English & Literature
Who is Officer John Yoakum from The Last Child and what is their importance?
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Veteran police detective, Officer John Yoakum, is Detective Hunt's partner. He is described as "63 years old with thinning brown hair and a goatee shot with gray...thin but very fit, dangerously smart, cynical to a fault."
The Last Child