Character
Short Description
Denise Abbott Small-town Michigan
girl, enchanted with Mic Boyd
Bonne
Femme
Reese Adams
James Mill Police detective
Cold Tears
Mancie Allsop
Molly Randolph's missing baby girl
Pat
Allsop
Molly Randolph's ex, Mancie's father
Cold Tears
Baala, Dagon & Magora Girls is the
Thrall Master's coven or whatever
Road Shrines
Heston Baker
Manager of Baker's Minimart, Shara McGregor's boss
The Daughter
Jill Belbenoit* French coed, abducted, our heroine
All books
Mirabelle Belbenoit Jill's only parent,
an aunt, mentor and roll model
Bonne Femme
Jackie Benson
Fayetteville coed abducted by Paget
Canaan
Camp
Katreen Berman
Scott's wife, stay at home mom of Scotty
The King Snake
Scott Berman
Ripley County deputy heads up Ozark Foothills DrugTask Force
The King Snake
Scotty Berman
Son of Scott and Katreen
The King Snake
Charles Beuler
Member of Freemen Militia, led gun robbery in Marked Tree, Arkansas
Canaan Camp
Buddy Black
Redneck running buddy of Steve Preslar
Devilry
Raven Bliss^
Nightmare childhood, eventual Shane Sanders' wife, Mirabelle's
"Aunt"
From Canaan Camp on.
Gaile Bonnette Ripley County
deputy, former girlfriend of Roger Gowen
The King Snake, Cold Fury
Mic Boyd
Squadmate of Richard's, serial killer
Bonne Femme
Quint Bradley
High-powered defense attorney
The Daughter
Phyllis Brown
Vice President at Ozark National Bank
Devilry
John Campbell
Brother John, Joshua's second in command at Canaan Camp
Canaan Camp
Mike Canaday
Retired high school teacher in Cassville, MO
Bonne
Femme
Richard Carter Ex-marine,
pardoned felon, Hawthorn County deputy
All books
Jill Carter*
Richard's life partner and lifeline
All books
Mirabelle Carter Richard and Jill's
daughter
From Canaan Camp on
Jerry Chandler
Entertainer for Peele, Bobby McComb's brother
Cold Tears
Doris Chandler
Entertainer, Jerry Chandler's wife, Katie Nash's sister
Cold Tears
Lou Clancy
Lawn service owner, found Cheyenne Langley's necklace
Road Shrines
Brad
Clarke Art professor
at BCCC
Call Her
Sabine
Janice Cochran
Young colleague of Jill's at BCCC
The King Snake
Bert Corcyra Landscaper
who employs Myra Jaco whose daughter is missing
Road Shrines
Nelda
Corcyra Wife of Bert, representative forVital Force
(help for bright, poor girls)
Road Shrines
Dale
Craft Rainbow
boy found hanged in the forest
Devilry
Matt Crawford
Admirer of Shara McGregor, Shug's nephew
The Daughter
Robert Del
Valle Police detective in Miller County, MO
Devilry
Hal Dillard
Owner/Editor Falls Mill paper
Cold Tears
Bobby Elliot
Computer wiz and friend of Heston Baker
The Daughter
Brian Elledge
Drug user, second sniper victim
The King Snake
Bud Eubanks
Carter County sheriff, 2cd head of Task Force
The King Snake
Pauline Ferries
Clerk who worked with Shara McGregor at the minimart
The Daughter
Marta Florez
Mexican friend of Jill's
Bonne Femme,
Secret Song, The Daughter
Rose Ford
Girlfriend of Mic Boyd in Cartier, MI
Bonne Femme
Charlie Fouts
Abducted BCCC student athlete
Call
Her Sabine
Steve Glass
DEA taskforce head, Ordway's boss
Cold Fury
Roger Gowen
Businessman, target of Ozark Foothills drug task force
The King Snake
Sheri Grimes
Owner of Barn Burner's Pub, former employer of Molly
Frank Grossette
FBI agent negotiating with Willamette Freemen
Canaan Camp
Ron Guidry Hawthon County deputy, former New Orleans detective
From
Secret
Song on
Paul Haggett Young deputy
