BLEEDING EDGE CHARACTERS

[Joseph Tracy]

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> On Nov 19, 2021, at 8:16 PM, Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:
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> I found the PWiki on BE characters not that great and  too scattered. Organized them very roughly in order of appearance. Since characters come and go I hoped this would be useful. Some notes are more personal to my interests but basic ID is there.
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> BLEEDING EDGE CHARACTERS
> Maxine Tarnow/Loeffler- Protagonist Financial Fraud investigator,once certified, now freelance. Mother of 2 sons, ex-wife of Horst Loeffler
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> Ziggy Tarnow/ Loeffler- Oldest son of Maxine and Horst. learning Krav Maga 
> Otis  Tarnow/ Loeffler - Younger son of Maxine & Horst  friend of Fiona McElmo
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> Justin and Vyrva McElmo( McElmo reference from ATD, region of prehistoric petroglyphs), daughter Fiona,  friend of Otis and Zig
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> Lucas -Justin’s partner and friend ( no last name or no first name?) The creative  imagineer, visual end of Deep Archer( George Lucas, Luke skywalker)
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> Heidi Czornak- sex/pop culture/ cop  obsessed foil/best friend of Maxine.  had one nighter with Horst.
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> Shawn ??? no last name? Maxine’s Emotherapist. Buddhist, bad surfer, Brady Bunch fan.
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> Gabriel Ice , Married to Tallis Daughter of March Kelleher   Runs Hashlingerz            (  some kind of amalgam of B. Gates, Eric Schmidt, Peter Thiel, Robert Maxwell )
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> Driscoll Padgett- freelance web designer and musician/singer worked for hwgaahwgh, and hashslingerz.depises Ice. has insider talk about him-big defense contracts possibly connected to coming gulf war 2 later falls for Eric Outfield and both live with Maxine for awhile 
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> Ernie and Elaine Tarnow- Maxine’s parents  Ernie- lefty who has been arrested and abused by NYC cops, opera lover,  friend of March Kelleher, close to Maxine
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> Marvin - Trinidadian Bike Messenger still deliving after employer goes under “Marvin has an uncanny history of always showing up with items Maxine knows she didn’t order but which prove each time to be exactly what she needs.” 
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> Phipps (Vip) Epperdew- a fraud suspect of Tax office( Axel Down) for connection to zapper software designed to falsify cash register receipts Maxine gets info in Montreal from Felix Boïngueaux who is more directly linked to software.  Later Vip appears in porn video delivered by(  )as Westchester Wllie. House of Porn video near Montauk burned down possible link to Ice. Felix B may be camera personim
> In Maxines  final deep archer foray Vip shows up as slot machine addict/winner with no memory( McLuhan says right brain saturation kills memory)
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> Felix Boïngueaux- informant on Vip Epperdew, software designer( zapper) friend/associate of Lester Traipse  possible cameraman in montauk porn video. Maxine meets at party sponsored  Eric Ice who he introduces Maxine to,  she suspects Felix of involvement in murder of Traipse
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> Igor Dashkov. fixer for Russian mob introduced to Maxine by March asks about Madoff,  He is warned by Maxine that it’s a Ponzi scheme and saves his associates a lot of money who pay Maxine handsomely. Later advises Maxine about Traipse murder
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> Avram Deschler.- Avi for short. Maxine’s brother in law  comes to NYC to work for hashslingrz, mentions NSA contracts. Knows about Promis and shadier software. may have been part of Mossad. Met Gabriel Ice in Israel to be hired into hash.. Well payed but increasingly unhappy working for Ice. 
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> Brooke Deschler- Maxine’ sister conservative zionist outlook, sees anti semitism everywhere, fights with Maxine but softens toward end of novel
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> Reg Despard- documentary movie maker appears Ch 2 working  for Hashslingerz, but dubious about what they are up to.   Wants help finding out more about their books etc. sees  secetive room full of Arab speakers on computer terminals in Hashslingerz building. gets footage of men with rocket launcher on roof of Deseret.
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> Eric Outfield- hacker working for Reg Despard foot fetishist kinky sex with Maxine 
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> Igor Dashkov. fixer for Russian mob introduced to Maxine by March asks about Madoff,  He is warned by Maxine that it’s a Ponzi scheme and saves his associates a lot of money who pay Maxine handsomely. Later advises Maxine about Traipse murder
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> Misha and Grisha- work for Igor Dashkov  dressed on halloween as Osama BL say Lester was friend of scumbag hackers everywhere. may be hunting for Gabriel Ice-owner of Deseret recognize Justin as maker of Deeparcher, place of asylum  
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> Avram Deschler.- Avi for short. Maxine’s brother in law  comes to NYC to work for hashslingrz, mentions NSA contracts. Knows about Promis and shadier software. 
> may have been part of Mossad. Met Gabriel Ice in Israel to be hired into hash.. Well payed but increasingly unhappy working for Ice. 
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> Brooke Deschler- Maxine’ sister. conservative zionist outlook, sees anti semitism everywhere, fights with Maxine but softens toward end of novel
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> March Kelleher lefty activist on rent and landlords, also foreign policy, has blog where she late in story publishes footage of pre9-11rocket launcher footage and ends up homeless. Enters story out of concern for daughter married to Gabriel Ice.
> Azrael- Angel of Death  In Maxi’s dream,  she hears this name from Lester Traipse
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> Deep Archer  app to search dep web, conveniently forgets where user has been. Leaves no trail highly desired by Ice and other arge software companies
> Seems to this reader to be a tool for going into the electronic subconscious, the digital underworld.
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> hashslingerz- Secretive internet “ security” company with govt contracts and probable connections to Mossad, expert in hiding the movement of large sums 
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> hwgaahwgh.com <http://hwgaahwgh.com/>- acronym for “Hey, We’ve Got Awesome And Hip Web Graphix, Here.” Hashslingerz employed them and keeps paying them after they go belly up
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>  Rockwell "Rocky" Slagiatt   SLAGIATT is internet      acronym for "Seemed Like A Good Idea AtThe Time"   owns VC firm Streetlight People. VC for hashslingrz and hwgaahwgh seems friendly open, slightly mafia esque, offers Max 5000 to help her check out Gabriel Ice home. later goes to karaoke place with Lester Traipse and his “wingman” Felix B.  Doubtful of russian involvement in Traipse murder. Friend/associate of Dashkov. 
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> Cornelia Slagiatt- Rocky’s wife who befriends Maxine likes to shop and eat ethnic food. Had mistaken idea of Slaggiat family as he had of hers
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> Lloyd Thrubwell- Cornelia Slagiatt’s  cousin who works for CIA 
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> VC= Venture Capitalist
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> Nicholas Windust - CIA  possibly recruited very young .  Appears in novel, first to Ernie & Elaine wanting to know about Maxine’s interest in  Ice.  Says about 9-11 “ no intelligence agency is that good”  Sincere, real information or exactly what Ernie predicted? later Lloyd ’s higher up interrupts phone call to Maxine says her personal safety at risk near Windust, then” he’s  A highly educated asset but he doesn’t know everything.”  (Apparently does know he is targeted for death. Why?)
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