Who is Dr. Michael Bekker from Silent Prey and what is their importance? Silent_Prey English & Literature Dr. Michael Bekker | Silent Prey

Michael Bekker is a true psychopath, with no regard for human life except as subjects for his research. He is also severely addicted to pills: speed, angels, crosses, and even cocaine. His drug use increases throughout the book as his stress level increases. Though he commits terrible deeds, his intelligence cannot be denied. His escape from the courthouse is coldly planned and calculated, and it works. His disguise as a woman while he is at large is also very smart: he can get close to people with no alarms going off, especially other women. He also evades recognition as no one is looking for a women. His persona as Beauty is telling of his psychological state as well. He blames Davenport for taking his attractive face from him and for giving him his horrible, furrowed scars. His need to be beautiful is sad, and the reader watches him unravel when he has to cut his blond hair. In that moment he is almost childlike, innately disappointed and insecure about his looks. He also fears ghosts, which is odd for a man so analytical and intellectual. His very research is pseudoscientific: the idea that the exit of a person's essence from their body can be scientifically measured is ludicrous.