1 | Olivia | Land | Rosemary's child. Missing. |
| Rosemary | Land | Olivia's mother. |
| Julia | Land | Rosemary's daughter. |
| Sylvia | Land | Rosemary's daughter. |
| Amelia | Land | Rosemary's daughter. |
| Victor | Land | Rosemary's
husband. A famous mathematician. |
| Ellen | Land | Victor's mother. |
| Oswald | Land | Victor's father. |
| Mrs. | Vane | Victor's
acquaintance. |
| Blue | Mouse | Olivia's toy. |
| Binky | Rain | Rosemary's neighbor. Jackson's first client as private investigator. |
| Rascal | | The Land Family's dog. |
2 | Theo | Wyre | A morbidly obese lawyer. Valerie's husband. |
| Laura | Wyre | Theo's daughter. Murdered by a stranger. |
| Valerie | Wyre | Theo's wife. Deceased. |
| Jennifer | Wyre | Theo's eldest daughter. |
| Cheryl | | Theo's secretary. |
| David | Holroyd | Theo's business partner. |
| Jean | Stanton | Theo's business partner. |
| Moira | | Theo's receptionist. |
| Poppy | | The Wyre Family's dog. |
3 | Michelle | Morrison-Fletcher | Keith's wife. The woman who murdered her own husband. |
| Keith | Fletcher | Michelle's husband. Deceased. |
| Tanya | Fletcher | Michelle and Keith's daughter. |
| Shirley | Morrison | Michelle's sister. |
4 | Jackson | Brodie | Protagonist. A private investigator. |
| Josie | | Jackson's former wife. |
| Marlee | Brodie | Jackson's daughter. |
| Nicola | Spencer | Jackson's neighbor. |
| David | Lastingham | A shop owner. Josie's new partner. |
| Steve | Spencer | Nicola's husband. |
| Louise | | Nicola's friend. |
| Vanessa | | Nicola's friend. |
| Mike | | Vanessa's wife. |
| Nigger | | Binky Rain's missing cat. |
| Howell | | Jackson's best friend. |
| Deborah | Arnold | Jackson's secretary. |
5 | Annabelle | Land | Amelia's baby sister who died. |
| Sammy | | Amelia's dog. |
| Philip | | Amelia's geometrician neighbor. |
| Henry | | Amelia's boyfriend. |
6 | Milanda | | The nurse at the reception area. |
| Alison | | Theo's family liaison officer. |
7 | Caroline | Edith-Edwards | Jonathan's wife. A head teacher. |
| Jonathan | Weaver | Caroline's husband. |
| James | Weaver | Caroline's step-son. |
| Hannah | Weaver | Caroline's step-child. |
| Meg | | Caroline's dog. |
| Bruce | | Caroline's dog. |
| John | Burton | The new vicar. |
| Gillian | | Caro's friend in teacher training college. |
| Heathcliff | | Gillian's mother. |
| Rowena | | Jonathan's mother. |
8 | Kerry-Anne | Brockley | The missing girl around Chesterton Area. Jackson's former case. |
| JonBenet | Ramsay | Another missing girl. |
| Wendy | | Jackson's old friend. |
| Marian | Foster | The female police who has done the most interviews with Land Girls. |
| Oswald | Land | The so-called Polar Hero. Victor's father. |
| Joan | Dodds | A retired school teacher. |
9 | Lisa | | A hairdresser. |
11 | Sharon | Anderson | A dental nurse. |
| Josh | | Laura's friend. |
| Tom | | Laura's friend. |
| Christina | | Laura's best friend. |
| Joanna | | Laura's friend. |
| Eleanor | | Laura's friend. |
| Emma | Drake | Laura's friend. |
| Stan | Jessop | Laura's biology teacher. |
| Nina | Jessop | Stan's daughter. |
| Kim | Jessop | Stan's wife. Aka: Kim Strachan. |
| Fidelma | Brodie | Jackson's wife. |
| Robert | Brodie | Jackson's father. |
| Francis | Brodie | Jackson's brother. |
| Niamh | Brodie | Jackson's sister. |
| Margaret | Jackson | Jackson's grandmother. |
| Sister | Michael | The fat nun. |
| Mary | Luke | Sister Michael's co-nun. |
| Jester | | Sister Mary Luke's dog. |
12 | Rowena | Weaver | Jonathan's mother. |
| Jemima | | Jonathan's first wife. |
| Paola | | Caroline's au pair. |
13 | Molly | | Henry's cat. |
| Andrew | Vardy | Amalia's fellow teacher and former lover. |
14 | Lowther | | A detective constable. |
| Quintus | Rain | Binky's great-nephew. |
| Dr. | Rain | Binky Rain's late husband. |
15 | Lily-Rose | | The girl Theo met at the hospital. |
17 | Ann | Fletcher | Keith's wife. |
| Elaine | | Jackson's acquaintance. A nurse. |
| Professor | Welch | Shirley's husband. The head of pediatrics. |
19 | George | Strachan | A bar owner. Kim's 2nd husband. |