Book Title: THE DETAIL Character: Detective Seth “Hammer” Hamilton Time of Interview: Chapter One, the day they leave for Colorado to pick up a murder suspect and bring him back to Texas for trial. Tell us a little about yourself, your family. Are you close? We’re pretty tight. My family, I mean. I’m thirty-eight, no kids, never married. Did a stint in the Marines. I have two younger sisters and an older brother. Everyone but my brother, a Marshll in Tyler, lives close by. We have the best parents in the world, great role models. I want what they have one day, you know? That happily ever after stuff. And I have a niece and nephew I’m crazy about. A black cat. Well, actually, she’s a kitten. Her name is Lucy. Found her outside my house one day. A neighbor’s bulldog had her cornered against the fence, but she wasn’t going down without a fight. Stole my heart right then and there. Do you have any enemies? I’m a cop. I have enemies around every corner. Do you have a significant other? Not at the moment. I’m hoping that’s going to change soon. Where do…

