| 1 | Johnny | Merrimon | Protagonist. |
| | Daniel | | Johnny's neighbor. A gun store owner. |
| | Alyssa | Merrimon | Johnny's twin sister. Deceased. |
| | Katherine | Hunt | Jonny's mother. |
| | Clyde | Hunt | Johnny's step-father. A Detective. |
| 2 | Jack | Cross | A lawyer. Johnny's best friend. |
| | Sandy | | The receptionist at Jack Cross's firm |
| | Judge | Randolph | One of the court judges. |
| | Judge | Ford | One of the court judges. |
| 3 | Leslie | Green | Jack's boss. An
Appellate lawyer. |
| | Isaac | Freemantle. | The owner of Hush Arbor. John's slave. |
| | Luana | Freemantle. | Isaac's female descendant took ownership of Johnny's land. |
| 5 | Levi | Freemantle. | The last male of Freemantle. |
| | William | Boyd | One of the wealthiest men of the state. Johnny's land buyer. |
| | Joyce | | Leslie's secretary. |
| | Martha | Goodman | Boyd's cook and housekeeper. |
| | Randolph | Boyd | William's grandfather. |
| 6 | James | Kirkpatrick | A coal-country billionaire. Boyd's friend. |
| 7 | Herbert | | Randolph's friend and co-hunter. |
| | Charlie | | Randolph's friend and co-hunter. |
| | Willis | Dred | A man who was missing in a damp. |
| 8 | Cree | Freemantle. | Luana's daughter. |
| 9 | Leon | | The bartender. |
| | Michael | Adkins | Leslie's senior partner. |
| 12 | Willard | Cline | The sheriff. |
| | Hankins | | One of Williard's deputies. |
| | Martinez | | One of Williard's deputies. |
| 13 | Clark | | One of Williard's deputies. |
| 14 | Bonnie | Busby | The Raven County district attorney. |
| | Tom | Lee | Willard's assistant. The Captain. |
| | Trenton | Moore | The medical examiner. |
| 15 | Tiffany | Shore | The girl that Johnny saved. |
| | Dr. | Patel | A psychiatrist. |
| 16 | Peter | Drexel | The man who called Jack. An editor. |
| | James | Kirkpatrick Jr. | James's son. |
| 18 | Randy | Reamer | Owner of a large firm. |
| | Tyson | Showalter | A political science professor. |
| | Beatrice | Showalter | Tyson's mother. The girl who found Randolph in the swamp. |
| 20 | Jimmy Ray | Hill | Willard's companion. A war veteran. |
| | Waylon | Carter | Jimmy's colleague. |
| | Danielle | Carter | Waylon's wife. |
| | Dave | | A young man that Johnny met. |
| | Verdine | | An old lady who knows about the swamp. Leon's grandmother. |
| 23 | Marion | Merrimon | Johnny's great, great grandmother. |
| | John | Merrimon | Johnny's great, great grandfather. |
| 24 | Theresa | | Luana's neighbor. |
| 27 | George | III | The King of Great Britain and United Kingdom. |
| | Aina | | A slave that John buried alive. |
| 28 | Redmond | | A plott hound that Cree wanted to keep. |
| 35 | Timmy | Beach | Clyde's
acquaintance. A disabled veteran fund-raiser. |
| 36 | Grayson | | A policeman. |
| 37 | McGreevy | | One of Captain Lee's police officers. |
| | Ellie | Pinkerton | A reporter. |
| | Charlie | Ravenwood | A veteran who was missing in the swamp. |
| | Jamie | Kimmel | The reporter's spotter. |
| | Jensen | | Captain Lee's paramedic. |
| 41 | Colson | Hightower | One of Willard's deputies. |
| | Jenny | C. Hightower | Colson's wife. |
| 42 | Brinson | | A retired drill instructor. |
| 44 | Massassi | | The mysterious soul. |
