| Christian | Beck | Missy's son. |
| Missy | Beck | Owner of the Fife and Feather. Christine's landlady. |
| Nathan | Beck | Missy's son. |
| Captain | Billings | The head of the office of the public affairs. |
| Terry | Blevins | A man who raped Christine. |
| Todd | Blevins | Terry's brother. |
| Carol | Boyer | Owner of a little café called Crooked Spine. |
| Daniel | Connelly | Stephen's drinking companion. A detective. |
| Mr. | Dorsey | A funeral owner. |
| Tina | Gibson | A cheerleader at Riddlesville High School. |
| Peter | Hagan | Stephen's lawyer. |
| Dennis | Hawley | A man who runs a receiving home where Christine formerly lived. |
| Jean | Hawley | Dennis's wife. |
| Glen | Hoyt | A top crime beat writer. Wade's colleague. |
| Mrs. | Kendrick | Christine's English teacher. |
| Stephen | Ludlow | Christine's husband. A best-selling crime author. |
| Rusty | Nail | Christine's acquaintance. |
| Linda | Neely | Christine's friend. |
| Christine | P. Ludlow | Stephen's wife. Protagonist. Aka: Christy Lynn. |
| Charlene K. | Parker | Christine's mother. |
| Queenie | Peterson | Owner of the restaurant called Cork and Cleaver. Missy's friend. |
| Grayson | Pierce | Wade's grandfather. Aka: Grady. |
| Wade | Pierce | An aspiring journalist. Stephen's former roommate. |
| Ellen | Rawlings | Ray's wife. |
| Hone Rose | Rawlings | Was found dead in Stephen's car. Aka: Jane Doe. |
| Iris | Rawlings | Stephen and Honey's daughter. |
| Loretta | Rawlings | Honey's granddaughter. Aka: Retta. |
| Ray | Rawlings | Honey's brother. |
| Theresa | Rawlings | Honey's mother. |
| Aaron | Rothman | A movie director. |
| Dar | Setters | A man who runs a new age shop. |
| Doug | Simpson | Tina's boyfriend. |
| Mr. | Stanley | A police sergeant at Clear Harbor Police. |
| Robert | Vance | The main character in Wade's book. |
| Aileen | | Tamara's co-worker. |
| Dana | | Christine's former roommate. |
| Derrick | | Charlene's former live-in partner. |
| Gary | | Stephen's agent. |
| Hank | | Missy's cousin. |
| Justin | | Wade's friend. |
| Killian | | Wade and Glen's editor. |
| Marco | | Missy's boyfriend. |
| Rena | | A stylist. |
| Roger | | Charlene's current live-in partner. |
| Ryan | | The attendant at the morgue. |
| Simone | | Wade's ex-wife. |
| Tamara | | Dar's new barista. |
