| 1 | Abby | Schmuckers | The shoplifting girl. |
| | Jonah | Schneider | One of the Wakarusa residents. |
| | Krissy | Jacobs | A farmer's wife. One of the protagonists. |
| 2 | Margot | Davies | One of the protagonists. An investigative journalist. |
| | Luke | Davies | Margot's uncle. |
| | Rebecca | | Luke's late wife. |
| | Adam | | Margot's brother. |
| | Bethany | | Margot's mother. |
| | Linda | | The bartendress. |
| | Natalie | Clark | Missing. |
| | Samantha | Clark | Natalie's mother. |
| | January | Jacobs | Krissy's missing daughter. Murdered. |
| 3 | Robby | O'Neil | Krissy's old friend from high school. |
| | Jace | Jacobs | January's twin brother. AKA: Jay Winter. |
| | Sergeant | Barker | The detective-in-charge of January's case. |
| | Rhonda | Lacks | Townsend's partner. |
| | Patricia | Jones | A police officer. |
| 4 | Adrienne | | Margot's boss. |
| | Polly | Limon | Margot's first assignment. |
| 5 | Katy | Zook | Krissy's friend. |
| | Noah | | Krissy's friend. |
| | Caleb | | Krissy's friend. |
| | Dave | | Krissy's friend and secret lover. |
| | Martha | | Krissy's friend. |
| | Joseph | Pinter | The boy who called Krissy white trash. |
| | Mr. | Yacoubian | Krissy's former teacher. |
| | Pete | finch | Margot's former classmate. |
| 11 | Hank | Brewer | Margot's old landlord. |
| | James | | Margot's sub-lettor. |
| 14 | Jones | | A police officer. |
| 15 | Eli | | Jace's friend. |
| 17 | Deb | | The receptionist. |
| 18 | Tracey | Miller | One of the Birds. |
| | Sharon | Meyer | One of Krissy's acquaintances. |
| | Peggy | Shoemaker | One of Krissy's acquaintances. |
| | Sandy | Watters | A TV Host. |
| 20 | Elephant | Wallace | January's imaginary friend. |
| | Elliott | Wallace | One of the suspects at Polly Limon's case. |
| 21 | Jodie | Dienner | Krissy's old friend. AKA: Jodie Palmer. |
| 26 | Anabelle | Wallace | Elliott's sister. |
