<P> Although her first name is Delia, she is referred to by her surname' Peabody' throughout the books, as is standard for other police officers . </P> <P> Peabody comes from a family of "Free - Agers", which is a fictional extension of the New Age movement from the 1980s . Her family is very peaceful and pacifistic, but Delia prefers exercising justice her way - the police way . She is a very responsible and sober police officer, but as the books continue, her personality relaxes and she is more confident in her cases and in teasing Eve, particularly about her sex life with McNab and her sexual fantasies . </P> <P> Peabody has a very close relationship with the heroine of the book, Eve . Upon being requested to be Eve's aide at the start of the series, Peabody was incredibly grateful for the opportunity as she had studied Eve's cases in the Police Academy and idolizes her . Their relationship grows over time, beyond mentor - mentee to deep friendship . It is for this reason that Eve tells Peabody about her childhood and subsequent act of patricide in Visions in Death . </P> <P> She dates Charles Monroe for a little while starting in Holiday in Death, but she quickly realizes that she thinks of him as a brother . Nevertheless, they continue to spend time together, with many assuming they are in a sexual relationship . </P>

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