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