| Beple | Avasani | Investigative journalist. |
| Lorenzo | Brunetti | Protagonist. AKA: Guido. |
| Matteo | Cataldo | Maurizio's son. |
| Maurizio | Cataldo | Businessman. Conte Falier's acquaintance. |
| Signora | Elletra | Brunetti's superior's secretary. |
| Donatella | Falier | Paola's mother. AKA: Contessa. |
| Orazio | Falier | Paola's father. AKA: Conte. |
| Paola | Falier | Brunetti's wife. |
| Claudia | Griffoni | A police woman. |
| Filippo | Guarino | Patta's colleague. Army official. |
| William | James | Philosopher. |
| Gilda | Landi | Guarino's secretary. |
| Franca | Marinello | Cataldo's wife. |
| Guiseppe | Patta | The deputy commissionaire. Brunetti's boss. |
| Roberto | Pucetti | A young officer. |
| Stefano | Ranzato | Police spy. Murdered. |
| Renato | Rocchetto | The Conte's lawyer. |
| Guiseppe | Strega | Antonio's colleague. |
| Antonio | Terrasini | The man who was arrested for rape. |
| Claudia | Umberti | Rocchetto's wife. |
| Guilia | Vasari | Franca Marinello's 1st husband. |
| Claudio | Vasco | The head security of gambling house. |
| Lorenzo | Viannello | A police inspector. Brunetti's colleague. |
| Claudio | Vizotti | A plumber. Brunetti's acquaintance. |
| Alvise | | A police officer. |
| Barbara | | Brunetti's sister. |
| Chiara | | Brunetti's sister. |
| Grazia | | Vianello's cousin. |
| Guilio | | Claudio's colleague. |
| Immacolata | | Ranzato's wife. |
| Nadia | | Vianello's wife. |
| Raffi | | Brunetti's son. |
| Ribasso | | A police officer. Brunetti's acquaintance. |
| Scarpa | | Police lieutenant. |
| Sergio | | A barman. Brunetti's companion. |
