2 | Alice | Edevane | A writer. |
| Daffyd | Llewellyn | Alice's childhood mentor. |
| Grandmother | deShiel | Henri's mother. |
| Deborah | | Alice's older sister. |
| Benjamin J. | Munro | One of the gardeners. Aka: Ben. |
| Mr. | Harris | One of the gardeners. |
| Eleanor | Edevane | Alice's mother. |
| Clementine | | Alice's younger sister. Aka: Clemmie. |
| Rose | Waters | Nanny. |
| Laura | | Alice's friend. |
| Lord | Hallington | Laura's boyfriend. |
| Henri | deShiel | Eleanor's father. |
| Edwina | | A golden retriever. |
| Horace | | Alice's great-grandfather. |
| Adam | | Mr. Harris's son. |
| Hilda | Bruen | Nanny. |
| Theodore | Edevane | Eleanor's son. Aka: Theo. |
3 | Sadie | Sparrow | A young detective. |
| Bertie | | Sadie's grandfather. |
| Maggie | Bailey | Sadie's acquaintance. |
| Derek | Maitland | A journalist. |
| Ashford | | A police superintendent. |
| Donald | Raynes | Senior Investigating Officer. Aka: Don. |
| Ash | | Sadie's dog. |
| Ramsay | | Ash's brother. |
| Caitlyn | | Maggie's daughter. Aka: Caty. |
| Nancy | Bailey | Maggie's mother. |
| Ruth | | Sadie's grandmother. |
5 | Louise | Clark | Bertie's new friend. |
| Jack | | Bertie's acquaintance. |
| Mrs. | Gardiner | Ruth's acquaintance. |
| Mr. | Gardiner | Mrs. Gardiner's husband. |
6 | Peter | Obel | Alice's assistant. |
| Lucy | Talbot | Peter's mentor. |
| Diggory | Brent | An ex-soldier. |
| David | Obel | Peter's brother. |
| Jane | | Alice's editor. |
7 | Dr. | Gibbons | Eleanor's physician. |
| Anthony | Edevane | Eleanor's husband. |
| Zephyr | | A tiger. |
| Beatrice | | Eleanor's cousin. |
| Constance | | Eleanor's mother. |
| Vera | | Constance's sister. |
8 | Vernon | | Eleanor's uncle. |
| Howard | Mann | Anthony's best friend. |
9 | Alastair | Hawker | Sadie's new friend. |
| Clive | Robinson | Assistant of the local police inspector. |
| Doris | | Sadie's neighbor. |
10 | Catherine | | Anthony's acquaintance. |
11 | Steve | | Caitlyn's father. |
| Gemma | | Steve's wife. |
12 | Tom | | Deborah's husband. |
| Linda | | Deborah's acquaintance. |
13 | Pip | | One of Peter's companions. |
| Abel | Magwitch | One of Peter's companions. |
| Cynthia | | Alice's acquaintance. |
14 | Daisy | | One of the maids. |
| Cook | | A housemaid. |
| Hettie | | One of the maids. |
| Florence | | Ben Munro's close friend. Aka: Flo. |
15 | Bess (1) | | Clive's daughter. |
16 | Keith | Tyrell | Detective Chief Inspector. |
18 | Maria | | Deborah's personal assistant. |
19 | Margot | Sinclair | The headmistress of a fancy public school. |
| Bess (2) | | Rose Waters' sister. |
| Parr | Hopkins | A police inspector. |
| Jenny | | Margot Sinclair's secretary. |
20 | Dr. | Heimer | Anthony's physician. |
21 | Mr. | Rogers | Bertie's neighbor. |
| Harry | Sullivan | Donald's friend. Aka: Sully. |
| Jeremy | | Donald's nephew. |
23 | Mrs. | Stevenson | A housekeeper. |
25 | Martin | | Eleanor's driver. |
| Marjorie | Kempling | The postmistress. |
| Mr. | Nicolson | A farmer. |
27 | M. | Durand | One of Anthony's acquaintances. |
| Mme | Fournier | One of Anthony's acquaintances. |
| Sophie | | Durand's housekeeper. |
| Louis | | Sophie's son. |
28 | Dr. | Steinbach | Anthony's physician. |
33 | | Heather | Detective investigator. |