| Levi |
Brooks | The man that Beth saw on the envelope. |
| Elizabeth |
Fairchild | Beth's pen name. |
| Christine |
Gardner | Medical Examiner. |
| Dr. |
Genero | Beth's surgeon. |
| Stellan |
Graystone | Milton's Chief of Police. |
| Francis |
Harvington | Hank's brother. |
| Hank |
Harvington | The pilot of the plane helped Beth. |
| Audrey |
Horton | Paul's wife. |
| Jenny |
Horton | Deceased. |
| Josie |
Horton | Paul and Audrey's daughter. |
| Paul |
Horton | Murdered. |
| Detective |
Majors | The detective on Beth's kidnapped case. |
| Randy |
Phillips | Proprietor of the mercantile. |
| Wanda |
Phillips | Randy's wife. |
| Gregory |
Powder | Benedict's resident doctor. |
| Linda |
Rafferty | Murdered. Deceased. |
| Bobby |
Reardon | The man who created the Benedict Petition. |
| Beth |
Rivers | Protagonist and narrator. |
| Eddy |
Rivers | Beth's father. |
| Millicent |
Rivers | Beth's mother. AKA: Mill. |
| Grilson |
Samuels | Benedict's Chief of Police. AKA: Gril. |
| Grettl |
Southern | Tex's mother. |
| Tex |
Southern | Annie and Mary's father. |
| Cecile |
Throckmorton | Beth's instructor. |
| Travis |
Walker | Beth's alleged kidnapper. |
| Annie |
| One of the missing girls that Gril helped. |
| Benny |
| Viola's sister. |
| Benny |
| One of the techs. |
| Carmel |
| One of the horses that roamed around town. |
| Donner |
| A park ranger. |
| Ellen |
| Viola's new tenant. An addict. |
| Janell |
| The town's best knitter. |
| Jimmy |
| One of the techs. |
| Larrie |
| Janell's mother. |
| Maper |
| Viola's companion. |
| Mary |
| Annie's sister. |
| Orin |
| Librarian. |
| Ruke |
| The truck seller. |
| Serena |
| The local knitting instructor. |
| Viola |
| Benedict House's landlady. |