| Zoe |
Boehm | Protagonist, private investigator |
| Daniel |
Boyd | Policeman Charles stabbed to death |
| Michael |
Caine | Actor (referenced) |
| Bryan |
Carter | Victoria's boyfriend |
| Russell |
Cartwright | Sarah's boyfriend |
| Alma |
Chapman | Caroline's neighbor |
| Tom |
Connor | Poland's contact |
| Caroline |
Daniels | Amory's employee, deceased |
| Wensley |
Deepman | Victim. Aka: Wez |
| Joseph |
Deepman | Wez's grandfather |
| Jet |
Deepman | Wez's mother |
| Christian |
Dior | Fashion designer (referenced) |
| Amory |
Grayling | Man who wanted to talk to Zoe about Caroline |
| Jay |
Harper | The man Zoe met at the bar. Aka: Jamie |
| Victoria |
Ingalls | Died by accident |
| Bridget |
Jones | Referenced character (fictional) |
| Andrew |
Kite | Wez's friend. Aka: Dig |
| Charlotte |
Kite | Andrew's mother |
| Chris |
Langley | Detective Inspector |
| Mr. |
O | Russell's ostrich |
| Wilson |
Pickett | Soul musician (referenced) |
| Bob |
Poland | A cop, Joe's friend |
| Jack |
Ross | Burke's colleague. Aka: Tube-Man |
| Jimmy |
Ruffin | Motown artist (referenced) |
| Joe |
Silvermann | Zoe's ex-husband, deceased |
| Debbie |
Squiggle | Box owner |
| Charles Parsley |
Sturrock | One of the disgraced agents, criminal |
| Alan |
Talmadge | Caroline's boyfriend |
| Sarah |
Tucker | Zoe's friend |
| Abdul |
| Another victim |
| Aretha |
| Soul Rider Records' great musicians |
| Burke |
| Detective Sergeant, Sturrock's killer |
| Corinne |
| One of Caroline's workmates |
| Gwyneth |
| Russell's ostrich |
| Maddock |
| Burke's partner |
| Otis |
| Soul Rider Records' great musicians |
| Sam |
| Soul Rider Records' great musicians |
| Terry |
| Caroline's friend and co-worker |
| Vin |
| Jet's boyfriend |
| Zoe |
| Lady from the shoe shop |
