| 1 | Kurt | Wallander | Protagonist. |
| | Linda | Wallander | Kurt's daughter. A police officer in Ystad. |
| | Martinson | | Kurt's colleague. |
| 2 | Karl | Eriksson | Martinson's wife's cousin. |
| 5 | Stina | Hurlen | The forensic pathologist. |
| | Nyberg | | The officer-in-charge of the forensic team. |
| 8 | Lisa | Holgersson | The chief of police. |
| 10 | Stefan | Lindman | One of Kurt's police. Linda's boyfriend. |
| | Emma | Eriksson | Karl's wife. |
| | Gustav Valfrid | Henander | A farmer. The former owner of Eriksson's house. |
| | Laura | Henander | Gustav's widow. |
| | Tore | Henander | One of Laura and Gustav's children. |
| | Lars | Henander | One of Laura and Gustav's children. |
| | Kristina | Henander | One of Laura and Gustav's children. |
| | Ludvig | Hansson | The man Gustav bought his property from. |
| | Elin | Trulsson | Karl's neighbor and friend. |
| 12 | Evert | Trulsson | Elin's son. |
| | Hannah | Trulsson | Karl's neighbor and friend. |
| 14 | Maria Teresa | Arbage | Missing. |
| | Alma | Hansson | Ludvig's wife. |
| | Kristina | Hansson-Fredberg | Ludvig and Alma's daughter. |
| | Lenda | Fredberg | Kristina's daughter. |
| | Ernt | Hansson | Kristina's brother. |
| 17 | Simon | Larsson | Kurt's former colleague. |
| 18 | Richard | Petersson | The man who lives in the caravan. |
| | Iinia | Petersson | Richard's wife. |
| 19 | Katja | Bloomerh | Richard and Irina's granddaughter. |
| 21 | Kaarin | Pihlak | Elmo's wife. |
| | Elmo | Pihlak | Ludvig's former tenant. |
| | Ivar | Pihlak | Kaarin and Elmo's son. |
| | Pia | | Ivar's landlady. |
