Key Characters

Alice Chalk

Professional photographer Alice is a key figure in Kate's life. She is her first real love and plays a tragic central role in Love and Anger.

Petra Kitson

Kate meets and falls in love with Petra in No Further Action.  Petra is a strong character with opinions to match.

Anisha Patel

Anisha is a WPC in Southampton and is a close friend and colleague of Kate. She has a dark secret.

Paul Evans

Paul is Kate's long-established partner in Lectures on Death. His ascerbic wit and common sense are the perfect foil for her cynicism.

Rachel Clarke

Detective Sergeant Clarke is Kate's colleague in Shirley CID, but later becomes her boss.

Mel Ellis

Kate's big sister is a big comfort to her in times of stress. Mel works as a holiday rep in Spain.

Ellen Jones

Detective Inspector Ellen Jones is the head of the Rape, Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women unit in Leicester

Frank Murray

Detective Inspector Frank Murray gives Kate her first leg up into CID in Southampton and is her first mentor.

Coco Pattinson

The Forensic Examiner for the rape unit, Coco is a close friend to Kate. Could they become more than friends?

Magda Pijacka

Detective Sergeant Pijacka's sardonic wit and grounded nature hold the team together when things get tough.

Lizzie Bakewell

DC Bakewell comes across as silly and has poor taste in men, but is a fine detective and close colleague of Kate's.

Janet Cotton

Detective Constable Cotton puts family before career. She is a key colleague to Kate in the rape unit.