| 1 | Delia Marie | Donovan | Finlay's daughter. |
| | Zachart | Donovan | Finlay's son. |
| | Veronica | Ruiz | Delia and Zach's baby sitter. |
| | Amy | | Theresa's sorority sister. |
| | Steven | Donovan | Finlay's ex-husband. |
| | Finlay | Donovan | Narrator and Protagonist. |
| | Theresa | Hall | Steven's new
fiancé. |
| 2 | Sylvia | | Finlay's agent. |
| | Mindy | | The restaurant manager. |
| | Harris | Mickler | Patricia's husband. |
| 3 | Georgia | | Delia and Zach's aunt. Finlay's sister. |
| 4 | Bree | | Mr. Donovan's secretary. |
| 5 | Patricia | Mickler | Harris's wife. |
| 7 | Julian | Baker | The bartender that Finlay met. |
| 8 | Mrs. | Haggerty | Finlay's neighbor. |
| 10 | Florence | | Finlay's great-aunt. |
| 12 | Ramon | | Vero's cousin. |
| 14 | Andrei | Borovkov | The murder suspect OCN failed to convict. |
| 19 | Pirate | | Patricia's dog. |
| | Aaron | | A dog volunteer. |
| | Molly | | The dog's littermate. |
| | Irina | Borovkov | Andrei's wife. Patricia's friend. |
| | Feliks | Zhirov | Andrei's boss. A Russian mob. |
| 20 | Toby | | Delia's friend. |
| 22 | Sam | | A rescue dog. |
| | Nicholas | Anthony | The detective. |
| 24 | Christopher | | Delia's fish. |
| 27 | Aimee | Shapiro | Theresa's friend. Aka: Aimee R. |
| 33 | Daniel | Reynolds | Aimee's husband. |
| 35 | Roddy | | A police officer. |
| | Peter | | A police tech officer. |
| 38 | Mrs. | Barr | Finlay's publisher. |
