Winston Reese

Winston Reese, a character in the Crimes of Passion series, is a Professor of Anthropology and Linguistics in Manhattan University. He is first seen in Book 1, Chapter 6.

Appearance
Winston has short slicked blond hair, grey eyes and light skin. He wears glasses, and a grey stripped shirt and tie underneath a black vest, and black jeans.

Personality
According to Trystan, Winston Reese can be described as creepy. He is focused and intense about Gaul history, and becomes frustrated or annoyed with fake or false artifacts. According to Soo-jin, he is the type of person to get caught up in his projects to the point that he loses focus on other aspects of life.

Book 1

 * Chapter 6: Sleep When You're Dead
 * Chapter 10: Behind the Mask (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 11: Reasonable Doubt
 * Chapter 12: Sabbatical
 * Chapter 13: A Stab in the Dark (Off-Screen)
 * Chapter 14: The Heat (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 16: The Heart of the Matter (Mentioned)

Your Character
He is a prominent history professor at Manhattan University, who you and Trystan consult about the murder weapon that was used to kill Bethany and the history of a Mahraean tribe from Pre-Roman Gaul. He tells you that a sect of the tribe called the Hand of Mahra was formed in the 1930s by Mathus Blake. After you are dismissed from the Dormer case in Chapter 11, Luke shows you the client pool, and you recognize Professor Reese among them who's been declared as a missing person. When you find out that he disappeared the day after you and Trystan talked to him, you deduce that he might be the killer's third victim.

In Chapter 12, you find him at the old Blakes family home, now classified as a historic site and maintained by the Blake Hill Preservation Society.

Tony Kowalski
Professor Reese was Tony Kowalski's mentor when the latter was enrolled at Manhattan University. After you and Trystan visit him, he becomes concerned with Tony and seeks him out in a futile attempt to protect him.

In Chapter 12, you find that Reese is indeed the Killer's third victim.

Soo-jin Cho
Soo-jin is one of Reese's teaching assistants. She tells you that even though Reese will get wrapped up in his projects, he usually texts her before leaving. When he hadn't, she became concerned and filed a missing persons report.

Trivia

 * According to him, he has a reputation for being controversial when it comes to Lepontic grammar.
 * His character model resembles Mr. Olson from the High School Story: Class Act series.
 * The name Winston is one for boys of Old English origin and means "wine's town", "friend's town" or "joy stone".
 * He shares the same name as Winston Torres from Foreign Affairs.
 * He shares the same surname as the default surname of MC from Immortal Desires and Terri.