1 | Kurt | Wallander | Protagonist. |
| Linda | Wallander | Kurt's daughter. A police officer in Ystad. |
| Martinson | | Kurt's colleague. |
2 | Karl | Eriksson | Martinson's wife's cousin. |
5 | Stina | Hurlen | The forensic pathologist. |
| Nyberg | | The officer-in-charge of the forensic team. |
8 | Lisa | Holgersson | The chief of police. |
10 | Stefan | Lindman | One of Kurt's police. Linda's boyfriend. |
| Emma | Eriksson | Karl's wife. |
| Gustav Valfrid | Henander | A farmer. The former owner of Eriksson's house. |
| Laura | Henander | Gustav's widow. |
| Tore | Henander | One of Laura and Gustav's children. |
| Lars | Henander | One of Laura and Gustav's children. |
| Kristina | Henander | One of Laura and Gustav's children. |
| Ludvig | Hansson | The man Gustav bought his property from. |
| Elin | Trulsson | Karl's neighbor and friend. |
12 | Evert | Trulsson | Elin's son. |
| Hannah | Trulsson | Karl's neighbor and friend. |
14 | Maria Teresa | Arbage | Missing. |
| Alma | Hansson | Ludvig's wife. |
| Kristina | Hansson-Fredberg | Ludvig and Alma's daughter. |
| Lenda | Fredberg | Kristina's daughter. |
| Ernt | Hansson | Kristina's brother. |
17 | Simon | Larsson | Kurt's former colleague. |
18 | Richard | Petersson | The man who lives in the caravan. |
| Iinia | Petersson | Richard's wife. |
19 | Katja | Bloomerh | Richard and Irina's granddaughter. |
21 | Kaarin | Pihlak | Elmo's wife. |
| Elmo | Pihlak | Ludvig's former tenant. |
| Ivar | Pihlak | Kaarin and Elmo's son. |
| Pia | | Ivar's landlady. |