what qualities does he possess that make him suitable for the role of the hard-boiled detective?
In this story Walter Huff is your detective type character but as you get more into the story you realize that Keyes assumes the role of the detective. Walter Huff initially is lawful and is trying to find clients who are trying to commit fraud. On the other hand when he meets Phyllis Nirdlinger he learns that she is the perfect person to help him commit a crime that he has only dreamed about. After the 2 commit the murder in order to get the insurance money Keyes plays a big role in being the detective. He knows that something isn't right and is digging to try and find out what is really going on. When Phyllis first files the claim Keyes denies it on grounds that an accident hasn't been proved. He wanted her to be investigated and interrogated. He knew that it couldn't be an accident and there wasn't something fishy going on. He kept on with his investigation until Walter Huff breaks down and confesses the murder.
I also think that Lola played a little role in the detective character when she would follow Sachetti and after the murder she was keeping tabs on Phyllis. She found out that Phyllis was shopping for a black dress a week before her fathers murder.When Walter Huff was shot she had been following him thinking it was her boyfriend. Sachetti also played a small role in playing detective he was trying to figure out who Phyllis really was and knew she was no good after the children died and Lola's mother had died.
So in Double Indemnity I think each character played detective to different situations.
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