roger graham (along came a spider)

Special Agent with the FBI. They were called in on hearing of the kidnapping.

Characters

Alex Cross

The main character, a homicide detective. Deputy Chief of Detectives and in his mid 30s in Along Came a Spider. Has a doctorate in psychology. Works and lives in the ghettos of Washington DC. Smart and observant, hard-working, and black. Has 2 children, D...
Gary Soneji

In "Along Came a Spider," he is a teacher of math and computer science at Washington Day School. Balding with a droopy moustache. Popular with students. Nickname Mr. Chips. Smart with an ego.more...
Gary Murphy

Lives in Wilmington Delaware. His brother-in-law is Marty Kasajian who is also Garys employer. Missy is his wife. Daughter Roni.more...
Kyle Craig

An FBI Special Agent. Becomes one of Alex Crosss go-to people at the FBI. He works at their facilities in Quantico, Virginia.more...
Regina Nana Mama Cross

Alex Crosss grandmother. About 80. She lives at his house, and generally rules the roost. Lovable but feisty. Raised Alex since he was 8.more...
Jezzie Flanagan

We meet her in Along Came a Spider. The first female supervisor of the Secret Service. Blond, rides a motorcycle. Agents under her include Victor Schmidt, Charlie Chakely, Jeb Klepner. and Mike Devine. Lives in Arlington Virginia with her mother. Divorced...
Charles Manson (blood Test)

A real person. 1934-2017. A well-known American criminal who was the head of a cult-like gang called the Manson Family. Behind the murders of 9 people in 1969 including actress Sharon Tate in California. Truly evil....
Charles Lindbergh (along Came A Spider)

A real person. 1902-1974. Lucky Lindy. American pioneer aviator and inventor. In 1927 he made the first solo non-stop flight from New York to Paris, 5,800 kilometres, in the Spirit of St. Louis. Charles and Anne Lindberghs child, Charles Jr., was ki...
Bruno Richard Hauptmann (along Came A Spider)

A real person. 1899-1936. The convicted kidnapper and murderer of Charles Lindbergh Jr., the 20 month old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh in 1932. Executed by the State of New Jersey. Always proclaimed his innocence....
John Sampson

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Maria Cross

Wife of Alex. Murdered in a drive-by shooting 3 years before Along Came a Spider. It was a good marriage....
Jenny Craig (along Came A Spider)

A real person. (1932- ) American founder in 1983, along with her husband Sidney, of the Jenny Craig Inc. nutrition and weight loss program....
Jeane Dixon (along Came A Spider)

A real person. 1904-1997. American psychic, astrologer and newspaper columnist....
The Sanders Family

Victims. Two females and a small boy. Alex and John find them - Jean the mother, Suzette, 14, and Mustaf, 3....
Maggie Rose Dunne

Nine. Attends the private and expensive Washington Day School. Daughter of Katherine Rose, movie star. Her father, Thomas, works as a lawyer for the Red Cross....
Michael Goldberg

In #1, Along Came a Spider. Same age as Maggie Rose. Smart. They are in the same school and hes her best friend. Nickname Shrimpie. His father is Secretary of the Treasury, Jerrold Goldberg, 49, and his mother is Laurie. more...
Vivian Kim

History teacher at Washington Day. Maggie Rose and Michael are in her grade three class. From Korea....
The Watergate Scandal Crowd (along Came A Spider)

Real people. A break-in at the Democratic HQ in the Watergate apartments in June 1972 lead eventually to the resignation of President Nixon in August 1974. In the novel there is reference to Nixon, General Haig, H.R. Haldeman, Henry Kissinger, G. Gordon L...
Jose Canseco (along Came A Spider)

A real person. (1964- ) A star professional baseball player from 1982 to 2001. Played with Oakland, Texas, Boston, Toronto and Tampa Bay. Hit 462 home runs. Known to have used performance-enhancing drugs....
Gloria Vanderbilt (along Came A Spider)

A real person. 1924-2019. Heiress and fashion designer. Socialite too....
Mr. Chakely

Chakely is the Secret Service Agent assigned to Michael Goldberg....
Emmett Everett

