| 1 | Laura |
Kilbride | Protagonist. |
| | Deidre |
| Laura's inner voice. Philip's partner. |
| | Philip |
| Laura's father. |
| | Daniel |
Sutherland | Victim. |
| 2 | Miriam |
Lewis | The woman who found the dead body. |
| | Barker |
| The detective inspector. Aka: Egg. |
| 3 | Carla |
Myerson | Daniel's aunt. Aka: Cee. |
| | Theo |
Myerson | Carla's ex-husband. |
| | Chalmers |
| Detective constable. Aka: Eyebrow. |
| | Fester |
| Laura's uncle. |
| | Irene |
Barnes | Laura's friend. |
| 5 | Warren |
Lacey | The man that Laura stabbed. |
| | Angela |
Sutherland | Irene's neighbor and friend. Daniel's mother. Aka: Angie. |
| | Theresa |
May | Prime Minister. |
| | William |
| Irene's ex-lover. |
| 7 | Dixon |
| Theo's dog. |
| | Siobhan |
| Theo's lead novel character. |
| | Ben |
| Carla and Theo's son. |
| 8 | Janine |
| Laura's mother. |
| | Maya |
| Laura's boss at the laundrette. |
| | Richard |
Blake | Janine's boyfriend. An art dealer. |
| 9 | Nicholas |
| Owner of Books in a Boat. |
| | Harris |
Mackey | Theo's publisher. |
| | Caroline |
MacFarlane | Miriam's pseudonym. |
| | Lorraine |
Reid | Miriam's friend. |
| | Ian |
Rankin | Miriam's favorite author. |
| 11 |
Henry | Carter |
Theo's fan. |
| 12 |
Jeremy | O'Brien |
The man who kidnapped Lorraine and Miriam. Aka: Jez , JH Bryant. |
| 13 |
Becky | |
Deidre's daughter. |
| 15 |
John | |
The man who accompanied Angela. |
| 20 |
Mr. | Picton |
Lorraine and Miriam's teacher. |
| | Miss |
Selfridge | A store owner. |
| | Ian |
Gladstone | The boy that Miriam likes. |
| 26 |
Pat | Barker |
A novelist. |
| 27 |
Marcus | |
Daniel's father. |
| 29 |
Nervous Guy | |
One of the police. |
| 31 |
Ares | |
God of War. |
