Ivanna Liski

Liski, Ivanna

Appeared in Obsession in Death (December 27-31, 2060) and Apprentice in Death (late January, 2061), and mentioned in Secrets in Death (mid-February, 2061), Leverage in Death (early March, 2061), Shadows in Death (May, 2061), Desperation in Death (late June, 2061), Encore in Death (Monday, June 28 - Thursday, July 1, 2061), and Payback in Death (August, 2061)

Personal Information

• Description: Delicate - pale blond hair that swept into a long wave around a porcelain-doll face; clear blue eyes, softly pinked lips, cameo features blended into fragile beauty
• Age: ~70
• Complexion: Porcelain-doll
• Hair: Blond
• Eyes: Clear blue
• Relationships: Lawrence Summerset (paramour); unnamed choreographer husband (deceased); two unnamed children; unnamed granddaughter; Marlena Kolchek (goddaughter/deceased); unnamed goddaughter
• Addresses: Paris for the past several years; New York
• Occupation: Retired ballerina and spy

Interesting Facts

• Her accent, like Summerset’s, held the faintest trace of Eastern Europe.
• Had known Summerset for “too many years to count” and he was her first love.
• In Obsession in Death, she was in New York for her granddaughter’s wedding the following week (January, 2061)
• Roarke said it was been several years since they’d been in the same place at the same time, and she was a fascinating woman.
• Was a prima ballerina, a brilliant and famous dancer, some 40 or 50 years ago - Roarke had seen recordings of her onstage and said she was truly stunning.
• Her husband was killed at the dawn of the Urban Wars and she worked in intelligence while she was a ballerina. She worked with Summerset when he was based in London; he was married at the time and they remained friends and compatriots. At one time, she hid her children with Summerset’s wife, and she was godmother to Marlena Kolchek.
• In Apprentice in Death, Summerset took Ivanna to Mavis Freestone’s concert at Madison Square Garden to broaden her musical horizons, and they were still inside and safe when the sniper opened fire.
• In Secrets in Death, Roarke told Eve Summerset and Ivanna were going on vacation together for at least the Australian portion, and in Leverage in Death, he said they enjoyed their time together.
• In Shadows in Death (May, 2061), Summerset had lunch at her apartment, so she must have been living in New York, at least temporarily; he gathered information about Lorcan Cobbe and Inspector Abernathy of Interpol from her.
• In Encore in Death, Roarke mentioned that her goddaughter was performing in a string quartet.
• In Payback in Death, she and Summerset attended The Firebird (a ballet).