Mira, Dennis
Appears in Reunion in Death, Imitation in Death, Divided in Death, Memory in Death
Personal Information
- General Description: He has a gangly frame and a vague, distracted look that appealed to Eve.[1]
- Hair: Pewter
- Eyes: Green
- Relationships: Charlotte Mira (wife); Gillian (daughter); Anthony (son); Deborah (daughter-in-law)
- Occupation: Professor[2] at Columbia[3]
Description
- Tall and gangly, a kind of comfortable scarecrow in a baggy cardigan and wrinkled pants. His hair was pewter, a wild, interesting mop tangled around a long face that was somehow both scholarly and innocent. His eyes were the color of winter grass.[4]
- He has an explosion of gray hair and a pair of knobby knees (which Eve found secretly adorable).[5]
- Dreamy eyes and smelled a little like cherries.[6]
- Dreamy smile and a grip like iron.[7]
Personality
- His mind wanders and he is occasionally forgetful; though according to Dr. Mira, he is skilled at fining down a point to its most elemental level. She finds it helpful.[8]
- He never pays attention to his or Dr. Mira's clothes.[9]
- Delightful, absentminded and amiability appeared to be a common trait in the Mira family.[10]
- As astute as he is absentminded.[11]
History
- In August 2059, Mira said that she and Dennis would be celebrating their thirty-second anniversary next month. They would have been married September 2027.[12]
- Known/Named family members:
- Dennis taught at Columbia for years as a professor. He still gives the occasional course and often lectures.[19]
Interesting Facts
- He carries a pipe[20] and calls Dr. Mira 'Charlie'.[21]
- Dr. Mira often discusses aspects of cases with him.[22]
- Eve likes Dennis and has a little crush on him.[23]
- He agrees with Dr. Mira that Eve is brilliant, complicated, and valiant.[24]
- Wore a Mets cap at the cookout in Imitation in Death. He convinced Roarke that Roarke needs a grill.[25]
- Eve cried on his shoulder.[26]
- He accompanied the group to Vegas for Charles Monroe's bachelor's party; Dennis came home with a pair of pasties from a strip joint. He also won about twelve hundred dollars at craps in Roarke's casino.[27]
- Charlotte and Dennis are patrons of Columbia.[28]
- Charlotte and Dennis are very friendly with Peach Lapkoff and her family.[29]
References
- ↑ Promises in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15548-2), p. 192
- ↑ Roberts, N. (July 21, 2004). Stooopid Questions for Nora, Part XIV. A Day Without French Fries Message Board. Retrieved March 2008 from ADWOFF
- ↑ Kindred in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15595-6), p. 158
- ↑ Reunion in Death (ISBN 0-425-18397-1), pp. 116, 117
- ↑ Imitation in Death (ISBN 0-425-19158-3), p. 85
- ↑ Divided in Death (ISBN 0-425-19795-6), p. 299
- ↑ Memory in Death (ISBN 0-425-21073-1), p. 120
- ↑ Reunion in Death (ISBN 0-425-18397-1), pp. 117, 118, 120
- ↑ Reunion in Death (ISBN 0-425-18397-1), p. 124
- ↑ Imitation in Death (ISBN 0-425-19158-3), pp. 85, 87, 88
- ↑ Memory in Death (ISBN 0-425-21073-1), p. 121
- ↑ Portrait in Death (ISBN 0-425-18903-1), p. 173
- ↑ Imitation in Death (ISBN 0-425-19158-3), pp. 86, 89
- ↑ Imitation in Death (ISBN 0-425-19158-3), pp. 87, 88
- ↑ Imitation in Death (ISBN 0-425-19158-3), p. 86
- ↑ Betrayal in Death (ISBN 0-425-17857-9), p. 112
- ↑ Betrayal in Death (ISBN 0-425-17857-9), p. 112
- ↑ Betrayal in Death (ISBN 0-425-17857-9), p. 112
- ↑ Kindred in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15595-6), p. 158
- ↑ Reunion in Death (ISBN 0-425-18397-1), p. 117
- ↑ Reunion in Death (ISBN 0-425-18397-1), p. 117
- ↑ Reunion in Death (ISBN 0-425-18397-1), p. 119
- ↑ Reunion in Death (ISBN 0-425-18397-1), p. 124; Divided in Death (ISBN 0-425-19795-6), p. 300
- ↑ Reunion in Death (ISBN 0-425-18397-1), p. 125
- ↑ Imitation in Death (ISBN 0-425-19158-3), pp. 85, 90
- ↑ Memory in Death (ISBN 0-425-21073-1), p. 120
- ↑ Promises in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15548-2), pp. 291, 292
- ↑ Kindred in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15595-6), p. 158
- ↑ Kindred in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15595-6), p. 158