David Needler is Alison Needler’s estranged husband. He shot several people at his young daughter’s birthday party, and his family now lives in terror of his eventual return. At the end of the book, he returns and holds his family at gunpoint until Marcus McLellen shows up; David shoots Marcus and then kills himself.
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David Needler Character Timeline in When Will There Be Good News?
The timeline below shows where the character David Needler appears in When Will There Be Good News?. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
...who attack women alone or children alone. The Needler case is one of these, too. David Needler had shot his mother-in-law and sister-in-law at his seven-year-old daughter’s birthday party, killing a neighbor...
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...never be safe.” Louise thinks that Alison should get a big dog and hopes that David Needler comes back during the Christmas season so that the police can finally “shoot the bastard...
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“An Elderly Aunt”
...buys an espresso and goes to her office to study all the reported sightings of David Needler . She fears that the case is going cold. Marcus comes in with news about...
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A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
...had been on his way to work and responded to a call from the Needlers. David Needler had returned and held his family at gunpoint all night. One of the kids had...
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