for Shug Shively
Devilry, Road Shrines, The Daughter
Cathy Hansen
Single mother abducted by Paget
Canaan
Camp
Coop Harden
Secretary and keeper of the flame at Sawbriar Country Club
Call Her Sabine
Billy Harris
"The Thrall Master"
Road Shrines
Clinton Hasting
Fellow student of Charlie Fouts
Call Her Sabine
Sean Haynes
Former boyfriend of Shara McGregor
The Daughter
Marvin Hendrichs
Bankrupt cattleman turned meth cook and distributer
Secret
Song
Randall Hennessey
Homeless man, friend of Dale Craft
Devilry
Henry Holbert Deserter
Richard is tasked with finding
Cold Fury
Jimbo Holbert
Redneck running buddy of Steve Preslar
Devilry
Mark Holmes
Worker at The Fishing Hole, dislikes Molly
Charles P. House
He pawned Cheyenne Langley's necklace for Clancy
Road Shrines
Roy Howell
Ripley County Sheriff
The King Snake
Cyrus Hopewell
Physics professor at BCCC
Call
Her Sabine Road
Shrines
Ted Humphreys
Heston Baker's defense attorney
The Daughter
LaVana Jaco Myra's habitual
runaway daughter, she is missing
Road Shrines
Myra Jaco
Bert and Nelda's housekeeper
Road Shrines
Blossom Johnson Long-suffering
wife of Tink, fellow veternarian
Call Her Sabine
Tink Johnson Hippyish Veteranarian,
former boss of Charlie Fouts
Call Her Sabine
Harold Jones Evangelist holding mass
meeting in St. Louis
Canaan
Camp
Father Joshua Charismatic leader of
the Wilderness Church
Canaan
Camp
Sharon Kent
Girl found drowned in Saegar Pond
Call Her Sabine
Tony Kincaid Ripley
County deputy, in extramarital affair with Gaile Bonnette
The King Snake
Gary Kinder
Wannabe drug dealer
Secret Song
Hamilton Kinder Superintendant of the New
Life Academy
Secret Song
Dean Knauts
Lawyer hired by Bakers to represent Bobby Elliot
The Daughter
"Woodie" Koeltz Deputy from Versailles
in Osage County. MO
Road Shrines
Charles Lamb
aka Jimmy Lamb, the "Popsicle" found dead by Guidry
Cold Fury
Cheyenne Langley
Missing girl from Osage County in central Missouri
Road Shrines
Dakota Langley
Sister of missing girl, Cheyenne Langley
Road Shrines
Jimmy Lester
Teller at Ozark National Bank
Devilry
Howard Link
Owner of woods where Stout murders occurred
Devilry
Kevin Lucas
Squadmate of Richard's, friend, now a trucker
Bonne Femme
Bobby McComb
Owns the Honeycomb, boyfriend of Lyla Peele
Cold
Tears
Louis McFadden Associate of Roger Gowen,
owner of Sikeston reefer service
Cold Fury
Okinawa
McGregor Shara's mother, the "Grass Widow"
The Daughter
Shara McGregor
Missing girl whose car was abandoned near abandoned cemetery
The Daughter
Lindsey
McNeil Senator's daughter missing 18 yrs, body found in
Hawthorn County
Road Shrines
Jessie Mills
Friend who worked with Molly at The Fishing Hole
Leona
Morgan High school girlfriend of Mic Boyd
(Cassville, MO)
Bonne
Femme
Alberto Muerga Fiancee of Marta
Florez, wealthy Mexican businessman
Bonne Femme
Katie Nash
Mancie's baby sitter, sister of Doris Chandler
Cold Tears
Brian Oldham
Petty criminal with his twin brother Ben
Call
Her Sabine
Ben Oldham
Petty criminal with his twin brother Brian
Call
Her Sabine
Ordway
Alias of a Narc who contacted both Guidry and Richard
Cold Fury
John
Osborne Gilmer Count, W. VA sheriff
Bonne Femme
Mavis Parish
Friend and former roomate of Charlie Fouts
Call
Her Sabine
Trina Parsons
Best friend of Shara McGregor
The Daughter
Will Patterson
Octegenarian pro bono officer for Blue Creek Police Dept.
