David Reyes

David "Dave" Reyes is one of the two main protagonists of the Most Wanted book. He is the leading detective for the L.A.P.D. Major Crimes Unit and is currently partnered with Deputy Marshal Samantha Massey. He is first seen in Book 1, Chapter 1.

Appearance
Dave has slick dark brown hair, green eyes, stubble, and tan skin. His work uniform consists of a gray suit, a light blue shirt and a dark blue tie with white diagonal stripes.

Personality
David comes off as more of a playboy than a detective when around the Hollywood elite. Being particularly charismatic, he prefers to use flattery and persuasion to achieve his goals, rarely resorting to threats or force. This has led to him becoming well known and liked among Hollywood stars, allowing him to have many useful connections and resources. It is also for this reason that he prefers to work alone as he believes having a partner only makes it more difficult for him to establish and maintain delicate relationships.

When his preferred approach doesn't work however, he can successfully use force to confront and apprehend criminals. Dave's intelligence in making deductions from evidence and his ability to disable a bomb make him a particularly skilled detective. He is also capable of defending himself, as shown during his fight against John Tull.

Book 1

 * Chapter 1: Texas Hold'em
 * Chapter 2: New Blood
 * Chapter 3: Dirty Hollywood
 * Chapter 4: Hack Job
 * Chapter 5: Devil in the Dark
 * Chapter 6: After Hours
 * Chapter 7: House of Lies
 * Chapter 8: Hell or High Water
 * Chapter 9: Sunk Cost
 * Chapter 10: LARA
 * Chapter 11: Hot Pursuit
 * Chapter 12: Old Wounds
 * Chapter 13: Outlaw
 * Chapter 14: Terminal Velocity
 * Chapter 15: Arrivals and Departures

Book 1

 * Chapter 13: One of Us Isn't Supposed to Be Here

Book 2

 * Chapter 17: Starry Nights  (Mentioned; Determinant)

Samantha Massey
"Haven't you noticed? I'm always being cute."

- Dave, to Sam

He and Sam are currently partners. Initially, the two don't get along due to their clashing personalities and approach in their investigations; where Dave is smooth, patient, and prefers talking his targets down, Sam is brash, impulsive, and prefers action. Because of this, they often argued about the best course in handling the case; however, they come to trust the other's intuition, balancing each other out despite their differences.

Cassandra Leigh
He and Cassandra are grade school friends, growing up together in Vermont Square in South L.A. While they are very close, their relationship is platonic.

Ryan Summers
Ryan and Dave are good friends. Every week they catch up over drinks and a game of poker, as well as Ryan inviting Dave to his celebrity parties. They are close enough that Ryan trusted Dave with his secret family in Venice Beach. Additionally, as a result of Dave's position and connections, he has assisted Ryan with a number of small issues in the past.

Alyssa Griffin
David and Alyssa are good friends. She admires him but is hesitant to tell him how she feels. Depending on your choices, you can have Sam support Alyssa in confessing her feelings for Dave during the charity ball.

Jamal Grady
Jamal is Dave's foster brother. They were part of the same orphan system and were eventually placed in the same foster home along with a number of other children because of this, they became very close.

Miscellaneous

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Trivia

 * Dave is shown on the cover of Most Wanted, Book 1 as well as the former app icon for Choices along with Kenna from The Crown & The Flame and Chris from The Freshman.
 * Dave had contemplated forming a rock band with Nikhil, and following Sam's prior comment, he's planning on calling it "Polyamorous Sex Stew".
 * His eye color in the icon is brown, but in the game it is green.
 * Dave made a cameo appearance alongside with Sam in Endless Summer, Book 1, Chapter 13 as characters in the arcade game Most Wanted, Book 2.
 * Dave's headshot in the second book's cover is used in the Choices app icon along with Kenna Rys and Chris Powell, even before Most Wanted, Book 2 was contemplated.
 * His mother was murdered when he was 7 years old and her killer was never caught, which motivated him to go into Law Enforcement.
 * On July 7, 2017, it was confirmed via Twitter that he is Mexican American.
 * He makes a cameo in the Bloodbound, Book 1 and The Freshman, Book 4 as a billboard in Times Square along with Kenna Rys, in the style of the app's icon.
 * In LoveHacks, Book 1, Chapter 14, Leah Myers admitted that she wrote a play with her friend in high school. The characters in the play resemble Sam and Dave in Most Wanted. Dave's name in the play was "Daniel Ruiz" instead of "David Reyes".
 * He shares the same name as David Danforth from the Desire & Decorum series.
 * He shares the same surname as Lina Reyes from the Laws of Attraction series.
 * His first VIP case involved a celebrity named Jilla Diamonds, who injured twenty people when she drove her car into the crowd at a street fair.
 * If you do well in the dance at the L.A.R.A. gala, he mentions that he learned to dance after doing a favor for an unnamed performer on Dancing with the Stars, who gave him dance lessons in exchange.
 * His cocktail of choice is an Old Fashioned.
 * The character's first name David is of Biblical Hebrew origin and means "beloved" or "friend". The character's surname is of Latin origin and means "royal".
 * He knows how to pick locks and defuse bombs.
 * He was into magic in sixth grade.