In Death Characters

This article describes the major and minor characters of J.D. Robb's In Death series, excepting the two protagonists, Lt. Eve Dallas and her husband, Roarke.

Consists of characters that typically appear in every book, whether their role be large or small, and are part of Eve's immediate circle of acquaintances. Characters are in order of appearance.

Eve's former partner and the man who trained her, picking her up as an officer after finding her working a crime scene. He no longer works Homicide, but is instead the captain of the Electronics Detection Division (EDD).

Feeney is an apparently relaxed man who likes to dress a bit messily and loves his electronics; that said, he is a dedicated cop who is apparently a good husband to his wife, Sheila. They have several children and grandchildren. He is often seen eating a bag of candied nuts, which he may offer to Eve when they are deep in conversation about a case.

His former partner, DS Wojinsky and Wojinsky's granddaughter, Feeney's god-daughter, are murdered in Ceremony in Death. Eve is the primary investigator, which causes friction between her and Feeney during the course of the book. Feeney fights with and temporarily breaks the relationship between himself and Eve; however, Roarke intervenes and tells Feeney that the man who raped Eve as a child was her own father, and that since Eve and Feeney met, Feeney has been her true father figure, although neither of them would ever discuss this with the other.

As Eve's trainer and former partner for years, there are a great deal of Eve's personal and professional habits that mimic Feeney's. Roarke has observed on several occasions (in Divided in Death and others) that Eve really is just like Feeney.

Feeney is one of the few who knows that Homeland Security covered up Richard Troy's death by his daughter's hand.

Mavis is Eve's best and first real friend. The two met when Eve was an officer. Since Eve was promoted to Detective when she was twenty-three, they met sometime between 2046 and 2051. Eve arrested her for being a con artist - several times - and the two ended up becoming friends. Eve often describes her as "pixie-like". Mavis is described as a tiny, pale woman (in contrast to her husband, Leonardo who is large and copper-coloured). Unless Mavis is upset, she radically changes her appearance daily, sporting different lengths, styles, and colors of hair with often matching or contrasting eye color. She is often described wearing jewel colors, and bouncing around. Her favorite expressions are "mag" as in 'magnificent', "iced" or "frosty" as in "cool" or "ult" as in "ultimate". She tends to expand or riff on these when she is excited.

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