A janitor / porter at Washington Day. Hes in a crucial place at the right time.more...
George Jefe Pittman

WPD Chief of Detectives. Alex Crosss immediate superior. His admin. assistant is Fred Cook.more...
Roger Graham (along Came A Spider)

Special Agent with the FBI. They were called in on hearing of the kidnapping....
Carl Monroe

Mayor of Washington DC. Smart and political. Black....
Colin Powell Louis Sullivan And Jesse Jackson

Real people. Well respected black Americans. Colin Powell, 1937-2021, was Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later, Secretary of State. Louis Wade Sullivan, 1933- , served as Secretary of Health and Human Services under the first President Bush. Jesse...
Martin Bayer

A reporter with the New York Times....
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

A real person. 1918-2014. American TV actor known for starring in 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I....
Aldo Moro Jack Teich R. Reginald Murphy J. Paul Getty Virginia Piper And Victor E. Samuelson

Real people. All kidnap victims in various parts of the world. Some lived, some died, and some had ransoms paid for them....
Special Agent Mcgoey

Is he the FBI replacement for Roger Graham? Agent Gerry Scorse has a coordinating role....
John Wayne Gacy Jeffrey Dahmer And Juan Corona

Real people. Major serial killers in the US in the 1970s and 80s....
Bill Thompson

An FBI Special Agent in their Miami office....
The Man With The Brimmed Hat

He meets Alex Cross at Disney World in Florida....
Artie Marshall And Chester Dils

Maryland State Troopers in Somerset County, Maryland....
Missy Murphy

Wife of Gary Murphy. They have a daughter, Roni. She finds him lovable and bright....
Jimmy Moore

Runs the soup kitchen at St. Anthonys Church where Alex is the Peanut Butter Man.more...
Mrs. Quillie Mcbride And Mrs. Scott

Two elderly ladies living in DCs Southeast. Mrs. Scott has a phenomenal memory.more...
Mike Fescoe And Bobby Hatfield

State Troopers about to have lunch at McDonalds in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania....
Lawrence Taylor (along Came A Spider)

A real person. (1959- ) A professional football player with the NFL New York Giants from 1981 to 1993. Has been a businessman, sports pundit and announcer, and actor since....
Ted Bundy (along Came A Spider)

A real person. 1946-1989. A serial killer who claimed to have murdered 30 women. Executed in Florida in 1989....
Marion Campbell (along Came A Spider)

Dr. Campbell is the Warden at Lorton Federal Prison in Virginia. Hes in his 60s. The prison psychiatrist is Dr. Walsh. more...
James Dowd

Federal District Attorney in northern Virginia....
Lee Kovel

A reporter with the Washington Post. A graying yuppie. Alex likes him....
Simon Conklin

A childhood friend of Gary Murphy in Princeton, New Jersey....
Nina Cerisier

Lives next door to the Sanders home. Best friend to Suzette Sanders. About 15. Her mother is Glory....
Jim Garrison (along Came A Spider)

A real person. 1921-1992. A District Attorney in Louisiana who investigated the assassination of President Kennedy with limited results. A source for Oliver Stones movie, JFK.more...
Anthony Nathan And Linda Kaplan

Defense Attorney for Gary Soneji and judge at his trial. Mary Warner is the prosecutor....
Franz Kafka (along Came A Spider)

A real person. 1883-1924. Born in Prague. A novelist and writer. Known for the fantastic, almost unreal, situations he introduces in his novels and stories. The term Kafkaesque refers to his writings. Wrote The Trial....
The National Star Reporters

Alex meets them at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Arlington....
Wallace Hart

Chief of Psychiatry at Fallston Prison. Robert Fishenauer is a Supervisor....
Joseph Denyeau

A small aircraft pilot-for-hire in Florida....
Kurt Weithas

Deputy Director of the FBI in Washington. Gerry Scorse reports to him....
Nathaniel Hawthorne (along Came A Spider)

A real person. 1804-1864. American novelist, author of The Scarlet Letter. more...
The Patino Family

Live in the village of Uyuni in Bolivia....