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Sam and Nick's story continues in Fatal Frenzy , Book 9 of the Fatal Series! It's inauguration day in Washington, and nothing goes according to plan for the nation's second couple in the next installment of the New York Times bestselling series.

Characters
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Samantha (Sam) Holland Cappuano: Washington DC metro police lieutenant in charge of city's homicide detective squad. She's married to Nick, mother of their adopted son, Scotty and Second Lady of the United States. She is 35-years old and has toffee-colored hair and pale blue eyes. She's on leave after her assault by Stahl.
Nick Cappuano: Vice President of the United States. Married to Sam and father of their adopted son, Scotty. Former US senator from Virginia, who was elected to his first term after finishing out John O'Connor's. He's 37-years old and 6'4" with dark brown hair and hazel eyes.
Scotty Dunlap Cappuano: Nick and Sam's adopted 13-year old son.
Frederico (Freddie) Cruz: Sam's partner. He lives with girlfriend Elin.
Elin Svendsen: Freddie's girlfriend who runs a gym. She's recuperating from her assault by Andre Elliott, ordered by Stahl.
Shelby Faircloth: Nick and Sam's personal assistant. She runs their household and Sam calls her Tinkerbell. She's pregnant and engaged to Avery.
Avery Hill: FBI agent in charge of the Criminal Investigation Division. He and Shelby are engaged.
Jeannie McBride: Detective on Sam's homicide team. Engaged to Michael. Partnered with Will Tyrone.
Michael Wilkinson: Jeannie's fiancé.
Will Tyrone: Detective on Sam's homicide team. Jeannie's partner.
Tommy (Gonzo) Gonzales: Detective sergeant on Sam's homicide team. He's engaged to Christina and is baby Alex's father. He has full custody. He's heading the team while Sam is on leave.
Christina Billings: Nick's former chief of staff who's engaged to Gonzo. She's now home full time taking care of Alex.
Alejandro (Alex) Gonzales: Gonzo's son.
Arnold Arnold: Detective and Gonzo's partner.
Skip Holland: Sam's father, married to Celia. Quadriplegic who was shot in the line of duty.
Celia Holland: Sam's stepmother, former nurse married to Skip.
Graham O'Connor: Former US senator from Virginia who is married to Laine. He's the father of John, Terry and Lizbeth and is very close to Nick.
Laine O'Connor: Married to Graham and mother of their three children, Terry, John and Lizbeth. She's Nick's surrogate mother.
Terry O'Connor: Nick's chief of staff and son of Graham and Laine. He's Lindsay's fiancé.
Lindsey McNamara: Chief medical examiner. She's Terry O'Connor's fiancée.
Harry Flynn: Nick's friend and Sam's doctor.
Brooke Hogan: Tracy's daughter, Sam's niece.
Tracy Hogan: Sam's sister, Brooke's mother.
Angela Radcliffe: Sam's sister.
Joe Farnsworth: Chief of police.
Malone: Detective Captain, Sam's mentor.
Conklin: Detective Chief.
Archie Archelotta: Police lieutenant in charge of the IT division. He was once romantically involved with Sam.
Byron Tomlinson: Deputy medical examiner.
Darren Tabor: Reporter for the Washington Star.
Tony D'Alessandro: Scotty's biological father.
André Elliott: Man hired by Stahl to assault Elin.
Leonard Stahl: Former head of IAB now facing trial for attempted murder.
Ramsey: Sergeant and Special Victims Unit head.
Erica Lucas: Detective in the Special Victims Unit.
Harper: Ramsey's partner.
Lieutenant Wilson: New head of Internal Affairs.
Jessica Townsend: Metropolitan Police Department counsel.
Lilia Van Nostrand: Sam's chief of staff as Second Lady.
William Enright: Knife assault victim who survived the attack.
Andrea: Sam's White House director of communications and spokesperson
Mackenzie: Oversees Sam's White House schedule and travel.
Keira: Sam's White House policy specialist.
Marissa Springer: Woman who collaborated with Stahl to assault Sam after her son was killed by police when they attempted to arrest him for murder.
Simon Griffen: Partner at the graphic design and marketing agency where William Enright works.
Giuseppe Besozzi: Former client of Enright and Griffen's.
Dr. Trulo: Department psychologist.
John Arnold: Detective Arnold's father.
Brenda Arnold: Detective Arnold's mother.
John (Brant) Brantley, Jr.: Lead Secret Service agent on Nick's detail.
Melinda: Woman on Nick's Secret Service detail who Sam doesn't like.
Jesse Best: Commander of the U. S. Marshal Service's Capital Are Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Marcus: Sam's designer.
Gigi Dominguez: Detective on Sam's homicide team.
Mitch Sanborn: Man who assaulted Jeannie McBride.
