Denny and Mitch

Denny and Mitch, aka The Patriots, are the two main antagonists appearing in the Alex cross novel Cross Fire. The duo are two snipers with a pension for killing corrupt public figures, Denny the only one knowing it's for hire.

Biography
Denny was hired to kill corrupt politicians and recruited Mitch as an accomplice. The two would hide out in Suburban and homeless shelters while prepping for the spree. Eventually, Cross is called to the duo's first crime: two long-distance shootings of publicly hated politicians. Cross figures out first the MO is that of a sniper. After the two commit two more shootings, Cross tracks the Suburban at the scene and starts looking into the model. The duo snatch two teenagers' computer and email the DC papers. When the company gets the letter, the cops investigate. From the email and speaking with the chief of staff, Cross finally has the duo's names. Denny and Mitch go to Mitch's ex-wife, who refuses to let Mitch see their daughter, and then Mitch's mother. It's revealed Mitch left around the time his father died two years ago. After the two eat dinner, Mitch heads back to the car, Denny kills his mother without him knowing to eliminate a witness, and the two drive off. While tracking the shelters, Cross and the team interview a suspicious tenant with a knife in his jacket, but he runs, presumably one of the two snipers. The two sink the Suburban into the water from being unable to cross the border and escape in another car. After committing a final sniping of a politician leaving thousands to lose their jobs in his company, Denny kills Mitch as "just business" and runs. When Cross traces the shot and finds Mitch's corpse, Denny holds Cross at gunpoint, forcing him to toss his service weapon. But major nemesis Kyle Craig, disguised as one of Cross' colleagues, shoots Denny dead and saves Cross, having also killed the employer beforehand, leading to the "friendship" of the two cops.

Trivia

 * Denny and Mitch are most likely based off the DC snipers, John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Mulvo.