Call Her Sabine
Peppy Pearson
Fayetteville pimp and drug dealer
Canaan
Camp
Lyla Peele
Estranged wife of country music empresario Rennie Peele
Cold Tears
Rennie Peele
Very rich country music empresario from Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Cold Tears
Rona Pennyworth Owner of The Fishing Hole, restaurant where Molly worked
Cold Tears
Susan Perry
Berlin Stout's murdered mistress
Devilry
Tye Peterson
Ripley County deputy
The King Snake
Kenneth Philips
Old friend of Shugs, now member of the Wilderness Church
Canaan Camp
Martha Philips
Wife of Kenneth
Canaan Camp
Darrel Phipps
Traveling salesman, the second "Popsicle"
Cold Fury
Drew Pollard
Computer wiz doing pro bono work for Ozark Foothills Task Force
The King Snake
Pally Potts
Homeless chess playing veteran living at rescue mission
Devilry
Steve Preslar
40 something redneck who works at a sawmill
Secret Song, Devilry, The Daughter
Sammy Pratt
Redneck running buddy of Steve Preslar
Devilry
Hal Proctor
Real estate agent partnering with Hiram Stout
Devilry
Sarah Rafferty
P.I. working for Rennie Peele, ex-Marine
Cold
Tears
Molly Randolph Mother
of missing baby, Mancie
Cold Tears
JR Reeves
Lake County (Mich) Deputy, friend of Richard's
Bonne Femme
Buck Reiser
Part-time worker and semi-transient
Devilry
Shannon Salyer Prostitute,
on-again-off-again roommate of Ron Guidry
Raven Sanders
Wife of Shane, friend and employee of Carter's
From Canaan Camp on
Shane
Sanders College dropout, friend and employee of Carter's
From Canaan Camp on
Cynthia Sappington Worked with Molly at
The Honeycomb
Bud
Schlip Creepu
minimart customer, was attracted to Shara McGregor
The Daughter
Jared Schulte
Greens Keeper at Sawbriar Country Clubb
Call
Her Sabine
Laurel Senter
Profiler, Psychologist
Bonne Femme
Shug Shively Hawthorn County Sheriff, Richard's boss
From Canaan Camp on
Bob Short
President of Ozark National Bank
Devilry
Kit Silman
Louis McFadden's young accountant
Cold Fury
Reese Slayton
Friend and house guest of Brad Clarke
Call Her Sabine
Willis Sparkes
Retired politician, friend of Okinawa McGregor, benefactor of Shara
The Daughter
John Spence
Old deputy from Barry County, MO
Bonne
Femme
John
Spradling Bank president at Ozark National
Call Her Sabine
Hope Staunton
Glenville, West Virginia waitress, girlfriend of Mic Boyd
Bonne Femme
Marion Steiner Owner/editor
of The Wilderness Voice, a scandal sheet
The King Snake
Robin Steward
Antique and replica furniture maker and vendor
Call
Her Sabine
Jessie
Stoddard Teenage girlfriend of Gary Kinder
Secret Song
Lynn Stonecipher
Barry County, MO sheriff
Bonne Femme
Emma Stone
Clerk, worked with Shara McGregor
The Daughter
Berlin Stout
Brother of murdered Hiram Stout
Devilry
Cyrus Stout
Patriarch of the Stout family
Devilry
Harrison Stout
Spoiled son of Berlin, grandson of Cyrus Stout
Devilry
Hiram Stout
Murdered in the woods belonging to Howard Link
Devilry
Margaret Stout Hiram's daughter, murdered
with him
Devilry
Marilou Stout
Brow beaten wife of Berlin, mother of Harrison
Devilry
Kyle Summers
Young deer hunter who discovered the Stout murders
Devilry
Bryan Sutton
Former boyfriend of Charlie Fouts
Call Her Sabine
Hal Tanner
Specila Agent, FBI profiler
Canaan Camp, The King Snake, Road Shrines, Cold Fury
Billy Taylor
Hunting buddy of Harrison Stout
Devilry
Randy Tibbs
With brother Ronnie, he was blackmailing Berlin Stout
Devilry
Ronnie Tibbs
With brother Randy,
he was blackmailing Berlin Stout
Devilry
Michael Thieu
Vietnamese-American boy who admires Shara McGregor
The Daughter
Franklin Treece
Commander of Willamette Freemen compound
Canaan Camp
Ed Trotter
Bank employee and husband of Pamela Trotter
Call
Her Sabine
Pamela Trotter Woman found drowned
in pool at Sawbriar Country Club
Call
Her Sabine
Julie Varner
Daughter of Cyrus Stout, sister of Hiram and Berlin
Devilry
Jay Wade
Drug user, first sniper victim
The King Snake
Alexa Veldt
Teenage daughter of Tizzy
Cold Fury
Meg
Veldt
Alexa's slow-witted twin
Cold Fury
Tizzy
Veldt Profane
owner of store/tavern/poolhall
Cold Fury
Kyle
Williams Greens crewman at Sawbriar
Country Club
Call Her Sabine
Nace Yarbro
Hawthorn County Prosecutor
The Daughter.