The Tooth of Crime - Characters

Characters

Hoss - The world's top Marker, he is worried that the younger Gypsies are aiming to usurp his position. He often takes on the dialects of past myths, such as a Western gunfighter, a 1920's gangster, and a Delta blues singer. He resembles "a mean Rip Torn."
Crow - An upstart Gypsie Marker seeking to dethrone Hoss. He constantly speaks in a stylish, newfangled dialect. He is described as looking like The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.
Becky Lou - Hoss's girlfriend/manager.
Star-Man - An astrologer who advises Hoss.
Galactic Jack - A disc jockey who advises Hoss by looking in the charts. He dresses like a pimp and speaks like Wolfman Jack.
Cheyenne Hoss's driver and friend.
Doc Hoss's drug supplier/physician.
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