1 | Tammy | Davis | A character from Camille's story. |
| Frank | Curry | Camille's editor. |
| Amma | Crellin | Camille's half sister. |
| Marian | Crellin | Camille's half sister. Deceased. |
| Camille | Preaker | Narrator. Protagonist. aka: Cubby, Mille. |
| Natalie Jane | Keene | 10-year-old girl missing in Wind Gap. Camille investigates. |
| Bill | Vickery | Wind Gap chief of police. |
| Ruth | | Bill's receptionist. |
| Amity Adora | Crellin | Marian and Amma's mother. |
| Alan | Crellin | Marian and Amma's father. Camille's stepfather. |
| Ann | Nash | A little girl who was murdered in Falls Creek. |
| Ronald J. | Kamens | Wind Gap local farmer. |
2 | Betsy | Nash | Ann's mother. |
| Robert | Nash | Betsy's husband. Ann's father. aka: Bob. |
| Ashleigh | Nash | Ann's oldest sister. |
| Tiffanie | Nash | Ann's older sister. |
| Bobby | Nash Jr. | Ann's younger brother. |
| Millard | Calhoon | Civil war hero. |
| Emily | Stone | Ann's friend. |
| Richard | Wills | Police detective from Kansas. |
| Mrs. | Broussard | Restaurant owner. |
3 | Mr. | Keene | Natalie's father. |
| Jeanie | Keene | Natalie's mother. |
| Katie | Lacey | Camille's old friend from Calhoon High.
Aka: Katie Brucker. |
| Angie | Papermaker | Camille's former schoolmate. |
| Mimi | | Spoiled rich girl. Camille's former friend. |
| Tish | | Camille's former friend. |
| Jackie | O'Neele | Adora's friend. |
4 | James | Capisi | The boy who saw the woman who took Natalie. |
| Dee | | A boy in the park Camille met. |
| Gayla | | Alan's former farm girl. |
| Truman | Winslow | Wind Gap mayor. |
| Faye | Murray | Has a police record in Wind Gap. |
| Jodes | | Amma's friend. |
| Eileen | Curry | Frank's wife. |
| Annabelle | Gasser | Adora's best friend. aka: Annie B. |
| Joya | | Camille's grandmother. |
| Steven | O'Keefe | Jackie's husband. |
| Deeanna | | Adora's friend. |
| John | Keene | Natalie's older brother. |
| Julie | Wheeler | Adora and Annabelle's friend. |
| Meredith | Wheeler | Julie's daughter. John's girlfriend. |
| Joe | Duke | The Nash family neighbor. |
7 | Barry | | Barkeep at Footh's Bar. |
| Jose | | The man in the booth. |
8 | Ceecee | Wyatt | Former Calhoon High prom queen. |
| Kathy | Kidder | Waitress. Camille's former classmate. |
| Phil | | A man Camille dated when she was still in High School. |
| Jerry | | Jock who plays football. Kathy dated in High School. |
| Bobby | Kidder | Kathy's husband. |
| Kylie | | Amma's friend. |
9 | Dan | Wheeler | Meredith's cousin. |
| Kelsey | Wheeler | Meredith's little sister. Amma's friend. |
| Brad | Brucker | Katie's husband. |
| Emma | Brucker | Brad and Katie's daughter. |
| Mackenzie | Brucker | Brad and Katie's daughter. |
| Becca | Mooney Hart | Camille's former schoolmate. |
| Eric | Hart | Becca's husband. |
| Joey | Johansen | Camille's former schoolmate. aka: Jo Ha. |
| Tyler | | Tish's son. |
10 | James I. | Llelard | Wind Gap dentist. |
| Dan R. | Sniya | Wind Gap's largest firearms store owner. |
| Louiss D. | Bluell | Local Catholic Parish church priest. |
11 | Jason | Turnbough | Camille's former classmate. |
| Tommy | Ringer | Camille's former classmate. |
| Ronald J. | Laird | Camille's former classmate. |
| Ben | | Marian's imaginary friend. |
12 | Nolan | Rayburn | Amma's drug addict friend. |
| Casey | Rayburn | Nolan's mother. aka: Casey Razor. |
| Damon | | Car driver. Amma's friend. |
| J.C. | | Mansion owner where the drug party was held. |
| Dave | Rard | Hot junior in high school. Amma's schoolmate. |
13 | Geri | Shilt | Calhoon High School girl. |
| Butter | | Katie's horse. |
14 | Rae | Whitescarver | Katie's childhood friend. |
| LeeAnn | | Camille's grade school classmate. |
| Ronna | Deel | Amma's classmate. |
15 | Beverly Van | Lumm | Marian's attending nurse. |
16 | Dr. | Jameson | Adora's lover. |
| Lily | Burke | Amma's new friend. |