Lacey Locke/Hobbes: Character Analysis.

The Naturals:

Lacey Locke/Hobbes

Lacey Locke is one of the agents that works with The Naturals in the first book, she is a profiler and primarily works with Dean and Cassie. She becomes close to Cassie and the two appear to have a good relationship until it is revealed that Locke (Hobbes) is Cassie’s aunt and was angry with her sister, Lorelai for leaving her. Lorelai and Lacey grew up in an abusive household and Lorelai would protect Lacey until she became pregnant with Cassie and had to leave for her safety. Lacey was hurt and angry because she could’ve taken her with her. Locke turns out to be the one who was killing all of the women in the book. As well as some earlier ones that Cassie, Sloane, and Michael discovered. She killed them because they reminded her of her sister with their red hair. At the beginning, she traveled from place to place never killing in the same place twice however once Cassie arrived she began killing more in the same place. This was possibly to gain Cassie’s attention. She worked in the Naturals program for several years, possibly have a close relationship with Dean Redding. She knows about his father, which she mentions at the end of the book regarding his fear of turning out just like his father.

Significant Character Relations:

Cassie Hobbes: Locke was the one who was training Dean and Cassie in the beginning. She seems to believe that her and Cassie can be some kind of aunt/niece killing duo considering she tries to make her kill Genevieve. Cassie refused and Locke killed her instead. Locke almost kills Cassie but is stopped by Michael Townsend who shot her several times.

Tanner Briggs: Briggs was Locke’s partner in the first book and it is possible that they’ve worked together for several years however Briggs never found Locke’s true identity or the fact that she was a serial killer.

Lorelai Hobbes: Lorelai is Locke’s older sister who tried to protect her from their abusive father growing up. However, once Lorelai discovered that she was pregnant she fled.