| 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. |
