| Jeanne |
Burrows | Bereavement counselor |
| Jim |
Burundo | Kaia's old friend |
| Jenni |
Carmichael | Sarah's close friend in Los Angeles |
| Patsy |
Cline | American country singer |
| Eddie |
David | Sarah's boyfriend; missing |
| Carla |
Franklin | Tommy's ex-girlfriend |
| Franc |
Fromage | Reuben's stage name |
| Casey |
Garcia | Daughter of Mrs. Garcia |
| Mrs. |
Garcia | Sarah's former employer |
| Hannah |
Harrington | Sarah's sister |
| Michael |
Harrington | Sarah's father |
| Patsy |
Harrington | Sarah's mother |
| Mandy |
Lee | Girl who dislikes Sarah |
| Sarah Evelyn |
Mackie | Narrator and protagonist. Aka: Sarah Harrington |
| Zoe |
Markham | Wealthy tech lawyer; Tommy's client |
| Matthew |
Martyn | Sarah's classmate; bullied Tommy |
| Ruby |
Merryfield | Former girlfriend of Sarah's grandfather |
| John |
Metherell | Senior investigating officer |
| Joanna |
Monk | Sarah's close friend. Aka: Jo |
| Shawn |
O'Keefe | Jo's child's father |
| Claire |
Peddler | Matthew's wife |
| Mrs. |
Rushby | English teacher |
| Thomas |
Stenham | Sarah's best friend. Aka: Tommy |
| Bradley |
Stewart | Greggsy's cousin; Sarah's first boyfriend |
| Alex |
Wallace | Hannah's best friend |
| Carole |
Wallace | Mother of Eddie and Alex |
| Alan |
| Eddie's best friend |
| Baz |
| Eddie's friend; works at National History Unit |
| Carmen |
| Receptionist |
| Cedric |
| Badger |
| Charles |
| Sarah's trustee |
| Claire |
| Girl who dislikes Sarah |
| Derek |
| Doctor of Eddie's mother |
| Diana |
| Sarah's grandmother |
| Edwards |
| Martin's player |
| Elsa |
| Sarah's niece |
| Frank |
| Town resident; sheep owner |
| Frappuccino |
| Jenni's dog. Aka: Frap |
| Fung-On |
| Martin's player |
| Gia |
| Alan's wife |
| Greggsy |
| Mandy's former boyfriend |
| Hamish |
| Hannah's husband |
| Hugo |
| Tommy's cat |
| Javier |
| Jenni's partner |
| Kaia |
| Reuben's girlfriend |
| Lily |
| Alan's daughter |
| Lucy |
| Goat |
| Margaret |
| Eddie's aunt; Carole's sister |
| Martin |
| Team captain and manager; Eddie's teammate |
| Nathan |
| Eddie's friend |
| Pagliero |
| Man who knows Eddie |
| Reuben |
| Sarah's ex-husband |
| Rudi |
| Jo's son |
| Ruth |
| Patient of Sarah and Reuben |
| Steve |
| Squirrel living on Eddie's lawn |
