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==Characters==
The books feature a large ensemble cast, often but not always centered on about half a dozen police detectives and other supporting characters. Detective Steve Carella is a major character in the series, alongside officers Cotton Hawes, Hal Willis, Bert Kling, the ambitious youngster, the hot-tempered Roger Havilland, and [[comic relief]] from the unfortunately named Meyer Meyer. A mysterious antagonist known as The Deaf Man appears occasionally over the years. The Deaf Man is a master criminal, who is "a little hard of hearing" and whose identity is never revealed. He is the precinct's, and, specifically, Carella's nemesis, and appears in the novels ''The Heckler'', ''Fuzz'', ''Let's Hear it for the Deaf Man'', ''Eight Black Horses'', ''Mischief'', and ''Hark!''

'''Main Characters'''
* Detective Stephen Louis "Steve" Carella
* Detective Meyer Meyer
* Detective Cotton Hawes
* Detective Bert Kling
* Detective Hal Willis
* Detective Arthur Brown
* Detective Lieutenant Peter Byrnes, squad commander

'''Recurring Characters'''
* Detective Eileen Burke
* Detective Andy Parker
* Detective Dick Genero
* Detective Bob O'Brien
* Detective Tack Fujiwara
* Sergeant Dave Murchison, Desk Sergeant
* Sergeant Alf Miscolo, Clerical Office
* Detective Monoghan and Detective Monroe, Homicide Detectives
* Detective Oliver Wendell "Fat Ollie" Weeks (Detective from the 83rd Precinct)
* William "Fats" Donner and Daniel "Danny Gimp" Nelson, informants
* Sam Grossman, Head of the Police Lab
* Paul Blaney, Chief Medical Examiner, and his twin brother, Carl, also a M.E.
* Cliff Savage, newspaper reporter
* Theodora "Teddy" Carella (née Franklin), Steve Carella's wife
* The Deaf Man