derrick deal

Lucas knows him. He had been the assistant county assessor but got caught selling cut-rate assessments. Works now for Brown's Hotel. Balding and heavy. Knows Terrance Bloom.…more

Characters

Lucas Davenport

Tall and dark. A solidly-built man. Initially a detective on the Minneapolis police force. Later his title is Office of Special Investigations - he operates semi-independently. Even later he rises to Deputy Chief. He has a rep for violence. Later he is wi...
Weather Karkinnen

Lucas meets her in #5 in northern Wisconsin; shes a doctor in #26, Gabrielle is about 4 and Sam is in grade 3 and about 8. Plus theres their adopted daughter Let...
Del Capslock

An agent with first the MPD, and then the BCA. His cousin is Stephanie Bekker. Wounded by gunrunners in Texas during one case. Close to Lucas. His wife is Cheryl, a nurse. In Easy Prey, entry #11, he works with Detective Lane. Later, detective...
Rose Marie Roux

Initially the Chief of Police in Minneapolis. Then Lucas boss at the BCA where she is Commissioner of Public Safety. Shes a very political leader but a nervous one. On and off smoker. Large woman. Married to a tall, balding lawyer.more...
Dick Milton (easy Prey)

The media specialist at MPD. A former newspaper reporter....
Carl Knox

He owns a road grading company. Knox Equipment....
Jennifer Carey

Davenports on-again and off-again girlfriend in #1 Rules of Prey. When we first meet her, she is pregnant with Lucas child - Sarah. Jennifer is a TV reporter for TV3. Tall and blond. By #15, married with 3 more children.mor...
Frank Lester

Deputy Chief of Minneapolis Police Department in charge of investigations and former head of robbery-homicide....
Detective Sloan

A detective in the Minneapolis Police Department. Lucas works with him a great deal. An interview specialist. Married....
Louis Mallard

Works as a FBI Deputy Director in Washington. One of his senior agents he works with is Jane Chase. In #13, his new post is head of the Special Studies Group....
Cary Grant (goodreads)

A real person. A British born / American actor who took numerous romantic-lead movie roles. To Catch a Thief (1955) with Grace Kelly for one. And Charade with Audrey Hepburn in 1963. Born 1904; died 1986.more...
Ginny Harris

Goes to Grant J. H. 14. Opaque yellow hair. Tall but waifish. Brother Mark. Her father has disappeared and her mother died of cancer about a year ago. Lives with Rosie, an older sister, and Mark. Appears in Winter Prey and referenced, although not named i...
Mickey Mantle (the Lincoln Lawyer)

A real person. 1931-1995. One of greatest baseball players of all time. Played entire career with the New York Yankees, 1951-1968. Won the World Series 7 times and hit 536 homeruns....
Emily Dickinson (night Prey)

A real person. 1830-1886. American from Massachusetts. One of the great poets. Prolific....
Marcy Sherrill

A police detective in the Homicide Unit. Early in the series, married to Mike; her detective partner is Tom Black. Another detective is Heywood. Lanky with short black hair. She later separated from her husband. At one point, shot on the job. Becomes a Li...
Sister Mary Joseph / Elle Kruger

Sister Mary Joseph is the former Elle Kruger; she is now a college teacher and a nun. An old elementary and high school friend of Lucas....
Franklin (sudden Prey)

One of the leading detectives on Lucass crew. Large and black.more...
James Bone

James T. Bone is VP of Corporate Operations at Polaris. Slim and tanned. 40. From Mississippi. Smart and connected. He used to date a lawyer, Sandra Ollsen....
Bob Loring

A former biker who now works with the MPD. Still knows many of them including Charlie Cotina....
Officer Swanson

A homicide cop. Often works with Davenport. Fat....
Randall Towson

Hennepin County Attorney. Donald Dunn is the Chief Deputy, and Richard Kirk is head of the criminal division....
Detective Tom Black

Marcy Sherrills partner. Gay. They make a good team.more...
Sarah Davenport

Lucass daughter. Her mother is Jennifer Carey. Her birth is mentioned in the first book of the series. In #10, Certain Prey, she is 6.more...
Rashid Al-balah

A client of Carmel Loan in #10. Charged with the murder of Trick Bentoin. In #11, hes been convicted and his lawyer now is Laziard.more...
Aliee Maison / Sharon Olson

