Cast of Characters
The Chasing Shadows Series
Book Three
From an Eagle's Nest
Which new characters make an appearance in the third book of the Chasing Shadows Series? Find out more about each one below:
Martin Westfield, DFC
Duke of Westmorland
Retired Racing Driver
Westfield left the Royal Air Force to embark on a successful career as a racing driver. His natural flair and taste for adventure garnered multiple championship victories in car and motorcycle races all over the world. Twenty years later, semi-retired and rapidly building a property portfolio, his international sojourns and unique contacts have made him an exceedingly useful asset to the Secret Intelligence Service. It could be catastrophic if something was to happen to him...
Alessandra Westfield
Duchess of Westmorland
Motorsport Manager
As the niece of a legendary Italian racing driver herself, Alessandra was exposed to motorsport at an early age. Starting her own management agency, Martin was her first client and she carefully nurtured his career on both two wheels and four. Since their marriage, Alessandra continues to plough herself into her husband's varied enterprises and often escorts him on business trips all over the world.
Vasili Andreyev
General-Colonel, Russian Army
Commander of the Western Military District with headquarters in Saint Petersburg, Andreyev started his military career as an officer in the much revered 27th Special Purpose (Spetsnaz) Regiment, based in the far eastern port city of Provideniya. Now, holding the lives of tens of thousand of men and women in his hands, the seasoned veteran is wary of his President's expansionist policies, especially since he remembers how the man behaved under his command in Chechnya.
Helmut Radlinger
First Deputy, Östlicherinformationsdienst (OID)
Once a senior official in East Germany's feared Ministry for State Security, Radlinger's career in espionage continued for a new highly secretive organisation setup by old Communist hardliners. Rising to become the OID's First Deputy, he is known merely as 'The Voice' because his subordinates only ever hear him at the end of a telephone line. His objective to discover Manuela and the secrets she possesses is as ruthless as anything he was involved in during the dark days of the Cold War.
Secondary Characters: Book Three
Arthur 'AA' Allardyce
Operational Manager, SIS
AA has been overseeing Operational Officers in some of the most troubled parts of the world for decades. As a former protégé of Dame Harrington in his youth, he knows to what lengths she will go to uncover the truth.
Kadm. Ekaterina 'Katya' Egorova
Intelligence Directorate,
Main Staff of the Russian Navy
Personal friend of Colonel-General Andreyev, Egorova had a close and intimate relationship with 'Kolya' many years ago. Since moving into Naval intelligence, she has been able to keep Andreyev informed on the intrigues within the Russian Navy.
Ppl. Nikolai 'Kolya' Dzerkhlianakov
27th Spetsnaz Regiment
Descending from a long line of Cossack military heroes, Dzerkhlianakov was baptised in the fires of Afghanistan. Rising to become commander of the 27th Spetsnaz Regiment, this tough officer is under no illusions about the brutal reputation of his former CO.
Hazel Ashworth
Supervising Administrator
Miss Ashworth injects an unexpected dash of glamour to the Fort William Divisional Headquarters. She is in charge of the typing pool responsible for collating police reports for presentation to the Procurator Fiscal.
Sgt. Alan Fraser
Inverness-shire Constabulary
Alan Fraser is held in high esteem by his fellow officers at the Fort William station. When his methods fall foul of the new Chief Superintendent however, a confrontation between the immovable sergeant and the veteran warhorse could be about to shake up the apple cart.
William Fraser
Chief Constable (Ret.)
Inverness-shire Constabulary
Formerly the head of the Inverness County Police, Bill's life is tragically torn apart when the body of his only daughter is found in a frozen glen. With nothing left to live for, the irascible widower might decide to take matters into his own hands.
Bhanupriya 'Priya' Fara Fuleshwari Rana
Royal Handmaiden
Handpicked from a good Rajput family, Priya became the favourite handmaiden of the Maharani before the war. When a young James Cameron came down from Delhi to work on the Maharajah's Rolls-Royce, a mutual love blossomed that would take her all the way to Rangoon in British Burma.
Alexander Cameron, QC
Sheriff of Inverness
Though his latter years were tainted by increasing senility, Alexander had been a well-respected and deeply loved pillar of the Highland community. A troubled relationship with his only son and heir was never quite resolved before his death and the man everybody loved is still a mystery to the one person who should have known him better than anyone else.
Li Mei
Disciple of the Pear Garden
Li Mei has spent years perfecting her skills in traditional Chinese opera at the Pear Garden. An opportunity to showcase her skills presented itself in Moscow where she met an enigmatic Army officer who chauffeured some of the troupe around. Following his defection to China, Li Mei now occupies many of her evenings in his Chinese education.
Marcus McKinnon
Handyman
Born with Down's Syndrome, Marcus is good with his hands and has found employment on a large Scottish estate When he is implicated in the death of the estate's gamekeeper, Marcus finds the weight of the local police weighing down upon him. Yet, he may prove to hold the key to crack the case.
DC Robert Roberts
Inverness-shire Constabulary
Though a little unsure of himself, Cameron sees great potential in the young detective. He is polite, astute and carries himself with a certain grace. All useful qualities for police work. Setting him to work on a case might just give him the self-confidence he sorely needs, or be yet another of Cameron's mistakes.
Svetlana Dobrovolskaya
Europe Section Chief, Interpol
Invited to participate in the early phase of the Robertson murder, Svetlana has kept close tabs on the case as it has progressed and is intrigued when Erwin Reinhardt of the BKA asks for her to return to Germany.