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