CAST OF CHARACTERS

Florrie Fox—manager of Color Me Read and adult coloring book artist

Peaches—her tabby cat with peach spots

Frodo—her parents’ golden retriever

Veronia Fox—Florrie's sister

Sergeant Eric Jonquille—Florrie's boyfriend and local police officer

Bob Turpin—employee of Color Me Read

John Maxwell—owner of Color Me Read

Jacquie Liebhaber—romance writer, a former Mrs. Maxwell

Harry—the skull

Roxie Oldfield Brimble—Jacquie’s personal assistant

Finley Brimble—Roxie’s husband

Cyril Oldfield—Roxie’s father

Ellis Willoughby IV—private detective and friend of John Maxwell

Hilda Rattenhorst—psychic, author of ghost book

Coralue Throckmorton—neighbor

Hayes Throckmorton—Coralue’s son

Gene Germain—Coralue’s next-door neighbor

Manny Menz—bakery employee

Kaya—Manny’s girlfriend

Nola and Steve Boyle—owners of the Curiosities shop

The Sokolov family

Irina—the mom

Ivan—the son

Natalia—the daughter

O’Malley—Natalia’s husband

Henry Bosworth—killed in a duel by O’Malley