Nicoletta Bernadino: Nick's mother.
Jim Rollins: Head of security at the Marriott Hotel.
Mindy Cahill: Missing college student.
Jennifer Torlino: Missing college student.
Captain Nickleson: SWAT commander.
Leo Cappuano: Nick's father, married to Stacy.
Stacy Cappuano: Nick's stepmother, married to Leo. She's only a few years older than Nick.
David Nelson: President of the United States.
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(view spoiler)[Samantha (Sam) Holland Cappuano: Washington DC metro police lieutenant in charge of city's homicide detective squad. She's married to Nick, mother of their adopted son, Scotty and Second Lady of the United States. She is 35-years old and has toffee-colored hair and pale blue eyes. She's on leave after her assault by Stahl.
Nick Cappuano: Vice President of the United States. Married to Sam and father of their adopted son, Scotty. Former US senator from Virginia, who was elected to his first term after finishing out John O'Connor's. He's 37-years old and 6'4" with dark brown hair and hazel eyes.
Scotty Dunlap Cappuano: Nick and Sam's adopted 13-year old son.
Frederico (Freddie) Cruz: Sam's partner. He lives with girlfriend Elin.
Elin Svendsen: Freddie's girlfriend who runs a gym. She's recuperating from her assault by Andre Elliott, ordered by Stahl.
Shelby Faircloth: Nick and Sam's personal assistant. She runs their household and Sam calls her Tinkerbell. She's pregnant and engaged to Avery.
Avery Hill: FBI agent in charge of the Criminal Investigation Division. He and Shelby are engaged.
Jeannie McBride: Detective on Sam's homicide team. Engaged to Michael. Partnered with Will Tyrone.
Michael Wilkinson: Jeannie's fiancé.
Will Tyrone: Detective on Sam's homicide team. Jeannie's partner.
Tommy (Gonzo) Gonzales: Detective sergeant on Sam's homicide team. He's engaged to Christina and is baby Alex's father. He has full custody. He's heading the team while Sam is on leave.
Christina Billings: Nick's former chief of staff who's engaged to Gonzo. She's now home full time taking care of Alex.
Alejandro (Alex) Gonzales: Gonzo's son.
Arnold Arnold: Detective and Gonzo's partner.
Skip Holland: Sam's father, married to Celia. Quadriplegic who was shot in the line of duty.
Celia Holland: Sam's stepmother, former nurse married to Skip.
Graham O'Connor: Former US senator from Virginia who is married to Laine. He's the father of John, Terry and Lizbeth and is very close to Nick.
Laine O'Connor: Married to Graham and mother of their three children, Terry, John and Lizbeth. She's Nick's surrogate mother.
Terry O'Connor: Nick's chief of staff and son of Graham and Laine. He's Lindsay's fiancé.
Lindsey McNamara: Chief medical examiner. She's Terry O'Connor's fiancée.
Harry Flynn: Nick's friend and Sam's doctor.
Joe Farnsworth: Chief of police.
Malone: Detective Captain, Sam's mentor.
Conklin: Detective Chief.
Archie Archelotta: Police lieutenant in charge of the IT division. He was once romantically involved with Sam.
Byron Tomlinson: Deputy medical examiner.
Darren Tabor: Reporter for the Washington Star.
Tony D'Alessandro: Scotty's biological father.
André Elliott: Man hired by Stahl to assault Elin.
Leonard Stahl: Former head of IAB now facing trial for attempted murder.
Lieutenant Wilson: New head of Internal Affairs.
Jessica Townsend: Metropolitan Police Department counsel.
Lilia Van Nostrand: Sam's chief of staff as Second Lady.
William Enright: Knife assault victim who survived the attack.
Andrea: Sam's White House director of communications and spokesperson
Mackenzie: Oversees Sam's White House schedule and travel.
Keira: Sam's White House policy specialist.
Marissa Springer: Woman who collaborated with Stahl to assault Sam after her son was killed by police when they attempted to arrest him for murder.
Simon Griffen: Partner at the graphic design and marketing agency where William Enright works.
Giuseppe Besozzi: True identity is Sid Androzzi, on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List.
Dr. Trulo: Department psychologist.
John Arnold: Detective Arnold's father.
Brenda Arnold: Detective Arnold's mother.
John (Brant) Brantley, Jr.: Lead Secret Service agent on Nick's detail.
Melinda: Woman on Nick's Secret Service detail who Sam doesn't like.
Jesse Best: Commander of the U. S. Marshal Service's Capital Are Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Marcus: Sam's designer.
Gigi Dominguez: Detective on Sam's homicide team.
Mitch Sanborn: Man who assaulted Jeannie McBride. He just hung himself in jail.
Nicoletta Bernadino: Nick's mother.
Jim Rollins: Head of security at the Marriott Hotel.
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