| Megs | Allister | Zach's mother. Wife of Simon. |
| Simon | Allister | Zach's father. Husband of Megs. |
| Zach | Allister | Noah's teenage father. Youngest child of Megs and Simon. 19 yr old. |
| Liam | Bailey | Scarlett's boyfriend. Teaching Assistant at Maypole House. 21 yr old.
aka: 'Boobs'. |
| Sophie | Beck | Author of Detective novels. Partner of Shaun Gray. 34 yr old. |
| Susie | Beets | Fictional detective character in Sophie's novels. |
| Guy | Croft | Estranged husband of Jacinta Croft. Web designer. |
| Jacinta | Croft | Past Head Teacher at Maypole House. Current Head Teacher at Pimlico private girls' school. |
| Carolina | de Thomas | Last wife of Frederick de Thomas. |
| Frederick | de Thomas | Coffee plantation owner of 'Dark Place' who added the Victorian wing in 1800's. |
| Lawrence | de Thomas | Son of Frederick de Thomas and last heir of 'Dark Place'. |
| Carole | Dodds | Receptionist at Taxi's First. |
| Peter | Doody | Executive Head of Maypole House (school). |
| P. J. | Fox | Pseudonym for Sophie Beck. |
| Seraphina | Goldberg | Rex Jacques' girlfriend. |
| Jack | Gray | 7 yr old twin son of Shaun and Pippa Gray |
| Lily | Gray | 7 yr old twin daughter of Shaun and Pippa Gray |
| Pippa | Gray | Ex-wife of Shaun Gray. |
| Shaun | Gray | New Head Teacher at Maypole. Partner of Sophie Beck. 40's. |
| Joss (Jocelyn) | Jacques | Scarlett's mother. Current owner of Dark Place. 48 yr old. |
| Martin J. | Jacques | Scarlett's father. Hedge-fund manager. |
| Rex | Jacques | Scarlett's brother. 23 yr old. |
| Scarlett | Jacques | School friend of Tallulah. 20 yr old. |
| Kim | Knox | Mother of Tallulah. Grandmother of Noah. 39 yr old. |
| Dominic (Dom) | McCoy | Detective Inspector. |
| Chloe | Minter | Tallulah's school friend. |
| Kerryanne | Mulligan | Matron at Maypole House. 60's. |
| Lexie (Alexandra) | Mulligan | Keryanne's daughter. aka: @lexiegoes |
| Jim | Murray | Father of Tallulah and Ryan. Ex-husband of Kim Knox. |
| Ryan | Murray | Kim's son. Brother of Tallulah. |
| Tallulah | Murray | Daughter of Kim. Noah's teenage mother.
aka: 'Lula/Lules'. 19 yr old. |
| Mimi (Amelia) | Rhodes | Member of Scarlett's clique. aka: @AmeliaDisparu |
| Keziah | Whitmore | Tallulah's friend. Works at the Co-op. |
| Tiger | Yu | Fictional detective character in Sophie's novels. |
| Alice | | Receptionist at Pimlico private girls' school. |
| Betty | | Jack and Lily's dog. |
| Cherryjack | | Scarlett Jacques's online identity. |
| Fleur | | Geography teacher at Maypole House. |
| Gia | | Previous school friend of Tallulah. |
| Jayden | | Member of Scarlett's clique. |
| Mabel | | Ryan's girlfriend. |
| Molly | | Sophie Beck's London friend. |
| Nelson | | Guy Croft's dog. |
| Nick | | Barman at local pub the 'Swan & Ducks'. |
| Noah | | Tallulah and Zach's baby son. |
| Paula | | Kim's deceased mother. Careworker. |
| Pipin | | Metal sculpture. Murder weapon. |
| Pixie | | Imaginary step-daugher of 'Susie Beets'. |
| Robin | | Photography teacher at Maypole House. |
| Rocky | | Member of Scarlett's clique. |
| Roo (Ruby) | | Member of Scarlett's clique. |
| Rosie | | Ryan's girlfriend. |
| Toby | | Scarlett's St Bernard dog. |
| Troy | | Philosophy and theology teacher at Maypole House. |
| Vanda | | Kerryanne's deceased mother. |
