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The Last Line by Robert Dugoni
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His old life in the rearview, Del Castigliano has left Wisconsin to work homicide for the Seattle PD. Breaking him in is veteran detective Moss Gunderson, and he’s handing Del a big catch: the bodies of two unidentified men fished from Lake Union. It’s a major opportunity for the new detective, and Del runs with it, chasing every lead—to every dead end. Despite the help of another section rookie, Vic Fazzio, Del is going nowhere fast. Until one shotgun theory looks to be dead right: the victims are casualties of a drug smuggling operation. But critical information is missing—or purposely hidden. It’s forcing Del into a crisis of character and duty that not even the people he trusts can help him resolve.
Settings
Seattle, Washington (1995)
7 Chapters
Character List
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Recurring Characters
Tracy Crosswhite: Homicide detective on the Violent Crime Section A Team. She’s been reassigned to head Cold Cases. She’s married to Dan and they are the parents of newborn Daniella. Shes 43-years old, 5’10” with blond hair.
Dan O’Leary: Attorney and Tracy’s childhood friend. They’re now married and parents of newborn Daniella.
Kinsington (Kins) Rowe: aka Sparrow. Homicide detective on the Violent Crime Section A Team. He’s Tracy’s partner and married to Shannah.
Vic (Faz) Fazzio: Homicide detective on the Violent Crime Section A Team. He’s married to Vera.
Vera Fazzio: Faz’s wife, a superb cook. They are the parents of one son, Antonio.
Delmo (Del) Castigliano: Homicide detective on the Violent Crime Section A Team. Divorced from Norma. He’s 6’5” tall.
Ron Mayweather: Homicide detective on the Violent Crime Section A Team. He’s the “fifth wheel,” responsible for the mundane tasks of investigative work.
Maria Fernandez: New Homicide detective on the Violent Crime Section A Team. She replaced Tracy while she was out on leave.
Desmond Anderson: Homicide detective on the Violent Crime Section B Team. He’s partnered with Lee Cooper so they’re called Anderson Cooper.
Lee Cooper: Homicide detective on the Violent Crime Section B Team. He’s partnered with Desmond Anderson so they’re called Anderson Cooper.
Katie Porter Pryor: Police officer who Tracy helped with her shooting. She’s now married with two children and in the Missing Persons Unit.
Andrei Vilkotski: Tech analyst in the Vice Unit
Billy Williams: Detective sergeant on the Violent Cime Section A Team.
Andrew Laub: Lieutenant over the Violent Crime Section A Team.
Johnny Nolasco: Chief of detectives and captain of the Violent Crimes Section.
Anthony Rizzo: Major Crimes Task Force sergeant.
Stephen Martinez: Assistant chief of criminal investigations.
Marcella Weber: Police chief.
Douglas (Sandy) Clarridge: Former police chief.
Jennifer (Jenny) Almond: aka Costco. Sheriff of Klickitat County, succeeding her father. Former police recruit who attended the Academy with Tracy. She was the only other woman in the class. She’s married to Neil and mother of their two children, Sarah and Trey.
Bennett Lee: Seattle Police Department public information officer.
Joe Jensen: Traffic Collision Investigation (TCI) sergeant.
Rick Cerrabone: King County prosecutor.
Celia McDaniel: King County prosecutor. She recently moved from Atlanta.
Kevin Dunleavy: Prosecuting Attorney.
Leah Battles: Dan’s new associate. She’s a former Navy lieutenant with JAG’s Defense Service Office (DSO).
Roy Calloway: Retired Cedar Grove sheriff. Married to Nora.
Nora Calloway: Married to Roy.
Finlay Armstrong: Cedar Grove sheriff. Married to Kimberly who was recently murdered in their home.
Amanda Santos: FBI profiler.
Kelly Rosa: Forensic anthropologist.
Peter Gabriel: Forensic consultant. His specialty is river patterns.
Stuart Funk: Medical examiner.
Michael Melton: DNA analyst at the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab.
Tim Lane: Runs ALS, a private lab.
Kaylee Wright: Senior CSI analyst known as “sign cutter” or “man tracker.”
Dale Pinkney: CSI sergeant in charge.
Sherri Belle: CSI lab technician.
Harrison Scott: Head of Independent Forensic Laboratories (IFL). Former head of the Washington State Crime Labs in Seattle and Vancouver.
Lazar Orlovic: Attendant at the Seattle Police Athletic Association shooting range.
Sarah Crosswhite: Tracy’s sister who went missing 20 years ago.
James Crosswhite: Tracy’s father, a former doctor, deceased.
Abby Crosswhite: Tracy’s mother, deceased.
Maggie Marcello: Del’s sister. She’s the mother of three children; Allie and twins Mark and Stevie.
Allie Marcello: Del’s 17-year old niece who overdosed on heroin.
Mark Marcello: Del’s 9-year old nephew. He’s Stevie’s twin.
Stevie Marcello: Del’s 9-year old nephew. He’s Mark’s twin.
Therese: Daniella’s nanny.
Lisa Walsh: Tracy’s therapist.
Ben: Tracy’s ex-husband.
Maria Vanpelt: Seattle television reporter.
Roger: Tracy’s black tabby.
Sherlock: One of Dan’s two dogs, a Rhodesian and mastiff mix.
Rex: One of Dan’s two dogs, a Rhodesian and mastiff mix.
Santino (Sonny): Del’s dog, a Shih Tzu.
Non Recurring Characters
Gene Halloway: Homicide sergeant.
Gianna: Del’s ex-girlfriend.
Moss Gunderson: Homicide detective assigned to partner with Del.
Mike Nuccitelli: Patrol sergeant.
Dan McArdle: First officer on the crime scene.
David Slocum: Harbormaster.
Rick Tombs: Head of the drug task force called The Last Line.
Jack Flynt: Owner of the fishing trawler Egregious.
Ayax Florez Navarro: One of the two dead men found in the harbor.
Juvenal Lucio Ibarra: One of the two dead men found in the harbor.
Henderson Jones: Former drug dealer.
Lisa Childress: Investigative reporter.
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Spoiler Info
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Rick Tombs task force was shaking down drug dealers, taking their drugs and cash in exchange for not arresting them. Moss figured it out and got a cut from Tombs. The two dead men were on the Egregious and drowned following the the robbery by the Last Line. Moss set Del up as lead so he could protect himself and finger Del if things went wrong.
Faz teamed up with Del to investigate and then warned him to back away because he could only lose. It was the beginning of their friendship. (hide spoiler)]