1 | Rose |
Wynn | Frances's daughter. |
| Reggie |
| The former Earl Of Harleigh. Frances's dead husband. |
| Frances |
Price-Wynn | Protagonist. |
| Delia |
Wynn | Frances's sister-in-law. |
| Graham |
Wynn | The current Earl of Harleigh. Frances's brother-in-law. |
| Fiona |
Nash | Frances's friend. George's brother. Aka: Lady Nash. |
| Hugo |
Ridley | Reggie's friend. Gordon Archer's friend and business partner. |
| Mrs. |
Ridley | Hugo's wife. |
| Lily |
Price | Frances's sister. |
| Leo |
Kendrick | Lily's fiancé. |
| Charlotte |
Deaver | Lily's friend. Frances's little protégé. Aka: Miss Deaver. |
| Charles |
Evingdon | Reggie's cousin. The current Earl. George's friend. |
| Mary |
Archer | Murdered. Jasper's wife. |
| Hetty |
| Frances's aunt. |
| George |
Hazelton | Frances's neighbor and lover. Fiona's brother. |
2 | Mrs. |
Thompson | Frances's housekeeper. |
| Inspector |
Delaney | The Chief of Police. |
| Jenny |
| Frances's housemaid. |
4 | Lady |
Evingdon | Charles's wife. |
| Blakely |
| One of Charles's servants. |
5 | Mr. |
Cesnola | The man who works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
| Elinor |
Flinch | The woman who's having a festive gala. |
| Alicia |
Stoke-Whitney | Reggie's former mistress. |
| Edward |
| The Prince of Wales. |
| Ernest |
Cassel | Edward's friend. |
| Frederick |
Thornton | Leticia's suitor. |
| Clifford |
Worthington | The father of Frances's sister-in-law. |
| Manchester |
| The duke of Manchester. |
6 | Daniel |
Grayson | The man who formerly courted Lily. |
| Digby |
Fairchild | Frances's alleged suspect. |
| Oscar |
Goulding | Mary's acquaintance. |
7 | Bridget |
| Frances's maid. |
| Helena |
Zimmerman | An upper class lady. Sadie's boss. |
| Henry |
Kendrick | Leo's father. |
| Patricia |
Kendrick | Henry's wife. Leo's mother. |
| Sadie |
| One of Miss Zimmerman's workers. Bridget's friend. |
| Anne |
Kendrick | Leo's sister. |
| Clara |
Kendrick | Leo's sister. |
| Gordon |
Archer | Mary's brother-in-law. Jasper's brother. |
| Margaret |
Henderson | The Kendricks's friend. |
8 | Viscount |
Spencer | Louise's dead husband. |
9 | Mr. |
Stone | Frances's solicitor. |
| Jasper |
Archer | Mary's dead husband. Gordon's brother. |
10 | Louise |
Carr | Mary's sister. |
| Caroline |
Archer | Gordon's wife. Aka: Lady Caroline. |
11 | Crabbe |
| Graham's doorman. |
| Eldon |
Wynn | Graham's son. Frances's nephew. |
| Martin |
Wynn | Graham's son. Frances's nephew. |
| Pierre |
| Martin's horse. |
| Mr. |
Fletcher | Graham's valet. |
12 | Mr. |
Norton | A newspaper editor. Murdered. |
| Mr. |
Mosley | The assistant editor. |
| Travis |
Ryan | One of Mr. Norton's workers. |
15 | Mr. |
Carr | The executor of Mary's estate. Louise's husband. |
17 | Mrs. |
Wiggins | Norton's housekeeper. |
| Madame |
Celeste | Frances's favorite modiste. |
20 | Jamie |
| A kitchen boy. |
| Miriam |
Ridley | Hugo's wife. |
| John |
Milton | One of Mary's servants. |
22 | Gerald |
Peterson | One of Gordon's investors. |