| 1 | Bess | | Nancy's best friend. |
| | George | | Nancy's best friend. |
| | Nancy | Drew | Protagonist and Narrator. |
| | Ludwig Van | Beethoven | A composer. |
| | Hannah | Gruen | Family housekeeper. |
| | Lacey | O'Brien | Famous mystery writer. aka: Cecilia Brown. |
| | Carly | | One of Lacey's fans. |
| | Mandy | | Carly's friend. |
| 2 | Ned | Nickerson | Nancy's best friend. News editor. |
| | Paige | Samuels | Bookstore owner. |
| | Arnold | Edwards | Alice's acquaintance. |
| 4 | Bob | Garrison | Ian's uncle. Sheriff. |
| | Ian | Garrison | Intern at Sheriff's Office. |
| | Carol | | Waitress. |
| 5 | Rick | Brown | Lacey's husband. Sculptor. |
| | Lucy | Luckstone | Framed for theft. |
| | Albemarle | | Detective. |
| 6 | Edgar Allan | Poe | American writer and poet. |
| | Emily | Dickinson | American poet. |
| | William | Shakespeare | English poet. |
| | Robert | Frost | American poet. |
| 8 | Clancy | Tate | Gallery owner. |
| | Ethan | Jenkins | Local artist. |
| | Rachel | | Mandy's friend. |
| 10 | Stephen | Grey | Alice's friend. Owner of Memory Lane. |
