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Characters By Chapter
EDITOR:
Remy Hale
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CH FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION
   Part One Knives and Scars Nov. 26,1941 - Dec. 7,1941
1JosephMcGradyA police detective from Honolulu Police Department. aka: Joe.
 JimmyDorseyAmerican musician.
 Tip A barman.
 J.H.BeamerA police captain.
 MollyRadcliffeJoe McGrady's girlfriend.
 ChiefGabrielsonA police chief.
 Reginald FaithfulA dairyman. aka: Reggie.
 MiguelSilvaFaithful's cowhand.
 ApanaChangChinese-Hawaiian member of the Honolulu Police Department.
 Mrs.FaithfulReginald's wife.
3Kondo An old sergeant.
5EdwardKimmelA Navy Admiral.
6Underhill A colonel.
8Henry K.WillardAdmiral Kimmel's nephew.
10FredBallA detective.
 MarciaLeeA secretary.
 BobShiverA special agent.
 Hirohito 124th emperor of Japan.
 JohnCarrollA reporter.
 LilGreenAmerican blues singer and songwriter.
14JohnKaiwiA patrol officer.
 John FrancisKincaidDirector of Alexander and Baldwin.
 John D.RockefellerAmerican business magnate and philanthropist.
16Tom Joe McGrady's brother.
 Harue A maid.
 HidekiYamashiroHarue's father.
 Aiko Harue's mother.
 ElijahReedHarue's employer.
 LieutenantKahnA surgeon.
18JohnSmithA German officer.
19Frank LloydWrightAmerican architect, designer, writer and educator.
 AndrewCarnegieScottish-American industrialist.
 JamesDevereuxU.S. marine corps general.
 VincentRussoA U.S. marine.
 EmilyKamA Hong Kong resident.
20Maria A receptionist from the hotel.
   Part Two Chakken December 7,1941 - January 6, 1942
21J. EdgarHooverFormer Director of the FBI.
22Ian A desk clerk.
 Mr.LiA porter.
24NathanDeVriesAn Acting General Consul.
28KanseiTakahashiFirst deputy to Togo Shigenori.
 TogoShigenoriMinister of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
 FranklinRoosevelt32nd U.S. President.
 CordellHullFormer U.S. Secretary of State.
 JosephStalinFormer Premier of the Soviet Union.
 VyacheslavMolotovA Soviet politician and diplomat.
29HansSchmidtA Lutheran pastor.
 AdolfHitlerThe leader of the Nazi Party.
 MiyakoTakahashiKansei Takahashi's niece.
 IsorokuYamamotoJapanese Marshal Admiral.
 HumiHendersonTakahashi's ex-wife
 Sachi Takahashi's daughter.
   Part Three Meetinghouse Nov. 23,1944 - Dec. 31,1945
39DouglasMacArthurUnited States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea.
 DanielO'BrianA guy who was shot dead by McGrady. aka: Danny Boy.
40Mr.HirataA grocery owner.
 JoeBallMolly and Fred Ball's son.
 BobHendersonKumi's husband.
42Kate Joe McGrady's new acquaintance.
 Mr.MichaelsWorked at Moana Hotel.
43Michelle Kate's roommate.
 Dorothy Michelle's acquaintance.
44Betty Dorothy's imaginary friend.
 Carolina Kate's acquaintance.
45GregoryPeckAmerican actor.
 IngridBergmanA Swedish actress.
46VeronicaLakeAmerican film actress.
48JohnRendersJoe McGrady's new acquaintance.
49KlaraWeberThe first signer on the Golden Phoenix account.
 Jan VanDijkDeVries' acquaintance.
51AdmiralCanarisA German officer. Smith's mentor.
53Anders Joe McGrady's acquaintance.
Five Decembers suggested by Elizabeth Robinson
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