| David | Bagley | A trooper. |
| Jerry | Bodine | Lewis's poker mate. The man Lewis won the boat from. |
| Virgil | Brooks | Gabe's brother-in-law. |
| Alvin | Carter | Gabe's friend. |
| Don | Casey | David's partner. |
| Lonnie | Casper | Lewis and Jerry's poker mate. |
| Alton | Coldwater | A former mayor. |
| Randy | Coyle | An Informant. |
| Horace | Craddock | Samuel's brother. |
| Jeanne | Craddock | Samuel's dead wife. |
| Samuel | Craddock | Protagonist. The chief of police at Jarett Creek. |
| Walter | Dunn | Owner of a motorcycle repair shop. |
| Stephen | Elgin | Lewis's co-doctor. |
| Dr. | England | A veterinarian. |
| Chuck | Flynn | Owner of the only realty industry at the county. Jerry's father-in-law. |
| Ellen | Forester | An art gallery and workshop owner. The woman that Samuel dated. |
| James | Gleason | Wendy's husband. |
| Jessica | Gleason | Wendy's daughter. |
| Wendy | Gleason | Jenny's guest. |
| Frank | Hastings | Glo's husband. |
| Gloria | Hastings | The Wilkins's neighbor. |
| John | Hershel | A man who reports the missing dog to Samuel. |
| Mr. | Hibbard | The buyer of Mr. Hollister's dog. A dog-seller. |
| Craig | Hollister | Owner of cane corsos. |
| Jenks | Jenkins | Lois's father. |
| Lois | Jenkins | One of Samuel's neighbors. |
| Will | Landreau | Jenny's boyfriend. |
| Gabe | Lopresto | A local contractor. |
| Connor | Loving | Samuel's new deputy. |
| Harley | Lundsford | A farmer. |
| Harley | Lundsford | The man who found a criminal. |
| Jimmy | Lundsford | Harley's son. |
| Wallace | Lyndall | A sheriff in Bobtail. Samuel's friend. |
| Calvin | Madigan | The dog thief. Aka: Cal. |
| Bill | Odum | One of Samuel's policemen. |
| Ed | Patrick | The manager of Citizen Bank. |
| Annabelle | Phillips | Dooley's daughter. |
| Bobby | Phillips | Dooley's son. |
| Connie | Phillips | Dooley's wife. |
| Dooley | Phillips | Lewis's friend. |
| Lester | Pierce | The new mayor. |
| GT | Roberts | The foreman of the manufacturing site. |
| Luke | Schoppe | Samuel's friend. A Texas ranger. |
| Pradesh | Singh | Stephen's former practice partner. |
| Loretta | Singletary | Samuel's neighbor. |
| Evelyn | Todd | Stephen's former practice partner. |
| Luper | Trevino | Maria's sister. |
| Maria | Trevino | Samuel's secretary. |
| Daniel | Wilkins | Margaret and Lewis's son. |
| Emily | Wilkins | Margaret and Lewis's daughter. |
| Lewis | Wilkins | The missing man. |
| Margaret | Wilkins | Lewis's wife. |
| Arlo | | Dooley's acquaintance. |
| Austin | | Luke's son. Glo's grandson. |
| Chelsea | | A puppy that Dr. England found. |
| Chris | | Glo's grandson. |
| Duck | | Tammy's boyfriend. Aka: Donald. |
| Dusty | | Samuel's puppy. |
| Ethan | | Luke's son. Glo's grandson. |
| Frazier | | Ellen's dog. |
| Gordy | | Duck's friend. |
| Jenny | | Samuel's next-door neighbor. |
| Jessica | | Wendy and James's daughter. |
| Luke | | Glo's son. |
| Marcie | | Glo's granddaughter. |
| Pete | | Cal's buddy. |
| Ron | | Jessica's husband. |
| Satch | | Hershel's dog. |
| Seth | | Ellen's former husband. |
| Tammy | | Wendy's niece. |
| Tom | | Samuel's nephew. |
| Vicky | | Tom's wife. |
| Zelda | | Samuel's cat. |
