McDeere is a Harvard-educated tax lawyer who has a certified public accountant credential. He was the third in his Harvard Law School Class and at 25 he is hired by the law firm of Bendini, Lambert & Locke. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Abb...
Abby is the high school sweetheart and wife of the male protagonist of the novel, Mitch McDeere. Her parents reside in Kentucky and boycotted their wedding as they did not like Mitch. She is an elementary school teacher....
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The Director of the FBI in Washington....
The main character. Mitch McDeere is a Harvard-educated tax lawyer who has a certified public accountant credential. He is also the husband of Abby McDeere, a Western Kentucky University–educated elementary school teacher. They met several years ago, Mitc...
Mitchs wife. Shes an elementary school teacher. Her parents, the Sutherlands, live in Kentucky. Mitch and Abby have a dog, Hearsay. She calls herself "Rachel James" on occasion.more...
Mitchs mentor at the firm. A partner but independent minded. Having marital problems because of affairs. Drinks too much. A very good attorney.more...
The agent in charge of the investigation into the Firm; Mitchs primary contact with the FBI. Mitch drives him crazy!more...
A senior partner at Bendini, Lambert & Locke. Has a soft-spot for Mitch....
The managing partner at the firm....
Hes a senior associate at the firm. Early thirties. Befriends Mitch when he comes on board. His wife is Kay who becomes a friend of Abby. Two other partners / associates who are involved with Mitch are Wally Hudson and Kendall Mahan.more...
Husband and wife. The private cook and waiter / host at the firms dining room on the fifth floor. Partners only.more...
Head of security at the firm. Operates out of a private complex of rooms on the fifth floor. Former police officer, Stocky. Marcus is one of his snoops listening to the hidden devices....
Two senior associates in the firm. May be talking with the FBI. Die in an accident in the Caribbean....
Mitchs secretary at the firm.more...
The Locke of Bendini, Lambert & Locke. Cold, black eyes. Disagreeable. Grew up with the Morolto family in Chicago....
The main client of Avery Tolar and Mitch. Very demanding but legitimate. In shipping....
The managing partner of the Morolto crime syndicate in Chicago. DeVashers boss. Hes from New York.more...
A private investigator in Memphis. Friend of Ray McDeere....
Assistant to Eddie Lomax. Her husband Aaron is an Elvis imitator but she has a thing for Eddie. Her code name is "Doris Greenwood." She rents an office in the Cotton Exchange Building. In the Caymans, Libby Lox from Birmingham. more...
Pretty girls at the courtyard restaurant in Grand Cayman and at the bar Rumheads nearby....
The banker at the Royal Bank of Montreal in Grand Cayman....
He owns Abanks Dive Lodge near Bodden Town, Grand Cayman. His son died in the boating explosion that killed Kozinski and Hodge. One of his assistants is George, an Aussie, who likes to sail around the 300 islands of the Caribbean, mainly the English-speak...
The head of the Morolto crime family of Chicago....
A legitimate client of the Bendini firm. In the Cotton Exchange Building....
One of DeVashers guys following Mitch. Name? Aaron Rimmer. About 40, tall, short, light hair. The other is Tony Verkle, Two Ton Tony. Theres also a woman, Karen Adair.more...
A man in the FBI very close to Voyles. Real name? Tarry Ross. Snitches for the Palumbo Family in New York on occasion for a financial incentive....
High up in the Palumbo Crime Family of New York. Knows Alfred....
He does freelance work for the Warden at Ray McDeeres prison - capturing prisoners who have escaped.more...
FBI Special Agents working under Wayne Tarrance....
The night manager at the Sea Gulls Rest Motel in Panama City. He has an eye for making money.more...