| | | | Part One: Something Wicked |
| 1 | Lesego | Betse | One of the missing girls. |
| | Dikeledi | | Lesego's sister. |
| | | | Rra - Mr. (used when addressing a man) |
| | Constance | Koma | Lesego's aunt. |
| | Tole | Tobogo | Constance's partner. |
| | | | Pula - Currency of Botswana |
| 2 | David | Bengu | Assistant Superintendent of the CID. Aka: Kubu. |
| | | | CID - Criminal Investigation Department |
| | Tumi | | Kubu's daughter. |
| | Joy | Bengu | Kubu's wife. |
| | Samantha | Khama | CID detective. |
| | Jacob | Mabaku | Director of the CID. |
| | Bill | Marumo | Politician defected from BDP. Aka: William Mishingo Marumo. |
| | | | BDP - Botswana Democratic Party |
| | Zanele | Dlamini | Head of the forensics team. |
| | Pleasant | | Joy's sister. |
| | Segametsi | Mogomotsi | One of the missing girls. |
| | | | Muti - Medicine from a traditional healer |
| 3 | Jubjub | Oteng | Bill's girlfriend. |
| 4 | Tebogo | Gobey | Deputy commissioner of police. |
| | Seloi | | Older sister of one of Joy's charges. |
| | Nono | | Seloi's little sister. |
| | Kopano | Rampa | Professional undertaker and director of Funerals of Distinction. |
| 5 | | | Dumela - Setswana for hello or good day |
| | Kees | van der Meer | Anthropologist. |
| | | | Part Two: Fell Swoop |
| 6 | Tombi | Maleng | One of the missing girls. |
| | Witness | Maleng | Tombi's father. |
| | | | Mma - Mrs. (used when addressing a woman) |
| | Chastity | Maboda | One of Tombi's friends. |
| | Zuni | Tsimako | One of Tombi's friends. |
| | Asakona | Ramotwa | One of Tombi's friends. |
| 7 | Charlton | Tsimako | Zumi's father. |
| | Gordon | Thembe | One of Witness's friends. |
| 9 | Big Mama | | Owner of BIG MAMA KNOWS ALL. |
| | | | Shebeen - bar |
| | Jacob | Pitso | Freedom Party candidate. |
| | Tumiso | Mikopi | One of the town people. |
| | Alice | | Mikopi daughter. |
| 10 | Ilia | | Kubu's dog. |
| | Wilmon | | Kubu's father. |
| | Amantle | | Kubu's mother. |
| | Bongani | | Pleasant's husband. |
| 11 | Gondo | | Witch doctor. |
| 12 | Joshua | Gobey | Head of the key diamond division of the Botswana Police. |
| | Maria | Gobey | Tebogo's wife. |
| | | | Part Three: Powerful Trouble |
| 15 | Ian | MacGregor | Forensic pathologist. |
| | Dr. Jake | Pilane | Marumo's neighbor. |
| 17 | Miriam | | Mabaku's assistant. |
| | | Thibelo | One of the detectives. |
| 22 | | Bule | Witness's neighbor. |
| 23 | Jonas | | Member of the forensics team. |
| 25 | Jessica | | Human Resource personnel. |
| | | Ngema | One of the constables. |
| | | Sesupo | One of the constables. |
| | | | Part Four: Bad Beginning |
| 27 | Dr. | Baku | Witness's doctor. |
| 29 | Mabulo | Owido | A tourist. |
| | Lemme | | Big mama's friend. |
| 31 | | Pho | One of the detectives. |
| 33 | Helenka | Koslov | Forensic IT specialist. |
| | Lori | | Gobey's secretary. |
| 34 | | Mogwe | Owner of the witch doctor's safe house. |
| 37 | Dr. | Patel | Bengu's family doctor. |
| | Edwin | Ngombe | Wilmon's neighbor. |
| | | | Part Five: Deed Without a Name |
| 40 | Lome | | A butcher. |
| | Sunday | Molefe | One of Big Mama's customers. Aka: Sun. |
| | Wilson | Demene | Molefe's friend. |
| 41 | Nuru | | Waitress at BIG MAMA KNOWS ALL. |
| 47 | Kefilwe | | Rampa's neighbor. |
| | | | Part Six: The Way To Dusty Death |
| 50 | Dr. | Mapunda | Tebogo Gobey's doctor. |
| 51 | Robert | Tibone | Rampa's assistant. |
| | Agnes | Taung | A woman who died from AIDS. |
| 52 | Aka | Ndode | A man who died from a heart attack. |
| 54 | Martin | Westbrook | Rampa's attorney. |
| | | | Part Seven: Poisoned Chalice |
| 59 | Edison | Banda | Police officer. |
| 61 | Jacob | Mampe | Sampson's son. |
| | Tau | | A dog. |
| | Sampson | Mampe | Traditional healer. |
| | Evelyn | | Sampson's wife |
