Meet the characters
K.C. Thompson
Katharine Celeste “K.C.” Thompson is a college graduate with a degree in the new field of journalism. She works at The Standard, one of Los Angeles’s daily newspapers, covering the city and crime beat. Intelligent, resourceful and sharp, K.C. stands out not only for her ability but also because she is a woman succeeding in work still dominated almost entirely by men. She is always alert for a good story.
By chance, K.C. covered a Los Angeles congressman on a junket through the occupied capitals of Europe. In Rome, she met Dan Kelly, Mike Fiorante and Susan Somerville, who would soon become Mrs. Dan Kelly. Despite her small stature, K.C. commands the respect of her peers and has a talent for cutting through evasions to reach the heart of the matter. Her star is rising.