Mayor Robert Hackett

Backstory
Mayor Robert Hackett - the finest mayor that money can buy.

He is first seen in No Rest for the Wicked, where his hustings speech dismissing the risks of dangerous magic is interrupted by the destruction of the Royal Theatre by dangerous magic. After Margery Fairbairn mysteriously vanishes, he remains mayor. It is not clear whether he is re-elected unopposed or if the election is cancelled

He is seen again in A Piece of Cake, where he is one of the guests at the grand banquet at the Hotel Gola.

He is also present at the reception hosted by Dominic Voss in Green-eyed Monster, where he (and all the other guests) narrowly escape being blown up with gunpowder. Fortunately everyone is saved in the nick of time by The Purple Hippo of Happiness.

In Hangman's Knot, Mayor Hackett is again standing in a mayoral election, this time against Councillor Yasmin Rana. When it looks certain will lose against her populist liberal agenda, he becomes part of an Evil Plan with Doctor Flack to discredit his rival. He is arrested when all is discovered, and Rana becomes the new mayor.

Books
A Piece of Cake

Green-Eyed Monster

Hangman's Knot

Appearance
A middle-aged man with glasses, going bald. He needs to lose a few pounds. As befits his station in society, he always wears a suit,

Skills
Politics

Administration

It is not established whether Mayor Hackett is any good at his job.

Trivia
Although he appears in four books, it is not until Hangman's Knot that we learn his name.