"F" Is for Fugitive (1989) (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Bailey Fowler: He was charged with murder; escaped from California Men's Colony Prison;
• Royce Fowler: Father to Bailey Fowler; Owns a motel in Floral Beach; Hired Kinsey;
• Jean Timberlake: A young girlfriend of Bailey's; Victim of murder; Shana's daughter; Once worked for the Eucalypus Mineral Hot Springs;
• Ann Fowler: Sister to Bailey Fowler; Daughter to Royce and Oribelle; Guidance counselor at the High School; Cared for her parents;
• Shana Timberlake: Murder victim Jean Timberlake's mother;
• Rosie: Local bar/restaurant owner. Quirky! Hungarian, speaks with an accent
• Mrs. Dunne: She owned the Eucalypus Mineral Hot Springs; married to Dr. Joseph Dunne;
• Maxine: Friend of the Fowler's; She is a house-cleaner;
• Kinsey Millhone: Protagonist, a private investigator and former cop;
• Elva: Dr. Dunne's wife; a paranoid schizophrenic;
• Ori: Bailey's mother: Royce's wife: Ann's mother;
• Tap Granger: A friend of Bailey Fowler; Manager at the local gas station;
• Dwight Shales: The principal at Central Coast High School;
• Bert: The night manager at the motel;
• Robert Haws: The minster of the Flora Beach Baptist Church; married to June;
• Mrs. Emma: A neighbor who'd known Bailey since he was a boy; sister to Mrs Maude;
• Jack Clemson: Bailey Fowler's new Attorney;
• Mrs. Maude: A neighbor who'd known Bailey since he was a boy; Sister to Mrs. Emma;
• Cherie: Married to Rick Pearl; daughter-in-law to Curtis Pearl;
• Henry Pitts: Kinsey's landlord and good friend;
• Daisy: The bar-tender at Pearl's Pool Hall;
• Quintana: A Police officer who worked Bailey Fowler's case.
• Joleen: Tap Granger's wife;
• Davis: Add a description of this character.
• John Clemson: Works at the Pharmacy; Jack Clemson's son;
• Clifford Lehto: A retired police officer; He handled Bailey Fowler's murder case at the time;
• George De Witt: He was the District Attorney at the time of Bailey Fowler's murder case; A Superior Court Judge now, sixteen years later;
• Judge McMahon: Court Judge at the preliminary hearing for the escapee Bailey Fowler;
• Curtis Pearl: He owns Pearl's Pool Hall; Rick's father;
• Mrs. Burke: The owner of the local laundromat;
• June Haws: Reverend Haws's wife;
• David Politti: He was a children's Dentist; married to Barbara;
• Barbara Politti: Married to David Politti;
• Rick Curtis: Pearl Curtis's son; married to Cherie;

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Floral Beach
• California
• San Luis
• Los Angeles
• Ocean Street Motel
• Santa Teresa: California town where Kinsey lives and works
• Lompoc

First Sentence edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by "E" Is for Evidence, and followed by "G" Is for Gumshoe.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Sue Grafton (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Authors, A-Z › ( G ) › Grafton, Sue
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › Women Sleuths