The Players
**Repeat Offenders (characters who have made appearances in other Thorne & Cross novels)
BELINDA MOORLAND, the governess
ERIC MANNING, the master of Ravencrest
At Ravencrest
GRANT PHISTER, butler
CORDELIA HELLER, house administrator
RILEY DORING, head groundskeeper
THADDEUS MANNING, Eric’s son
CYNTHIA MANNING, Eric’s daughter
WALTER HARDWICKE, driver
JUSTINE CHAMBERS, maid
DOMINIQUE DE LA CRUZ, maid
PHOEBE WAXWING, maid
SETH RAWLINS, stableboy
NIKO STAVROS, chef
THE HARLEQUIN
OLD PECKERHEAD, scarecrow
In 1788
EDWARD MANNING, baronet, Eric’s ancestor
ALICE BEAUCOEUR MANNING, Edward Manning’s first wife
CELIA, deceased daughter of Edward and Alice
PRUDENCE MANNING, Edward and Alice’s daughter
PARNELL MANNING, Edward and Alice’s son
THOMAS MANNING, Edward’s brother
LADY BERLIN, Thomas’ horse
CHARLES MANNING, Edward and Thomas’ father
JOHANNA MANNING, Charles’ wife
BRAN LANVAL, physician
ODIN, Bran’s raven
CARMILLA HARLOW, governess
JACQUES FERRANT, stableboy
FIONA CONNOR, kitchen maid
DR. ARCHER, physician
MARGARET DUNWOODY, seamstress
OLIVER, driver
LONG STEPHEN, first footman
PERSHING, butler
The Ghosts
ISOBEL MANNING, Eric’s deceased wife
REBECCA DANE, Edward Manning’s second wife
SISTER FAITH, nun
SISTER HOPE, nun
SISTER CHARITY, nun
VIOLET LEBLANC (The White Violet) Henry’s second wife
AMELIA MANNING (The Bride of Ravencrest) Grandmother to Edward and Thomas
In Bakerton
RANDENE (RANDI) TUCKER, Belinda’s former roommate
RHONDA MOORLAND, Belinda’s mother
BILLY TAYLOR, Belinda’s former employer
MAURA, a waitress at Lizzie’s Diner
JOHN VENEZIA, undertaker
DR. PEARCE, physician
FATHER IGNATIUS, priest
SCOOTER, Rhonda Moorland’s car
LINDA LU, from Milkwort Falls
In Devilswood
DR. RICHARD AIKEN, doctor
VIRGINIA MASSENGIL, nurse
JEFFREY JOHNSON, physician
CALVIN BOWERS, high school student
SHELLY HARRINGTON, high school student
AIDA HARRINGTON, Shelly’s mother
DETECTIVE FLANKENBALL, investigator
DR. HARRINGTON, Shelly’s father
MS. FINCH, school librarian
On the Air
**REVEREND BOBBY FELCHER, evangelist
**COASTAL EDDIE, radio deejay
Honorable Mentions
CHLOE HARKER, assistant to Rebecca Dane
LORD HARKER OF WOODLEY GLEN, Chloe’s father
ALBERT MANNING, Eric’s uncle
HENRY MANNING, Eric’s uncle
GAVIN MANNING, Parnell’s son
CALEB MANNING, Gavin’s son
CELESTE MONTGOMERY, previous governess
ALOYSIUS MANNING, ancestor