| 1 | Mike | Burden | The police inspector. Wexford's colleague. |
| | Wexford | | The chief inspector. Protagonist. |
| | Colonel | Griswold | The chief constable. |
| | Helen | Archery | The reverend who wrote to Griswold. |
| | Jean | Burden | Mike's wife. |
| | Herbert Arthur | Painter | The man who killed Rose Primero. |
| | Rose Isabel | Primero | Murdered. Painter's victim. |
| | Roger | Primero | Rose's grandson. |
| | Ralph | Primero | Rose's husband. |
| | Alice | Flower | Rose's maid. |
| | Theresa | Painter | Herbert's daughter. Aka: Tess, Miss Kershaw. |
| | Mrs. | Painter | Herbert's wife. |
| 2 | Elizabeth Anthea | Crilling | The girl who found Mrs. Primero's dead body. |
| | Angela | Primero | Rose's granddaughter. |
| | Isabel | Fairest | Rose's granddaughter. |
| | Josephine | Crilling | Rose's best friend and neighbor. Elizabeth's mother. |
| 4 | Charles | Archery | Henry's son. Theresa's
fiancé. |
| | Tom | Kershaw | Theresa's step-father. Renee's 2nd husband. |
| 5 | Renee | Kershaw | Theresa's mother. Herbert's former wife. Aka: Irene Painter. |
| | Jill | Kershaw | Renee and Palm's daughter. Theresa's step-sister. |
| 6 | Father | Chiverton | The new vicar. |
| | Dr. | Crocker | The post-mortem doctor. |
| | Gates | | Wexton's policeman. |
| | Martin | | Wexton's policeman. |
| 7 | Mary | Archery | Henry's wife. Charles's mother. |
| | Mr. | Sims | Henry's curate |
| 8 | Edward | Primero | Rose's only son. |
| | Imogen | Ide | The woman Henry met. Roger's wife. Aka: Imogen Primero. |
| 9 | Dog | | Ide's dog. |
| | Cosmo | Plashet | The third battalion commander. Painter's commanding officer. |
| | John | Grace | The name of the man in the grave. |
| 10 | Mr. | Quadrant | Josie's solicitor. |
| | Mario | | Imogen's butler. |
