“ | Alan Blunt: Brooke is a devious man Tulip Jones: It's what makes him so good at his job |
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—Tulip Jones and Alan Blunt discuss Brooke's nature |
Ethan Brooke is a character in the novel Snakehead.
Physical Attributes
Brooke is blind and has a seeing-eye dog named Garth present most of the time. He is described as "...a large man, in his mid fifties, with sand-colored hair and ruddy, weather-beaten cheeks..." He wears Armani sunglasses rather than the traditional glasses of a blind man.
Career
In his earlier years, Brooke had been a soldier and then a lieutenant colonel with the commandos. Later in his career, a land mine in East Timor rendered him blind and the Covert Action Division (CAD) of the ASIS offered him a position. In the novel Snakehead, he was the Head of the ASIS CAD.
His second in command is Marc Damon.
Role in Series
Snakehead
In the novel Snakehead, Brooke attempted and succeeded in cocering Alex Rider to aid them in their efforts at ceasing the Snakehead's human smuggling routes into Australia.
Sources
- General information: various sources, including but not limited to:
- Snakehead by Anthony Horowitz (primary)
Snakehead Characters | |
Main Characters | |
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Alex Rider • Tulip Jones • Jack Starbright • Ethan Brooke • Ash • Major Winston Yu | |
Other Key Characters | |
Smithers • Ben Daniels • Sabina Pleasure • Bill Tanner • Anan Sukit • Hermann De Wynter • Marc Damon |