Those Who Appear in THE TRASH HAREM
ABOUT THE CHARACTERS IN THE TRASH HAREM Of course the main characters are the now-retired Deputy Tempe Crabtree and her husband, Hutch Hutchinson, along with a slew of others. Since this mystery is set in a 55-plus gated community, the majority of the characters are senior citizens. I’ve been one for years, and have many for friends—but none like the ones I’ve created, with the exception of one. The one is Jonathan Reynolds who is remarkably like my son-in-law, Mike. The reason is the whole idea for the plot and title is based on something my daughter told me about him. I couldn’t imagine another person except for him—so the description of Jonathan in the book, though not exact, is a lot like Mike. Jonathan’s wife Samantha is not like my daughter, not in looks or what she does. Jonathan and Samantha’s neighbors are all major characters, the first being Katherine Sullivan, the murder victim. She was the closest to the Reynolds’ ages. Katherine’s son, David, is not at all fond
