| 1 | Jack | The Ripper | A famous serial killer. |
| | Jane | Engle | The club secretary. |
| | Qualtrough | | The mystery man who called to Wallace. |
| | Julia | Wallace | William's wife. |
| | William Herbert | Wallace | The accused. |
| | Aurora | Teagarden | Protagonist. Aka: Roe. |
| | Aida | Teagarden | Roe's mother. |
| | Bankston | Waites | Roe's neighbor. |
| | Melanie | Clark | Bankston's girlfriend. |
| 2 | Mamie | Wright | One of the members of Real Murders. |
| | Sally | Allison | A reporter. One of the members of Real Murders. |
| | Perry | Allison | Sally's son. |
| | Elizabeth Anna | Buckley | Roe's friend. |
| | Robin | Crusoe | The mystery writer. |
| | John | Queensland | A wealthy real estate mogul, President. |
| | Arthur | Smith | The newest member of Real Murders. A police officer. |
| | Lemaster | Cane | One of the members of Real Murders. |
| | Madeleine | Smith | Jane's idol. A poisoner. |
| | Gifford | Doakes | One of the members of Real Murders. |
| | Reynald | | Gifford's friend. |
| | Gerald | Wright | Mamie's husband. |
| 3 | Jack | Burns | The police officer in charge of Mamie's case. |
| | Benjamin | Greer | The missing club member. Pettigrue's campaign manager. |
| 4 | Phillip | | Roe's half-brother. |
| | Betty | Jo | 2nd wife of Roe's father. |
| | June Anne | Devaney | A murder victim. |
| 5 | Amina | day | Roe's best friend. |
| | Morrison | Pettigrue | A mayoral candidate. |
| | Mr. | Windham | Roe's mail carrier. |
| | Mrs. | See | The candy shop owner. |
| 6 | Lynn | Liggett | A homicide detective. |
| | Franklin | | Amina's boyfriend. |
| 7 | Mrs. | Waites | Bankston's mother. |
| 9 | Lisa | | Robin's student. |
| | Kimberly | | Robin's student. |
| | James | Artis | Robin's colleague. |
| | Don | | The waiter. |
| 10 | Cordelia | Botkin | An American murderer. |
| | John | Dunning | Cordelia's lover. |
| | Lillian | Schmidt | Roe's co-worker. |
| | Sam | Clerrick | Roe's boss. |
| | Arnie | Buckley | Lizanne's father. |
| | Elsa | | Lizanne's stepmother. |
| | Jed | Crandall | Arnie's friend. |
| | Teentsy | | Jed's wife. |
| 11 | Andrew | Borden | Lizzie's father. |
| | Lizzie | Borden | The woman who murdered his own father. |
| 12 | Macon | Turner | Sally's boss. |
| | Paul | Allison | A police officer. |
