Running Blind characters

Also known as Reacher

Appears from the start

A former Army Military Police investigator and habitual wanderer who is trying to build a life with Jodie Garber.

Appears from the start

Reacher's girlfriend, a lawyer seeking a stable civilian future with him.

First appears in chapter 3

The lead profiler on an FBI serial-crimes team investigating the deaths of former Army women.

First appears in chapter 3

The head of the FBI's Quantico serial-crimes team, which is investigating the deaths of former Army women.

First appears in chapter 3

The assistant director responsible for the FBI's New York field office, where Reacher is detained and questioned.

First appears in chapter 3

A former Army lieutenant whose assault case Reacher investigated while serving in the military police.

First appears in chapter 3

A former Army harassment complainant known to Reacher through his work as a military investigator. She is one of the first two women found dead in matching circumstances.

First appears in chapter 3

A former Army complainant known to Reacher through a case involving her commanding colonel. Her death is paired with Amy Callan's as the beginning of the FBI's suspected series.

Appears from the start

The employer of protection collectors whom Reacher confronts after they threaten a restaurant owner.

Also known as Cozo

First appears in chapter 3

The FBI official leading organized-crime work in New York. He investigates Petrosian's protection operation and questions Reacher about his encounter with its collectors.

Also known as Poulton

First appears in chapter 3

A Quantico serial-crimes agent working with Nelson Blake and Julia Lamarr on the murder inquiry.

Appears from the start

Jodie Garber's late father and Reacher's former commanding officer. Reacher inherited his Garrison house, a fixed home that raises questions about the kind of future Reacher and Jodie can share.

First appears in chapter 5

A former Army quartermaster sergeant who left the service after a successful harassment complaint. Her matching death confirms that the killings form a continuing pattern and removes Reacher as the immediate suspect.

Also known as Harper

First appears in chapter 9

An FBI operational agent assigned to watch Reacher continuously at Quantico. She begins as a skeptical escort responsible for a man the Bureau classifies as neither prisoner nor trusted guest.

Also known as Trent

First appears in chapter 9

An Army colonel assigned as Reacher's military contact for the inquiry.

First appears in chapter 7

Julia Lamarr's stepsister and one of the former Army women considered at risk. Their relationship is strained, though Julia presents her concern for Alison as professional.

First appears in chapter 18

Quantico's senior pathologist. The examination of Alison Lamarr leads Stavely to conclude that she entered the paint-filled bath alive, although the precise cause of death remains unclear.

Also known as Leighton

First appears in chapter 24

A captain at Fort Armstrong handling an Army weapons-theft investigation. He explains how inventory analysis exposed numerous thieves whose divided proceeds suggest an unseen organizer.

Also known as Bob

First appears in chapter 24

A detained Army quartermaster sergeant who sold stolen M9 pistols to Petrosian's associates. His knowledge offers Reacher and Harper a route into the suspected weapons network.

Also known as Kruger

First appears in chapter 24

An Army supply colonel and Gulf War veteran identified as the recipient of money from a weapons-theft network. At this stage he appears to connect a military fraud scheme with the murders.