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A solid detective despite looking like a model for an upscale men’s fashion designer. - Taken in Death[1]
Introduction[]
Descriptions[]
- A seasoned cop who’s got some miles on him.[3]
- Slick, smooth, and cagey; good-looking with an edge.[4]
- Tall and slick in one of his stylish suits.[5]
- As was his habit, Baxter wore a very slick suit but there was no smart-ass on his handsome face this morning.[6]
- Baxter might like to joke, and bitch about damage to his slick wardrobe [from going into the Underground], but he was a solid cop.[7]
Personality[]
- A flirt and a smartass who enjoys “razzing” his fellow officers.
- He has “a fondness for a well-cut suit and a well-endowed female.”[8]
- He flirted with Graciela Ortiz but, to Dallas’s thinking, Baxter would flirt with a hologram of a woman. He said, “You’ve got to love a woman in uniform.”[9]
- He said he made half a play for (flirted and hit on) Amaryllis Coltraine a few months ago (prior to Spring 2060). Dallas said he made a play for anything female.[10]
- Plays pretty well with others.[11]
- Baxter was a solid cop — smart, smart-mouthed, competitive.[12]
History[]
- Baxter's grandfather was regular army during the Urban Wars.[13]
- Baxter worked out of the same squad as Jonah MacMasters when he was a rookie; MacMasters was a detective on his way to lieutenant.[14]
- Transferred to Homicide from AntiCrime because he “got restless.”[15]
- He becomes Trueheart’s trainer in July 2059 (Purity in Death).
- Dallas puts them together because she thinks they will complement each other.[16]
- By July 2060 (Indulgence in Death), Baxter has been “opened” up by working with Trueheart, and the two “were much more partners than trainer and aide.”[17]
- The two have contrasting looks and dynamics, but work well together as a team.[18]
Nicknames[]
- Horny Dog[19] or Horndog[20]
- Detective Pig-Eater because he thoroughly enjoys the “primo pig” (bacon and ham) at Eve's house[21]
Epithets[]
- “Sizzling Jesus”[22]
Interesting Facts[]
- Baxter won the baby pool after Detective Zeno and his wife’s baby girl was born (six hundred and thirty dollars); he planned to buy a new auto-entertainment system for his vehicle.[23]
- He snores.[24]
- Baxter drank his coffee with cream and sugar (two sugars and a splash of cream)[25] and likes chocolate-iced, cream-filled doughnuts.[26]
- Baxter drives a snazzy two-seater.[27]
- He has a sister in Toledo, Ohio.[28]
- He busted Wendall Ledo when he (Ledo) was still a minor, so at least 17 years ago.[29]
References[]
- ↑ Taken in Death, Chapter 4
- ↑ Roberts, N. (November 9, 2004). Stooooopid Questions for Nora, Part XV. A Day Without French Fries Message Board. Retrieved March 2008 from ADWOFF.
- ↑ Seduction in Death (ISBN 0-425-18146-4), p. 290
- ↑ Remember When (ISBN 0-425-19547-3), p. 310
- ↑ Salvation in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15522-2), p. 77
- ↑ Kindred in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15595-6), p. 116
- ↑ Eternity in Death, Chapter 8
- ↑ Remember When (ISBN 0-425-19547-3), p. 310
- ↑ Salvation in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15522-2), p. 179
- ↑ Promises in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15548-2), p. 32
- ↑ Remember When (ISBN 0-425-19547-3), p. 326
- ↑ Indulgence in Death, Chapter 11
- ↑ Survivor in Death (ISBN 0-425-20418-9), p. 208
- ↑ Kindred in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15595-6), p. 116
- ↑ Purity in Death (ISBN 0-425-18630-X), p. 190; Portrait in Death (ISBN 0-425-18903-1), p. 323
- ↑ Indulgence in Death, Chapter 11
- ↑ Indulgence in Death, Chapter 11
- ↑ Taken in Death, Chapter 4
- ↑ Creation in Death (ISBN 978-0-425-22102-0), p. 101
- ↑ Echoes in Death, Chapter 5
- ↑ Strangers in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15470-6), p. 293
- ↑ Promises in Death (ISBN 978-0-425-22894-4), p. 223
- ↑ Witness in Death (ISBN 0-425-17363-1), p. 96
- ↑ Purity in Death (ISBN 0-425-18630-X), p. 345
- ↑ Imitation in Death (ISBN 0-425-19158-3), p. 218
- ↑ Salvation in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15522-2), p. 77
- ↑ Promises in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15548-2), p. 226
- ↑ Thankless in Death, Chapter 21
- ↑ Obsession in Death, Chapter 8