Dana Beckham

Dana Beckham, a character in the "Most Wanted" series, is the Captain of the Major Crimes Unit. She is first seen in Book 1, Chapter 1.

Appearance
Dana has black eyes and dark skin. Her hair is short, black and curly. She wears a captain's uniform.

Personality
Based on Dave's submissive demeanor whenever he is speaking to her, it can be implied that Beckham is a strict, authoritative, and intimidating captain who demands perfection from her subordinates and chastises any sign of incompetence (as when Dave and Sam let Tull escape and left a hostage injured) or disobedience (as when the two continued the investigation after she put them off for the night).

She values her team highly as seen when, to ease liability, she tossed Massey off the case after the investigation became too delicate when Hayley Rose, a VIP in Los Angeles, became involved.

Dave Reyes
Beckham considers Reyes as her most capable detective and thus trusts his instincts, but garners him no favor whenever he makes a reckless move.

Samantha Massey
Beckham does not hold Sam in the same high regard as she does to Dave. However, after Sam displayed humility following their first failure at catching John Tull, she gave her another chance. When she failed again at catching Tull as a result of disobeying direct orders, she washed her hands off her and left Sam to appeal to the Marshals.

Trivia

 * She bears a resemblance to Viola Davis.
 * An unnamed fire user, who resisted Azura's first incursions into the Five Kingdoms, was given the same character model as her in The Crown & The Flame, Book 3.