A supermodel in early, mid 20s. Large-eyed and elfin. Easily annoyed. Does commercials at $3,000 / hour. She had been born Sharon Olson in Burnt River, Minnesota. Entered and won several beauty contests as a child and teenager....
Amnon Plain

The director of a commercial / fashion shoot. In his 20s. Tall and dark with a temper. His assistant is James Graf. Joyce Woo occupies a studio near Amnons.more...
Jimmy Larry And Others

Among the many working the commercial shoot. Jimmy handles still photography, Larry set management. Others at the shoot included the account executive, creative director, makeup artist, hairdresser, couture rep, etc. Dieter Kopp is the couturier rep, Germ...
Tom Olson

Sharons older brother. An Evangelical Christian preacher. All about morality.more...
Lynn And Lil Olson

Sharons father and mother. Late 40s. Scandinavian in descent. From Burnt River in northern Minnesota.more...
Jax (easy Prey)

Aliees boyfriend and enabler. Name - Jim Shue.more...
Louis Friar

Sharon Olsons first real boyfriend in Burnt River. Nickname, the Reverend. Has a landscape service.more...
Jael Corbeau

Amnon Plains younger sister. They are close. Corbeau is her mothers maiden name. Light colouring where he is dark. Erotic. She has 3 pale scars on her face. The brother and sister look alike. A potter.more...
Silly Hanson

Rich. Sallance Hanson lives for the media. She hosts a huge party after the commercial / fashion shoot. The heiress Catherine Kinsley was present too....
Edward Hopper (easy Prey)

A real person. 1882-1967. An American painter and printmaker with a realist style....
Catrin (easy Prey)

An old flame of Davenport from university. Now 44. Married to a doctor (Jack) and has two kids, late-teens, James and Maria....
Sandy Lansing

A hostess at Browns Hotel. Knows Aliee Maison. Father Arthur - a racist.more...
The Ame

The Assistant Medical Examiner is called to the scene at Sillys house. A party-goer Rowena Cooper made the discovery. The ME takes over the case later.more...
Trick Bentoin

In #11, just back from Panama. A gambler....
The Mayor Of Minneapolis

He likes to be briefed by Rose Marie Roux. Balding....
George Shaw

A street-level drug dealer on 35th Street....
Lapstrake

With Intelligence in the MPD....
Boo Mcdonald

A parapalegic. He monitors police scanners for a half-dozen TV and radio stations....
Derrick Deal

Lucas knows him. He had been the assistant county assessor but got caught selling cut-rate assessments. Works now for Browns Hotel. Balding and heavy. Knows Terrance Bloom.more...
India (easy Prey)

She works the front desk at Browns Hotel. Lovely and black. Also working there as a hostess is Jean. Lovely and white.more...
Curtis Logan And James Bee

Mentioned by Carl Knox as potentials for Lucas to look into. One of Bees contacts is Larry Outer.more...
The Vending Machine Guy

Services the vending machine for the building where Amnon Plains studio is located.more...
Allport (easy Prey)

A lieutenant with the St. Paul Police Department....
Lester Moore

The editor of the local Burnt River paper....
Pat Kelly

Owns a repair garage. Occasionally runs high stake card games upstairs where he lives....
Richie Rodriguez

Tall with thinning hair. Owns apartment buildings. Knows Sandy Lansing and Rashid Al-Balah....
Angela Harris (easy Prey)

A psychiatrist with the state....
Bill Spooner

An assistant vice president with the Atheneum State Bank in Minnesota....
Harold Mcneil

The photo-specialist at MPD. Used to be a patrol cop....
Kirk Smalley

Owns a real estate company. Specialty is commercial properties....
The Frenchman

Weathers special friend after Lucas. more...
Martin Scott

A Coca-Cola driver in Burnt River....
Henry Fonda (easy Prey)

A real person. 1905-1982. American actor in Hollywood and on stage. Often in westerns. Won the Best Actor Academy Award for On Golden Pond. Father of Jane Fonda.more...
Ginger House And Ellen Goodrich

Ginger is a second-string TV reporter with Channel Three. Red hair and pretty. Ellen is also a TV reporter - with Channel Six....
Melody And Ralph

Hostages at an Amoco station....
Dirty Harry (easy Prey)

A fictional character. It is also the name of the 1971 movie starring Clint Eastwood. There were 4 sequels. Dirty Harry is Inspector Harry Callahan with the San Francisco PD. Known for his .44 Magnum and his limited respect for the law....