| Squire |
Adams | Local magistrate. |
| Septimus |
Bain | Miles's father-in-law. |
| Ben |
Barrows | The man who discovered the body. |
| Harry |
Barrows | Ben's brother. |
| Thomas |
Barrows | Esquire; Ben and Harry's father. |
| Joseph |
Blackadder | Prudence's husband. |
| Prudence |
Blackadder | Infants' carer; had a conflict with Laura. |
| Anne |
Braithwaite | Emma's governess. |
| Miss |
Carter | Witness at Julia's case. |
| Cato |
Coldfield | Cottage owner near one of the park gates. |
| Thomas |
Coram | Sea captain. |
| Francis |
Dean | Basil's hired hitman. |
| Lady |
Devlin | Sebastian's mother; friend of Lady McInnis. |
| Hiram |
Dobbs | Chimney sweeper who had an altercation with Laura. |
| Olivia |
Edmonson | Ivo's mistress. |
| Grace |
Finch | Zacchary's sister. |
| Michael |
Finch | A barrister; Zacchary's brother. |
| Zacchary |
Finch | Laura's former fiancé. |
| George Augustus |
Frederick | Prince of Wales. |
| Felix |
Fry | Director of St. Martin's Workhouse. |
| King |
George III | King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. |
| Paul |
Gibson | Surgeon and anatomist. |
| Nathan |
Goodlakes | Bristol shipbuilder; Veronica's father. |
| Veronica |
Goodlakes | A wealthy widow. |
| Veronica |
Goodlakes | Laura's friend. |
| Arthur |
Grant | A butcher; deceased. |
| Richard |
Hammond | Sally's husband. |
| Sally |
Hammond | Cottage keeper. |
| Gilly |
Harpier | Chocolatier's apprentice; murdered. |
| Mrs. |
Ingles | Mary's new employer; parlor owner. |
| Charles |
Jarvis | Also known as Lord Jarvis; cousin of King George III; Hero's father. |
| Cassy |
Jones | Miss Oakley's substitute. |
| Reginald |
Kay | Hospital's chaplain. |
| Mrs. |
Keeble | Mary's abusive employer. |
| Lord |
Liverpool | Political figure. |
| Henry |
Lovejoy | The magistrate. |
| Julia |
Lovejoy | Henry's wife; murdered 14 years ago. |
| Madeline |
Lovejoy | Henry's daughter; murdered 14 years ago. |
| Emma |
McInnis | Murdered victim; daughter of Ivo and Laura. |
| Ivo |
McInnis | Lady McInnis's husband. |
| Laura |
McInnis | Murdered victim. Aka: Lady McInnis. |
| Malcolm |
McInnis | Son of Laura and Ivo. |
| Malcolm |
McInnis | Son of Ivo and Laura. |
| Thisbe |
McInnis | Emma's younger sister. |
| Mrs. |
Monroe | Gilly's boss. |
| Elizabeth |
Nelson | Julia's sister. |
| Daniel |
O'Toole | Arrested for killing the Lovejoy family. |
| Mattie |
O'Toole | Daniel's mother. |
| Miss |
Oakley | Governess of the Priestly children. |
| Mary |
Paige | The girl Laura saved. |
| Samuel |
Palmer | Lady Salinger's doctor. |
| Damion |
Pitcairn | Malcolm's fencing master. |
| Arabella |
Priestly | Lady McInnis's niece. |
| Duncan |
Priestly | Percy's brother. |
| Georgina |
Priestly | Also known as Lady Salinger; Miles's wife; Arabella's mother. |
| Miles |
Priestly | Viscount Salinger; Lady McInnis's brother; Arabella's father. |
| Percy |
Priestly | Arabella's brother. |
| Basil |
Rhodes | A well-known personality. |
| Peter |
Rhodes | Basil's late father. |
| Alexi |
Sauvage | Frenchwoman who shared Gibson's house. |
| Thomas |
Spence | Revolutionary leader. |
| Alistair |
St. Cyr | Sebastian's father; the 5th Earl of Hendon. |
| Amanda |
St. Cyr | Sebastian's half sister. |
| George |
St. Cyr | Sebastian's cousin; current Duke of Claiborne. |
| Henrietta |
St. Cyr | Sebastian's aunt. |
| Hero |
St. Cyr | Sebastian's wife. |
| Patrick |
St. Cyr | Sebastian's son. |
| Sebastian |
St. Cyr | Viscount Devlin; protagonist. Aka: Devlin. |
| Simon |
St. Cyr | Sebastian's son. |
| Mr. |
Thompson | Miles/Salinger's lawyer. |
| Bounder |
| Cato's dog. |
| Chester |
| Cato's dog. |
| Collins |
| Henry's clerk. |
| Eddie |
| Jacob's brother. |
| Eliza |
| One of Prudence's daughters. |
| Handel |
| Musician referenced. |
| Hogarth |
| Referenced figure. |
| Humphrey |
| Henrietta's butler. |
| Jacob |
| Percy's groom. |
| Jane |
| One of Prudence's daughters. |
| Jem |
| The footman. |
| Robby |
| Climbing boy who died at McInnis's house. |
| Sophia |
| Amanda's mother. |
| Tom |
| Sebastian's best friend. |
| Victoria |
| Hero's cousin. |
