“You continue to not be an asshole, Kyung,” “I do my best to maintain that benchmark.” - Connections in Death[1]
Beaverton, Kyung – Media Liaison, NYPSD
Appeared in Celebrity in Death (October, 2060)[2], Delusion in Death (October/November, 2060), Thankless in Death (November 22-25, 2060)[3], and Obsession in Death (December 27-31, 2060), mentioned in Apprentice in Death (late January, 2061)[4], appeared in Secrets in Death (mid-February, 2061), and Connections in Death (March, 2061), mentioned in Faithless in Death (May, 2061)[5], and appeared in Encore in Death (Monday, June 28 - Thursday, July 1, 2061)
Personal Information[]
- Description: A striking face highlighting his mixed-race heritage with mocha-cream skin, long, dark eyes tipped at the corners and heavily lashed (YANNI)
- Complexion: Mocha-cream
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Dark
- Occupation: Media Liaison, Chief Tibble’s Office
Description[]
- Tall...glossy black hair curled to the nape of his neck...mocha-cream skin.
- When he smiled, his mouth bowed and showed a hint of dimple at the left corner.
- His voice was the same as his skin, rich and creamy.
- Long fingered hands.
Not an Asshole[]
- In his first appearance, during Celebrity in Death, Eve told Roarke he wasn’t an asshole so Roarke’s media team would work with Kyung.[6]
- Delusion in Death: “Chief of Police Tibble’s top spinner wasn’t an asshole.”[7]
- Thankless in Death: An excellent smile, tall and lean, and, Eve “reminded herself, Kyung wasn’t an asshole”[8]
- In Obsession in Death, Eve told Peabody, “Kyung’s no asshole”[9]; “He wasn’t an asshole,” she reminded herself[10]; “Jesus, Kyung, remember how I said you’re not an asshole? Well, I’m not a moron.”[11]
- Apprentice in Death: “...Kyung, the media liaison - who wasn’t an asshole...”
- Secrets in Death: “Kyung, the media liaison -- and not an asshole...”[12] and “Not only not an asshole, but an advantage.”[13]
- Connections in Death: “A tall, slick-looking black man (and not an asshole)”
- Encore in Death: Roarke: “Kyung, as you’re fond of saying, isn’t an asshole”[14] and “as [Eve] knew he respected the work above the media, he ranked as not an asshole.”[15]
Interesting Facts[]
- Eve thought he wasn’t as much of a dick as liaisons she’d dealt with before, but he was a manipulator.[6]
- He said “Good, quick -- and plausible -- spins are my job. I’m good at my job.”[6]
YANNI[]
- He was either mixed-race[2] or black.[1] (Back to Personal Information)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Connections in Death, Chapter 20
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Celebrity in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15830-8), p. 108
- ↑ Thankless in Death, Chapters 18-19
- ↑ Apprentice in Death, Chapters 6 and 21
- ↑ Faithless in Death, Chapter 22
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Celebrity in Death, Chapter 7
- ↑ Delusion in Death, Chapter 7
- ↑ Thankless in Death, Chapter 18
- ↑ Obsession in Death, Chapter 2
- ↑ Obsession in Death, Chapter 4
- ↑ Obsession in Death, Chapter 8
- ↑ Secrets in Death, Chapter 7
- ↑ Secrets in Death, Chapter 8
- ↑ Encore in Death, Chapter 4
- ↑ Encore in Death, Chapter 5