Slough House · Character
Kelly Tropper
Also known as Kelly
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 2 · Ch. 7
Kelly Tropper is a slender young woman just over twenty with raven-black hair and bright green eyes that flash vividly. Her cream-white skin is flawless and smooth, set against a distinctively flattened nose. She carries a flat-chested, wiry build and is often seen smiling widely in her flight jumpsuit and helmet.
- Gender
- female
- Age
- early 20s
- First appears
- Book 2 · Ch. 7
- Books
- 1
Description
Kelly Tropper is a slender young woman just over twenty with raven-black hair and bright green eyes that flash vividly. Her cream-white skin is flawless and smooth, set against a distinctively flattened nose. She carries a flat-chested, wiry build and is often seen smiling widely in her flight jumpsuit and helmet.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
River Cartwrightsexual partner
River and Kelly have a sexual relationship while River is undercover in the village of Upshott. Kelly is a bartender at the local pub 'The Dropped Stitches' and River is staying in the village under the alias Jonathan Walker.
- GY
Griff Yatesconflicting source relationships
Kelly and Griff are friends from the same village who both become involved in the plane incident
Nikolai Katinskymanipulator
Katinsky manipulates Kelly into flying the plane stunt as part of his plan to create chaos
Story so far
BOOK 2Mertvye l'vy
Key events
- Book 2
Ch. 9River Cartwright's Undercover AssignmentRiver Cartwright arrives in Upshott under cover as writer Jonathan Walker to investigate Mr. El's connection to the village, beginning a relationship with local barmaid Kelly Tropper while uncovering the Cicada network. - Book 2
Ch. 15The Needle Summit CrisisDuring a massive anti-bank protest that turns into riots, Arkady Pashkin and his men attempt to rob the De Koenig diamond vault in the Needle using the evacuation chaos as cover, while Kelly Tropper flies a plane loaded with fertilizer explosives toward London. - Book 2
Ch. 16Nikolai Katinsky's Final ActRiver Cartwright confronts Nikolai Katinsky (posing as Tommy Molt) at the church cemetery, learning that Katinsky created the Alexander Popov legend and placed cicadas in Upshott. Katinsky detonates his own bomb, destroying the church and killing himself.
Appearances
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