| Phyllis |
Berry | 3rd victim. |
| Deirdre |
Burke-McMahon | 2nd victim, music teacher. |
| Billy |
Butler | Elderly caretaker of St. Mary's Convent. |
| Jonathan |
Byrne | Real estate agent. |
| Bertram |
Casey | Bernie's solicitor. |
| Mother |
Claire | Mother Superior at St. Mary's. |
| Jim |
Corcoran | Detective Inspector, Kate's boss. |
| Walter |
Dominic | The thin nun. |
| Bobby |
Egan | Inspector in-charge on McMahon's case. |
| Sean |
Fallon | One of the Garda. |
| Gerry |
Flood | The first responder. |
| Rory |
Gardiner | Kate's partner. |
| Kate |
Hamilton | Protagonist. |
| Maura |
Hamilton | Kate's mother. |
| Joe |
Healy | Desk Sergeant in Cabinteely. |
| Sister |
Hyacinth | One of the nuns. |
| Marina |
Jackson | Rosie's mother. |
| Rosie |
Jackson | Raped victim. Aka: Rose Mary. |
| Sean |
Jackson | Rosie's father. |
| Thomas |
Larkin | The old man who lives with Billy. Aka: Tim Larsson, The American. |
| Rochie |
Lawless | One of Kate's colleagues. |
| Albert |
Magnier | Consultant obstetrician. |
| Lorraine |
Maher | Cleaning lady who found the body. |
| Hugh |
McMahon | Deirdre's husband. |
| Tony |
McMahon | Hugh and Deirdre's son. |
| John Charles |
McQuaid | The Archbishop, founder of St. Mary's. |
| Bernie |
Murphy | Rosie's new friend at St. Mary's. Aka: Agnes, Bernie O'Toole. |
| Frank |
Murphy | Hostage negotiator. |
| Freda |
O'Sullivan | Marion's wife. |
| Marion |
O'Sullivan | Irene's neighbor. |
| Thomas |
Prendergast | Jonathan's contact, a lawyer. |
| Irene |
Quigley-Connolly | Victim. Aka: Mrs. C. |
| Delia |
Smith | Character mentioned. |
| Harriet |
Stilson | State pathologist. |
| Peter |
Sutcliffe | Serial killer. Aka: The Yorkshire Ripper. |
| Joe |
Sutton | One of Kate's colleagues. |
| Sister |
Ursula | One of the nuns. |
| Sister |
Walter | One of the nuns. |
| Phyllis F |
Whelan | The name on the passport. |
| Annie |
| One of Rosie's new friends at the convent. Aka: Elizabeth. |
| Ashling |
| Deirdre's student, found the body. |
| Deirdre |
| One of Rosie's new friends at the convent. Aka: Claire. |
| Greg |
| Kate's lover. |
| Ken |
| Hugh's friend. |
| Linda |
| Supermarket worker. |
| Natalya |
| Kate's cleaning woman. |
| Richard |
| Rosie's cousin who raped her. |
| Seamus |
| Bernie's boyfriend. |
